The Pace RC35 fork, when an inch and a half was a game changer

That simple, hard-packed, one and a half ‘rubbery’ inches really did make all the difference to my riding. Of course, I am referring to the legendary Pace RC35 suspension fork of the early 1990s.By the time the 1990 World Championships came around, just a handful of the absolute elite were sporting suspension forks – mostly … Read more

Forest booms while Ampler goes bang, councillor singlehandedly solves e-bike parking problems, police get 32 crime-fighting e-bikes + more

Join us for another ride on the rickety rollercoaster that is the e-bike industry: from hire bike success in London to the collapse of Ampler, to electrically augmented police, and new arrivals from Engwe. Another e-bike brand goes under as Ampler files for bankruptcy Ampler Curt (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) E-bike pioneer Ampler has filed … Read more

“Turn her mic off!” Talk TV host Julia Hartley-Brewer has meltdown in bizarre exchange with cycling journalist, claiming cyclists “often go faster than cars”

Talk TV presenter Julia Hartley-Brewer has been accused of “stonewalling, patronisation, and resorting to straw man arguments” after a segment on a new cycling infrastructure project in Cambridge descended into chaos. It culminated in Hartley-Brewer ordering producers to turn guest Laura Laker’s microphone off after the respected cycling journalist (and road.cc contributor, for full disclosure) … Read more

Old Man Mountain Hemlock packs with FLiP Cages

The Old Man Mountain Hemlock packs with FLiP cages represent a new sub-category for carrying stuff on bikes. For people who don’t want traditional panniers, or pannier racks messing up their bike when not touring, or who want to effortlessly swap between a drybag pannier and cage-based carrying, the Hemlock FLiP ecosystem could be a … Read more

Specialized says new Crux 5 is “the fastest gravel race bike ever made”

Specialized says that its new aero-optimised Crux is the fastest gravel race bike ever made, with the top-level S-Works frame hitting the scales at just 789g. The Crux S-Level comes in to replace the second-tier Crux Pro, and you get 55mm tyre clearance throughout. Complete bikes start at £3,249.“Crux 5 isn’t fast because of one … Read more