There are just three qualifying rounds in what Rollapaluza terms its “annual hunt for the King of Spin and Queen of Cadence,” and if a video released of the recent heat in Birmingham is anything to go by, the action on the rollers in the 2012 editiof the National Series is as frantic and hard … Read more
The Vangard Windflex base layer isn’t just your average base layer in that it includes a wind stopping panel across the chest. It’s an unusual feature although it’s not unique; we’ve just reviewed the competition in the form of Craft’s impressive Extreme WS. So how does the Vangard perform?Material choice and stitching is very similar … Read more
Christina Hamilton is one of the recent arts and fashion graduates currently showing their work from the academic year but hers is unusual for taking inspiration from working as a saddler; someone who makes all the leather tackle – and saddles – for horses.Christina’s theory is that if cars in the city are being being … Read more
World champion Mark Cavendish yesterday finished off a strong Team Sky performance to win Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, only FDJ-BigMat’s Yauheni Hutarovich managing to challenge the Manxman in a sprint launched 250 metres from the line. On Saturday, as the Belgian Classics season started, Garmin-Barracuda’s Sep Vanmarcke had won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in style from Omega Pharma-Quick … Read more
The world’s smallest velodrome is returning to the East End, in the shadow of the world’s newest and shiniest velodrome. While the London 2012 hopefuls will have their eyes firmly set on the 250m track at the Olympic village, you can try your luck on one that’s just 14m in length. Last time the track … Read more
Netherlands-based cycling infrastructure guru David Hembrow has deleted his View From The Cycle Path blog, which had sought to accurately report the Dutch approach to cycling policy in the English language.Hembrow cited the time required to work on the blog as one factor behind his decision, but in a final post went on to express … Read more
The world got a new bike brand last week. Well, it got a first look at a new bike brand with the unveiling of a slew of production and pre-production prototype bikes from Eastway the new in-house brand from Fishers. Amongst the plethora of intriguing looking machines the star of the show was undoutbtedly the … Read more
Fulcrum wheels are available for all types of road cycling, with the Racing 3s about mid-way along the range, aimed at training, sportive or entry-level racing duties. The ‘2-Way Fit’ version is designed for tubeless tyres; they’re called ‘2-Way Fit’ because you can also run them with normal clinchers and inner tubes.Tubeless wheels and tyres … Read more
If you didn’t know that Cordo were Dutch you’d probably guess just by looking at this CRD pannier set. It’s a one piece unit with the panniers joined by a plastic hinge that clips onto the rack. It’s got a lock as well, for added security. The Dutch are usually regarded as being way ahead … Read more
Four road.cc guys armed each with biro and camera covered the Madison iceBike show over two days and we're still finding good stuff as we match up incomprehensible notebook scribble with the images uploaded. There sure was a lot of shiny new kit in Milton Keynes for the press to look at; this is what we'll be seeing in our local bike shops this Spring.
