London’s Tokyo Fixed Gear are known for fixies, as their name suggests, but they’ve also had a none too secret hankering for a really nice steel road frame of their own. Their new Road Rocket is that road frame and it will be available shortly for £775 or £900 with a Columbus Minimal carbon fork.Max … Read more
Styled as gloves for people who don’t like gloves, the Naked Hand Fingerless Gloves from women’s equipment specialists Ana Nichoola are minimalism at its best. Taking a lot of inspiration from the pared down racing mitts worn by pros, but with their own spin, these are extremely lightweight (just 28g for the pair) and breathable.With … Read more
The result of this year’s Giro d’Italia came down to two crucial stages one in the mountains and one in the streets of Milan this weekend – Phil Gale and his camera were at both to capture a gallery of stunning pictures of the action to give you a real flavour of the action.First up … Read more
When Garmin-Barracuda’s Ryder Hesjedal time trialled to victory in the Giro d’Italia yesterday, he did so aboard the new Cervélo P5, a bike making its Grand Tour debut – and one that we were lucky enough to ride at its Fuerteventura launch earlier in the year. The Canadian rider needed to overhaul a 31sec advantage held … Read more
How was your Fantasy Giro? here at road.cc we hope you’ve enjoyed playing this year. We certainly have, save for the bit where the server had a bit of a funny turn and booted us out for an evening. Computers, eh? Anyway, the dust has settled on an excellent race that went down to the … Read more
Endura Racing’s staranglehold on the 2012 Halfords Tour Series was finally broken on Round Five in Aberystwyth on Friday evening, when for the first time in this year’s competition the Scottish UCI Continental outfit failed to take the team win, which instead went to Team UK Youth, their first ever team victory in the city-centre … Read more
Here’s what could’ve happened…I could’ve won. I could’ve come second. I could’ve come third. I could’ve had a mechanical. A bear could’ve eaten my homework. The tarmac could’ve melted my tyres and made me into a life-size Mr.Soft. I could’ve finished the race. None of these things did happen. I got shelled on the 2nd lap of … Read more
The RAC is urging the government to reinstate funding for road safety campaigns against the background of sharp rises in the proportion of young motorists drug-driving and drivers illegally using smartphones at the wheel. In its 24th annual Report on Motoring, the RAC also highlights that many motorists are increasingly switching to foot or bicycle … Read more
Mendiz, huh? This is a Spanish brand that has just got UK distribution through Cycling Components and this is the first time we’ve had one in for review here at Road.cc.Mendiz is a family-run brand based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, northern Spain – or the Basque Country, if you prefer. They’ve been making bikes since 1984, concentrating … Read more
A small white dog has become an unlikely web celebrity after completing an amazing feat of endurance accompanying a group of long distance cyclists across China, Xiao Sa – “Little Sa” managed the journey in 3 weeks on foot/paw following a team of cyclists.Some of the details on this story of cycling/canine fellowship are it … Read more
