It’s a cracking bike, the Jamis Quest. Comfortable and versatile and quick. The bike it reminds me of most is the Genesis Equilibrium, which I liked enough to buy one. It’s a close call, but for me I think the Jamis might be even better. Test bikes come and go, but I’ll certainly miss the … Read more
Astana’s Enrico Gasparotto, third to Philippe Gilbert in the 2010 Amstel Gold Race, beat Jelle Vanendert of Lotto-Belisol and Peter Sagan of Liquigas Cannondale in a three-way sprint to the line on top of the Cauberg to take this year’s edition of the race and with it, the biggest win of his career. Gilbert, seeking … Read more
The Spin QuickLight bottle cage is full carbon and very lightweight. Ours hit the road.cc scales at 28g.A super-strong stub stops your bottle slipping out the bottom and an equally tough lip at the top prevents it jumping out. I tried with all the power in my thumbs to push each of them out of … Read more
London Cycling Campaign (LCC) has released a video ahead of its Big Ride the weekend after next, which calls on candidates in the mayoral election five days later to back its Love London, Go Dutch campaign and put the safety of cyclists at the heart of their policies. The same day, Saturday 28 April, will … Read more
Omega Pharma-Quick-Step has revealed that world time trial champion Tony Martin will not have to undergo surgery on the fractures to bones in his face, shoulder and arm he sustained when he crashed into a car while on a training ride near his home in Switzerland last Wednesday.In a statement released yesterday, the Belgian team … Read more
Designed to be a do-it-all backpack for commuters and leisure cyclists, the Roadsign bag from Howies isn’t intended as an all-singing, all-dancing technical rucksack. It looks good and it serves a purpose, while adhering to Howies cool image at the same time.The Roadsign Bag is most noticeable for its large reflective roadsign type logo on … Read more
Garmin power pedal delayed againGPS maker Garmin announced this week that we’ll have to wait a bit longer for its already long-awaited power-measuring Vector pedal. Vector was scheduled to become available in June of this year, but has now been put back to an unspecified future date.”After testing our latest advanced prototypes of the … Read more
It’s the weekend, so why not take a ten minute break from painting the shed or fixing inner tubes and have a look at this great vid put together by the chaps at Omega Pharma – Quick Step at the Paris-Roubaix. Their man Tom Boonen soloed to victory for a record-equalling fourth win, of course, … Read more
A coroner’s inquest in South Wales has ruled that the death of a cyclist killed last year when he was flung into the path of an approaching car, apparently after hitting a pothole, was accidental. The verdict was announced in the same week that the Department for Transport (DfT) published the results of a year-long … Read more
If you’re looking for a bike friendly festival, then Penny Farthing on May 5 at the Bath Pavillion goes a lot further than most: it doesn’t only welcome bikes, they’re vital to the whole gig because they provide all the power to the stage.”Promoting a message of sustainability towards the arts and transport in Bath, … Read more
