I reviewed the Jamis Quest not so long ago; if you’re looking for a steel machine for long distance riding then it’s a fantastic ride, comfortable and fast. I’ve managed to keep hold of it to dome some of the kind of riding it’s perfect for; first up is the 300km Old Roads Audax (www.ukcyclist.org.uk/oldroads) … Read more
She won’t have known much about it, but on a landmark day for his family, Mark Cavedish’s daughter Delilah was present at the end of a race won by her father for the first ever time. The world champion, still battered and bruised from that crash on Monday’s Stage 3, held off former HTC Highroad … Read more
The Hornit dB140 cycle horn was conceived on the mean streets of south London as the loudest cycle horn in the world. As its name implies, it belts out a whopping 140 decibels – 30 more than standard on cars and vans.It doesn’t take any more handlebar space than a typical commuter light, and has … Read more
British Cycling and the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) have written a joint letter to Mayor of London Boris Johnson, re-elected last week for a second four-year term, which serves as a gentle reminder of his commitment last month to LCC’s Love London Go Dutch campaign, with both organisations offering support and assistance in the implementation … Read more
Chances of getting over the Mendips without seeing any rain? Slim very slim. But the hail storm that practically blinded me just 1 mile from rolling over the finish line of the Mario Cipollini Gran Fondo I wasn’t expecting.Roll back to the previous afternoon and talk in the bar of the Redwood Country Club was … Read more
Sustrans has welcomed what it describes as “ground-breaking” plans by the Welsh Assembly Government to make it a legal requirement for local authorities to provide cycling and walking routes, with the proposals, contained in the Active Travel (Wales) Bill announced in a White Paper yesterday, described as the first of their kind in the world.The … Read more
The Cyfac Gothica CS is a sportive/all day comfort road bike that’s handmade in France, and it realy is a stunning piece of work… and one has just landed here at road.cc towers.If you’ve not heard of Cyfac before, it’s time to change that. Their Absolu race machine is one of the very best bikes … Read more
Waterproof gaiters are not exactly a new concept in the walking market, and cyclists have been wearing overshoes for donkey’s years. But these Georgia In Dublin Leggits are proper long, waterproof gaiters for cyclists, exclusively female ones, and a pretty innovative idea. But is it useful and do they work?Created in Dublin, where it rains … Read more
Some 200 cyclists from York will escort the Olympic torch into the historic city when it passes through on its relay on 19 June – one of only two places in the UK granted permission by London 2012 organisers LOCOG to provide a cycle escort, the other being Cambridge.City of York Council says that the … Read more
It’s a straight run down the Via Emilia today towards the Adriatic, and it’s likely to be a fast one – as befits a stage for which the riders sign on in the house in which Enzo Ferrari was born and close to the town where the cars that bear his name are still made.After … Read more
