When it comes to niche products, not many come close to the Outeredge Full Zip tights for sheer obscurity. These tights are designed specifically for warming up for cross and mountain bike races where a fast start is crucial. By incorporating two zips running the full length of each leg, these can be whipped off … Read more
If you’re one of those people whose reflex action when you see Peter Sagan or Robbie McEwen pull a wheelie on a road bike is to issue a terse ‘tsk,’ you may wish to look away now. You certainly won’t want to press ‘play’ on the video below. If you’re still here, that’s great – … Read more
We had a good chuckle at this Downfall reimagining by The Weekly Cycle where Hitler bemoans his infrastructure funding gap before launching into a tirade of abuse that we’ve all heard. Erm, that’s it really. Anyway, enjoy!(if you’re wondering who Ted Baillieu is (like we were) he’s the premier of the Australian state of Victoria, … Read more
A motorist who killed a cyclist in Milton Keynes when he drove into him while adjusting his car radio has been given a six-month jail sentence suspended for two years and banned from driving for 15 months.Martin Boulton, of Woughton on the Green, had earlier pleaded guilty to causing the death in March 2011 by … Read more
Sticker sets of authentic scratches and rust called Anti-Theft Bike Car Device are for sale, designed according to their creator Dominic Wilcox “to make your beautiful bike look rusted and scratched and therefore not worth stealing.”This morning’s post on bike security by road.cc blogger Flo K contained the advice to camouflage your pride and joy … Read more
Mark Cavendish has claimed his first win for Team Sky, in Stage 3 of the Tour of Qatar today, coming through with a strong burst of speed to pip race leader Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma-Quick Step on the line in a bunch sprit contested by a select group after the wind had caused splits … Read more
Transport for London (TfL) has issued a list of the first 39 junctions in the capital it is prioritising under the review of cycle safety ordered by Mayor Boris Johnson in November last year. Of those, 25 are on existing Barclays Cycle Superhighways, while the other 14 are elsewhere on the Transport for London Road … Read more
I live in a bike theft hot spot alas (it should be like horse theft in the Old West), so I thought I would share with you some of the musts for bike security.I wish this were unnecessary…1. Get a good lock or lock combo if you are running qr wheels.2. Consider the bolt through … Read more
So you’ve got a thousand quid to spend on a road bike, you’ve been to the shows, you’ve got the brochures and you’ve made your shortlist, but what’s the betting Halfords’ Carrera Virago isn’t on there, more to the point… should it be?The Virago model has been around for a fair few years now with … Read more
Besides the AA’s call for more 20mph zones, reported here on road.cc this morning, today’s day 4 of the Cities Fit For Cycling campaign by The Times has seen the newspaper’s call for £100 million to be allocated to cycling infrastructure receive support from the Campaign for Better Transport and Sustrans, among others. The campaign … Read more
