Sir Bradley Wiggins could have all his assets, including the numerous trophies and medals he won over the course of 15 years during his stunning professional cycling career, seized after the former Tour de France winner was declared bankrupt in court.Wiggins, who retired in 2016 having won eight Olympic medals, five of them gold, and becoming the first British rider … Read more
Some things just keep on giving in the world of bike tech, and one of those things in the last few months has been strange saddles. This week we’ve spotted not one, but two rather ‘different’ bike seats, and as always we have boat loads of more tech news to tell you about. Let’s dive straight … Read more
The Ortlieb Frame-Pack RC Toptube is great. It’s truly waterproof, extremely well made and very secure. It’s not cheap, but if you want a fit-and-forget bag that’s as stylish as a fabric sausage can be, this is an excellent option.As children we learn that the sum of the internal angles of a triangle is always … Read more
The use of ‘Cyclists Dismount’ signs at road works, forcing people with bikes to either walk them along the pavement or risk mingling with close passing traffic on the road, has long been a controversial one, with cycling activists describing the implementation of the signs as “discriminatory” towards cyclists and people who use cycles as … Read more
Oi, you there! You can’t record your podcast around here…We’ve got a special bonus Dauphiné and election edition of the road.cc Podcast this week, because surely you didn’t think we were going to ignore that incident, involving a seemingly super top secret new Pinarello Dogma and a stubborn British team at the key pre-Tour tune-up race, … Read more
Lore Cycle has unveiled its latest innovation in cycling shoes with the launch of the LoreTwo, touted as “the best fitting and biomechanically efficient shoes ever made”. The LoreTwo is a custom-made carbon cycling shoe designed to deliver a superior fit and enhanced pedalling efficiency compared to traditional cycling shoes, according to the brand. The fit is achieved … Read more
Back in 2018 I wrote about the recommendations made to the Government to introduce the offence of ‘causing death by dangerous, careless or inconsiderate cycling, and causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate cycling’. As you may have seen in the news recently, the new law of ‘causing death or serious injury by dangerous, careless or inconsiderate … Read more
It might be that the dust of Unbound, arguably the gravel calendar’s biggest race of the year, has started to settle now, but some of the racers are for sure still finding some of that Kansas mud on their bikes – some of which are yet-to-be-released prototypes.With that, we’re taking a look back at all the … Read more
Thames Valley Police have apologised and issued a reminder to motorists that they should leave cyclists at least 1.5 metres of space while overtaking, after a social media post and image appearing to advise drivers that an “arm’s length” of space was enough to pass safely was fiercely criticised by cyclists – prompting the force … Read more
Concerns about “speeding” cyclists using an exclusive London street as a cut-through, allegedly leading to several complaints of “near misses” with residents and diplomats, have led to the road being temporarily closed to both people on bikes and pedestrians while a safety review is held.Kensington Palace Gardens, a half-mile-long tree-lined avenue dubbed Britian’s most expensive … Read more
