If there were an Oscar for trying, Ted Johnson’s name might well be on the shortlist. However, it appears that the Flagstaff, Arizona-based cycling campaigner has admitted defeat in his efforts to get stars of the silver screen to ditch the limo and instead travel to tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in … Read more
Craft’s Zero Bike Sock is their ‘most comfortable, best performing bike sock to date’ if they do say so themselves. A sock for fair to cold conditions, it is certainly very comfortable, but if you don’t like draughts around the ankle – especially if you are a longer legged type you might want something with … Read more
Thule were at Icebike showing off their wares, the wares in question being car racks for carrying your bike in style. Mostly they wanted to talk to us about the new black and green livery they’ve been introducing to tie in with their adventure racing team; mostly we wanted to play with the SlideBars.Adventure racing … Read more
Fixed gear is now a recognised part of mainstream cycling, just as it was way back in the ‘40s and ’50s. However, for a long time it was firmly out of favour with the exception of a few hardcore riders who remembered the benefits of riding fixed through the winter. Among those riders was a … Read more
DeFeet’s Duragloves aren’t cycling specific but their minimal bulk, low weight and fast drying properties more than compensate for traditional waterproofing and occasionally ill-conceived Ulnar blobs you do get on many cycle-specific specimens.Extensive sticky silicone dots ensure a dependable grip on the glossiest of bar wraps and accentuate the materials’ dexterous nature when foraging in … Read more
What organisers are claiming as the “first ever women’s only track meet” is happening on Saturday June 16th at South London’s historic Herne Velodrome.The new VeloJam event, according to chief organiser Wiesia Kuczaj, “will feature women’s only categorised racing with a significant prize fund. Racing will be split into three Elite, Club and Go-Race! categories … Read more
Electron’s new lights are moving away from the battery-pack-and-head-unit formula they’ve been successfully using for the last three years at the top end of their range. The Terra 3 and Terra Mini lights are torch-style affairs with an internal battery. That’s not a new idea, and certainly it’s one that’s been gaining ground over two-part … Read more
Crossrail, one of the biggest civil engineering projects in London’s history and the largest transport infrastructure project in Europe, has moved to ban any operator whose lorries are not fitted with basic safety features particularly relating to the safety of cyclists, from working for it.Under contracts drawn up by the the Crossrail Consortium requires lorries … Read more
theCOLLARBONE, a collaboration between Camille McMillan and Luke Scheybeler, formerly involved with, respectively, Rouler and Rapha, launched its iPad app earlier this month and road.cc caught up with them recently to find out the background to it and their future plans… take it away Simon.One of the reasons I bought an iPad in late 2010 … Read more
The Digiboard sits at the top of BBB’s cycle computer range, and features wireless transmission along with a wealth of functions. The model tested – the catchy named BCP-51 WH – integrates all the speed and distance functions you’d normally expect, with the addition of heart rate and cadence capability. This latter requires the purchase … Read more
