The Ortlieb Back-Roller Plus is essentially an upgraded version of the German company’s Back-Roller pannier. Its extra bells and whistles include an additional roll-top storage pocket at the front, and the use of a more substantial Cordura fabric. It’s pretty expensive, though, and Ortlieb’s cheaper Back-Roller pannier will probably be enough for most of us.The … Read more
We’re back with another edition of Tech of the Week, interrupting your weekend with all the best new bikes, kit and accessories we’ve seen over the past seven days. From a “beast” of an aero bike that was raced at the Tour de France and has just been made available to the public at £4,000 a pop, … Read more
The weather’s turning dark, cold and damp here in the UK so maybe you’ll be after a nice set of overshoes or toe covers to keep your feet a bit more comfortable during those soggy winter rides? Well, while we were scrolling eBay this Friday afternoon doing important pre-weekend work, we were shocked/amused/baffled to find these, … Read more
The UCI has launched disciplinary action against the organisers of the Tour du Faso, and immediately stripped the nine-day African stage race of its UCI licence, pulling it from the international calendar, after a Russian army team took part in the event’s first stage today, despite the governing body warning the organisers against contravening its … Read more
Santini has released a new waterproof cycling jacket which is made with a new 100% recycled polyester membrane. The Magic jacket is one of the new breed of jackets moving away from PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) based membrane technology, as used on now discontinued cycling waterproofs such as the popular Gore-Tex Shakedry range. PFAS are now … Read more
He may be best known to the masses for appearing on television behind the wheel of a fast (or moderately fast) vehicle, but driving turned out to be a booby prize for James May this month, when he was forced to revert to his motoring past during a recent charity cycle – after “busting” his … Read more
After seeing its profits slashed last year amid “significantly worse than expected” bike sales, Halfords says its leisure cycling sector has remained a challenge throughout the first half of 2024, following the UK’s “wettest spring since 1986”.However, in its trading update for the 26 weeks up to the end of September, the major retailer, the … Read more
One of the UK’s most beloved televisual sporting traditions of the summer will come to an end in 2026, following the news that the Tour de France will no longer be shown on ITV after next year, after Warner Bros. Discovery and Eurosport announced that they had agreed a new exclusive rights deal for cycling’s biggest … Read more
Ned Boulting is back with another one man show, which is in essence a two-hour retelling of his latest book, 1923. If you’re not familiar with the book then it tells the story of the chance acquisition of an original reel of Pathé footage, two and a half minutes of a report on stage four … Read more
