There were new road tyres under the venerable Clément name, Fizik custom-mouldable insoles to fit every brand of cycling shoes, a host of new accessories from one of our favourite techie gadget brands Topeak and even a range of bike mirrors from newcomers Cycle Aware, all catching our eye at the CORE bike show earlier … Read more
Core Bike Show is a great place for seeing new products when they first arrive in the UK. Here are some of the component and accessory highlights…Token have some spangly new dual-pivot brake callipers that weigh in at just 210g per set (claimed). That compares to 293g (claimed) for a set of Dura-Aces. You can … Read more
Vittoria’s Open Corsa is a cracking road tyre with a supple feel and good all-round grip. It’s not the hardiest through a thorny winter but it’s definitely one to consider for your good bike.Given that the RRP for these beauties is £50 a pop you’d expect them to be packing some tech to justify that … Read more
On a day when cycle safety is in the spotlight, the latest quarterly road casualty statistics released by the Department for Transport (DfT) reveal that while total cyclist casualties from June to September 2011 were virtually unchanged from 12 months earlier, there was an alarming 7 per cent rise in the number of bike riders … Read more
A cyclist from British Columbia, Canada, has been reunited with his stolen bike 28 years after it was taken from outside a pub in the province’s capital, Victoria.The 10-speed Norco bicycle was handed into police in November, and owner Tony Roche, aged 49 who lives in nearby Esquimalt, picked it up last month, reports the … Read more
On the same day that The Times newspaper has launched its Cities Fit For Cycling campaign, British Cycling has published the results of feedback from its members on road safety issues and says that the key issue raised is that “greater mutual respect between motorists and cyclists will make the road a safer place to … Read more
The Times, one of Britain’s most influential newspapers, has this morning launched a major campaign to improve the safety of cyclists in Britain’s towns and cities, outlining an eight-point manifesto to make conditions safer for bike riders and encouraging people to write to their MPs to urge them to take action. “Britain is failing cyclists,” … Read more
Clothing, fabric, and cable giant WL Gore has issued a voluntary recall for it’s Ride On Brake Cables, specifically those Campagnolo specific cables sold from January 2008 to January 2012.If you have a set of the affected cables on your bike (there’s a list of the relevant part numbers at the end of this artlicle) … Read more
The aptly named Smuggler Neck Warmer from Ana Nichoola goes along with the company’s recent range of female specific accessories and clothing for cold weather riding. Available in two colours, it coordinates nicely with the glove and armwarmer options, giving a more stylish twist to essential accessories.First off, there’s something appealing about a neck warmer … Read more
Members of three of the four political parties represented in the London Assembly have given their “qualified support” to plans by Transport for London (TfL) to make Bow Roundabout safer for cyclists, but say that “more needs to be done” to improve conditions there for pedestrians. It has also emerged that work cannot be completed … Read more
