Cyclists in Chester have joined forces with road safety campaigners to call for the blanket implementation of a 20mph speed limit in residential areas throughout the city, rather than adopting a street-by-street approach to the issue.In November, the Conservative-controlled Chester West and Chester Council voted to adopt 20mph zones throughout residential areas last year, but … Read more
The Lemond Revolution is a high-quality indoor trainer with a great ride feel and it’s built to cope with long hours of training. It isn’t light or quiet, but I’ll trade those two for the ride sensation and enough stability to cope with everything up to a full-on sprint.First things first: this trainer is different … Read more
The organisers of the Bespoked Bristol show on March 23-25 have launched the poster and a fine job it is, too.
Ask any cycling fan to name a Central Asian republic with a name that begins with the letter ‘K’ and the most likely response will be ‘Kazakhstan,’ home to the Astana team, named after its capital. Now, the neighbouring state of Kyrgyzstan hopes that its name too may become equally familiar, with plans afoot to … Read more
dhb’s Extreme Winter Gloves are designed, as the name implies, to protect your hands in cold and wet weather. And they do just that.I’ve used them on the bike when the temperature’s been hovering between zero and five degrees and they’ve kept my hands very warm indeed, right down to the finger tips. I also … Read more
There’s a whole season of cycling to go between now and the 2012 road world championships in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands in mid-September, but predictions are already being made about who might be Mark Cavendish’s successor in the rainbow jersey, with the latest to voice his opinion being French team coach, Laurent … Read more
Users who already have the free BioLogic BikeBrain iPhone app will have been automatically downloaded with the new 1.3 version which now adds three pace modes and the means to track ride data for two different bikes.This is in addition to the usual speed and GPS mapping functions which are presented in our experience in … Read more
After New York City cyclist Mathieu Lefevre was killed last October when he was struck by a crane-truck, a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer said he had ridden through a red light. Three months on, with the NYPD finally disclosing its file on the incident, it turns out that version of events is entirely … Read more
The Zone power measuring system from Brim Bothers in Dublin we posted about back in July that measures your power output via special cleats has gone live today with a pre-ordering queue on their website here.Unlike the forthcoming pedal-based Vector ANT+ based system from Garmin which works with special versions of Look Keo pedals*, and … Read more
Thames Valley Police have appealed for witnesses after a cyclist was killed this morning following a collision with a lorry on the A4 Bath Road in Thatcham, Berkshire. The fatal incident took place at around 7.50am close to the junction with Pound Lane.The victim, a 40-year-old male from Thatcham, was taken to the Royal Berkshire … Read more
