The Pinnacle Evaporite One is a new bike from Evans that’s aimed at high-mileage riders but we found it too stiff for all-day comfort.Evans Cycles has been offering its in house Pinnacle brand for a few years now and 2012 brings a new carbon frame to the range. It’s found on the Evaporite One, Two … Read more
We posted last week about two new Cycle Surgery branches coming in Fulham and the The Square Mile; next it’s the inner city suburbs of Wandsworth and Tooting getting the new bike shop.63-65 Garrett Lane SW18 where the new Cycle Surgery will be located from March is between Tooting and Wandsworth and joins on to … Read more
It’s great being able to look for reviews of cycling kit online, but here at road.cc we know that lots of you also like to support your local bikeshops, wherever they may be. And we do, too. That’s why we’re teaming up with UK distributors and some manufacturers too to add Buy it Local buttons … Read more
It’s all about the sausage. That’s what Wattbike reckon. If you want to be a top level rider, you need to get your sausage sorted. I’ll explain…I’ve got some time in on the Wattbike over the past few weeks and thought I’d give you a quick look at one of it’s most interesting features: the … Read more
Frankly are convinced that their Neobi fabric is “set to change the performance industry forever”, according to their website. It certainly has impressive wicking qualities and in conjunction with a jersey of softshell jacket moves a lot of moisture away from your body quickly and efficiently. In more restrictive conditions, though, it tends to suck … Read more
A new bike has just arrived here at road.cc HQ in the shape of this affordable aluminium road bike from Scott: the Speedster S55.Of course, ‘affordable’ means different things to different people but at £749 the UK-exclusive S55 is well within the range of a Cycle to Work scheme. If your employer has one set … Read more
British Transport Police (BTP) has released a ‘Top 10 Gallery’ in connection with bike crime at railway stations in Sussex. In all, 13 people are shown in the images released, with some incidents involving two or more suspects.The thefts in question all took place in November or December last year at Bexhill, Bognor Regis, Eastbourne, … Read more
Cycling fans and Surrey residents may be given a chance to have their names preserved for posterity on a sculpture being commissioned by Mole Valley District Council to commemorate the Olympic road race passing through the borough this summer.The council plans to install a striking sculpture of two cyclists by artist Heather Burrell at the … Read more
As you’re reading this, multi-Olympic-medal-winning Victoria Pendleton is in London having her picture taken with a new range of bikes named after her. The Halfords twitter feed posted earlier, “Photo shoot with the gorgeous Victoria Pendleton” along with the picture of the cycling star wearing a red dress and wheeling a pale blue ladies roadster, … Read more
Mayor of London Boris Johnson will today announce plans for a two-day annual cycling festival centred on the Olympic Park in Stratford, including what could be the world’s biggest sportive, with the first edition being held in August 2013, reports the BBC.Mr Johnson is due to formally announce the event today in a speech at … Read more
