Most of the time on Near Miss of the Day, when a driver manages to escape punishment – or get away with a mere slap on the wrist – for close passing and narrowly avoiding a cyclist, it’s usually down to a questionable, or sometimes completely non-existent, approach exhibited by the local police force towards … Read more
The Skratch Labs Sport Hydration Drink Mix has been designed ‘to replace the electrolytes lost in sweat and to provide a little bit of energy when working out, without offending your palette or gut’. To achieve this, Skratch Labs uses ingredients you can mostly recognise, but apart from that there isn’t much that sets this hydration … Read more
We all love to be out on a bike on a beautiful day, but you need to be careful that exposure to the sun doesn’t result in premature ageing or even skin cancer. Sorry to put a downer on your fun. The good news is that protecting yourself is pretty straightforward.5 easy ways to protect … Read more
The UK “continues to lag seriously behind its European counterparts” when it comes to safe, connected cycling infrastructure, a new global ranking of bike-friendly cities has revealed.According to US-based advocacy group People for Bikes’ City Ratings, a data analysis tool ranking cities and towns across the world on how amenable they are to cycling, Cambridge … Read more
The UCI has warned any rider attempting to race with a hidden motor in their bike during the Tour de France that it is “impossible to slip through the net”, as cycling’s governing body announced that a new unspecified inspection tool will be used during the race to combat any potential technological fraud in the … Read more
With a touchscreen, mapping, and the ability to sync to Strava and TrainingPeaks – and to fit onto a Garmin mount – the Magene C606 Smart GPS Bike Computer does everything you’d look for in a basic computer. It lacks some of the performance-orientated features of higher-end options from the likes of Garmin and Wahoo, … Read more
When Giant introduced the TCR way back in 1997, few would have predicted that it would still be influencing road bike design well over a quarter of a century later, but that’s exactly what has happened. It’s hard to overstate the influence of this bike.The 1997 TCR might not look radical by today’s standards, but … Read more
Peaty’s Holeshot Biofibre Tubeless Tyre Sealant offers impressive performance and longevity, and has good sustainability credentials.I’ve been using this tyre sealant exclusively over the last five months. In that time I’ve reviewed several sets of wheels and tyres for both road and gravel, meaning multiple tyre changes and different setups, and it has always been … Read more
Wilier Triestina has officially launched its latest road bike, the Verticale SLR – a climbing bike that we already spotted at the Criterium de Dauphine earlier this month. Touted as its lightest bike to date, the Verticale SLR has been through some quite significant changes compared to its predecessor, the Wilier 0 SLR, with an almost … Read more
