Bradley Wiggins this afternoon missed out by just one second to start his defence of the Critérium du Dauphiné title he won 12 months ago with victory in the Prologue, completing the 5.7 kilometre course in Grenoble in the second fastest time behind Orica-GreenEdge’s Luke Durbridge, who had earlier posted a time of 6 minutes … Read more
Spokes, Scotland’s leading cycle campaign group which covers Edinburgh and the wider Lothian area, has announced that it is to stop publicising events that require participants to wear a helmet in the face of what it describes as “the creeping growth of semi-compulsion.” The group’s stance regarding making helmets mandatory is in line with that … Read more
You always know there is a bike event in town when you see loads of guys wandering around with knee high socks, shorts and maybe even sandals – it would be no surpirise if some of them were wearin Polaris’s Ultra Tec Compression Socks. So, the question is are the possible benefits of wearing them … Read more
Fibrax Pro-formance Sealed Derailleur Cables are weatherproof and ideally suited to harsh conditions: cyclo cross, winter and mountain bikes the most obvious candidates.Made here in the UK, the comprehensive kit includes 2.7 metres of frictionless 5.5mm outer casing, clear inner sleeve and two stainless steel inner wires measuring a generous 1.8 and 2.1 metres long. … Read more
The start of the Critérium du Dauphiné in early June is a sure sign that the Tour de France is not far away, and as ever this year’s race features a number of riders with eyes on the maillot jaune, not least two men who performed well here last year.Those are Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins, … Read more
Liquigas-Cannondale and Saxo Bank are reportedly considering merging to merge for the 2013 season, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, with the aim of creating a super team led by former Discovery Channel team mates Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso that will aim to become the world’s number one team.The Italian sports daily says that … Read more
New time trial brake levers from Control Tech If your time trial bike is on a high (carbon) fibre diet – and let’s face it, whose isn’t? – Control Tech would like you to consider their new hollow carbon brake levers. Designed to route the cables inside the bars, out of the airflow, they have 6061 … Read more
Effetto Mariposa Carbo Grip is a high-tech assembly compound for components made from carbon and other composites. Parts like carbon fibre handlebars respond badly to over-tightening but need to remain rock steady. Carbo Grip holds them in place even at the relatively low torques these parts need.Whether you’re installing a new component, or simply fettling … Read more
New cyclist-only traffic lights were switched on yesterday at Bow Roundabout, the interchange in East London where two cyclists lost their lives last autumn. The traffic lights give cyclists a head start of four seconds over other traffic and have been introduced specifically to minimise the risk of riders being killed or injured by lorries, … Read more
The Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HPG (with Gauge) is basically a miniature track pump that sits on your bottle bosses. It’ll raise a 700×23 from zero to 120psi in just 158 strokes and three minutes while the gauge seems accurate to within three psi. But be careful of accidentally depressing the bleed valve when unscrewing … Read more
