A set of thermal shorts might seem an odd concept – shorts are for when it’s warm, or for wearing underneath cosy longs when it isn’t – but Rapha’s Pro Team Thermal bib shorts actually work. Sort of.Part of their Pro Team range, Rapha say these shorts have been designed with input from Rapha Condor … Read more
Hot on the heels of this morning’s announcement of a strong Australian squad for next month’s fourth and final round of the 2011/12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics series that marks the first competitive event at London’s Olympic Velodrome, British Cycling has revealed an equally star studded line-up for the event in what promises … Read more
A Malaysian national team cyclist has insisted that she wants to race in next month’s Asian Championships despite being seriously injured at the weekend when a car whose driver apparently ignored police marshalling a junction ploughed into a race in which she was competing at the weekend.Mariana Mohamad, aged 34, was one of four cyclists … Read more
These Roubaix liner gloves from dhb add extra warmth without much bulk and a silicone palm print provides grip if you want to wear them without another pair of gloves over the top.The lightweight nylon/elastane fabric is very stretchy so you can get a good, close fit and it offers a surprising amount of warmth … Read more
Online cycling, swimming and running retailer Wiggle has launched what it describes as its “biggest athlete recruitment campaign ever,” looking for keen and talented sportspeople it can sponsor across a range of events in 2012.As the company says, “You don’t have to have a room chock-full of medals but passion, drive and a smile are … Read more
The prices for Campagnolo’s new EPS components have been released at the CORE Bike Show this morning. The Campagnolo Super Record EPS component groupset will be selling for £3,800 when it goes on sale in the United Kingdom shortly. Its slightly less titanium-bolted and carbon-slotted junior brother in the hierarchy will be £3,140.As we posted … Read more
Australia, the country likely to provide the stiffest opposition to Great Britain on the track at London 2012, have announced a strong squad for next month’s test event at the Olympic Velodrome, which takes place from 16-18 February.The sold-out event, which doubles as the fourth and final round of the 2011/12 UCI Track World Cup … Read more
The 2011 Whyte Montpellier was a three grand exercise in brand awareness as much as it was a bike for sale, but the 2012 incarnation comes in at only just over half the price whilst keeping some of the aspirational componentry bolted to Whyte’s MTB-derived urban frame. Overall it’s a cracking bike, fun and versatile, … Read more
More than 50 cyclists in Oxford were last week fined for riding on two pedestrianised city-centre shopping streets from which bicycles are banned between 10am and 6pm, apparently due to “safety reasons” – although one of those streets is also used by dozens of buses every hour throughout the day.According to the Oxford Mail, 51 … Read more
Silverstone racing circuit’s new expo building The Wing was the venue these last two days for The Bike Place, a gathering of bike companies showing off their newest wares to bike shop buyers and the likes of us. There was lots and lots of shiny and alluring mountain bike kit but plenty of road-related stuff … Read more
