New British Olympic track bike for Paris 2024 finally unveiled, featuring Hope carbon, Renishaw titanium and Lotus fork

After growing speculation that’s been rumbling for almost a year since we first saw the unreleased bike being used in competition, British Cycling has officially unveiled all the details of the new frame British riders will use at the Paris Olympics this summer, called the Hope HBT Paris. Hope and Lotus Engineering were once again on board to develop the frame … Read more

Trek RSL Road Cycling Shoes

The Trek RSL Road Cycling Shoe is the American company’s pro-level option if you’re looking for a ‘normal-looking’ cycling shoe rather than the distinctive knitted version I tested recently. These are extremely stiff, comfortable and, predictably, they’re pretty pricey.> Buy now: Trek RSL Road Cycling Shoes for £349.99 from TrekOur best road cycling shoes buyer’s … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 903: Driver’s punishment pass while blaring horn at two-abreast cyclists earns £300 fine and six penalty points

A motorist in Scotland landed themselves a £300 fine and six penalty points on their driving licence after blaring the horn at a pair of cyclists riding two-abreast before overtaking across solid double white lines and cutting back across one of the riders.road.cc reader Stewart reported his camera footage to Police Scotland, the force’s lack of … Read more

Hopes cycling’s “great boost to struggling high street” will not be lost as plan to let cyclists ride pedestrianised key shopping street not approved, goes to consultation instead

A cycling campaign group reasserted its “strong support” for a trial to open up an “ideal place for cycling”, lifting a cycle ban on a key shopping street in what could be a “great boost to [a] struggling high street”, after the council’s transport chief opted to order a consultation on the project rather than approving … Read more

Velocio Arm Warmer

The Velocio Arm Warmers strip things right back – with no grippers, silicone or fleecy lining in sight. This keeps the bulk down and I found them spot on for cool starts/evenings on warm days. I found their generous length a positive and they’re easy to stow away – about the only thing I can’t … Read more

Get a load of the Moulton Double Pylon, a 20-inch wheel bike with a £22,000 price tag

With Alex Moulton’s original small-wheeled bicycle dubbed “the greatest work of twentieth-century British design” by Norman Foster following Moulton’s death in 2012, the Double Pylon takes the inventor’s brainchild and turns it up to 11 with some impressively intricate features, stunning finishing kit and a huge price tag, which is higher than anything on our main … Read more

Charity slams government’s “shocking lack of progress” on active travel

A charity ​has slammed what it terms “a shocking lack of progress” by the government in getting more people walking and cycling in England after official figures released this week revealed among other things a decline in cycling traffic levels between March 2021 and December 2023.The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), an independent charity … Read more

Near Miss of the Day 902: “I can’t believe I wasn’t hit”

A cyclist who changed the way he approached a roundabout in Gloucestershire after receiving two close passes, has said “I can’t believe I wasn’t hit” when the driver of a SsangYong Rexton SUV subsequently made a very close pass on him at the same location in Bishop’s Cleeve, just north of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.Richard, the … Read more