The Coast Optics Nita XL glasses offer tonnes of coverage, excellent comfort and appreciable fog resistance in an environmentally-friendly package. These are without a doubt some of the best riding shades currently on the market, especially at this price.Coast Optics Nita XL – Technical detailsBrainchild of a pair of Brits based in Whistler, Coast Optics … Read more
The Van Rysel Taaien photochromic cycling glasses might not suit all faces, and they lack some features, but their nigh-on indestructible build and quick-reacting lenses make them a pair of specs that’ll likely see you through a lifetime of cycling.Here’s a thought: are sunglasses getting taller to reflect the fact that we consume content vertically … Read more
Rest days at the Tour de France have long been a source of fascination for cycling fans. Those two brief intermissions breaking up three weeks of racing have evolved from the days of Jacques Anquetil eating steak and sipping red wine to the casual coffee rides and carefully curated social media content of the 2020s … Read more
For the last 26 years, professional race bikes have been restricted to a minimum weight of 6.8kg (14.99lb), a rule implemented by the UCI largely to ensure the safety and robustness of bikes used at the top level of professional racing. Bike tech has come on a lot since then, and there are now plenty … Read more
Jonas Vingegaard’s sports director has called into question the sporting integrity of the Tour de France’s nighttime doping tests, after the UCI released a statement defending the out of hours controls, insisting that they are reserved for “limited and justified circumstances”.On Wednesday afternoon, cycling’s governing body issued a press release acknowledging the potential impact nighttime … Read more
Although aerodynamic efficiency has been known about in cycling for a long time, it wasn’t until 1989 that it appeared centre stage at the 76th Edition of the Tour de France. The wind-cheating bike and kit used by Greg LeMond were credited as the key difference that allowed him to overcome a 50-second deficit that … Read more
West Midlands Police is exploring alternative methods of spotting illegal e-motorbike use after the force apologised for seizing and destroying a legal e-cargo bike hired by a delivery cyclist as part of a council-funded scheme.The charges against the cyclist, which West Midlands Police initially claimed related to him riding without insurance, have also been dropped, … Read more
The vanRaam Easy Rider Compact Tricycle is comfortable, stable and surprisingly manoeuvrable. It’s built around an in-house electric pedal assistance system and you can opt to team that with a slow start throttle that will deliver reassuringly smooth starts. All of this comes at a cost of course.ebiketips doesn’t cover electric trikes very often. Whilst … Read more
On 1 July 1989 in Luxembourg, the opening stage of the Tour de France descended into chaos when defending champion Pedro Delgado failed to turn up on time for his prologue slot, losing almost three minutes in the space of just 7.8km after mistiming his warm-up circuit. Three weeks later, as Greg LeMond and Laurent … Read more
