The dhb Jersey Bin isn’t a place to dump your unwanted cycling tops, it’s a sealable plastic wallet to hold money and other valuables when you’re cycling.If you use it to hold cash or credit cards, it certainly keeps stuff dry and clean. But its rectangular shape seems unnecessarily high and it sticks out the … Read more
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has said that the decision in the Alberto Contador case, due to have been announced this week, will not now be made until the week of 31 January, more than two months after November’s hearing in Lausanne. CAS blamed the delay on the effect of recent press speculation regarding … Read more
Tom Warmerdam of Demon Frameworks in Southampton might get the credit for having been the first of the new wave of young British builders to set up shop; in his case four years ago.We first met Tom at the Cycle Show in London where he had created his comfortable ‘sitting room’ stand full of nicely … Read more
Tuesday sees the start of the Santos Tour Down Under and with it the 2012 UCI WorldTour season and, of course, our Fantasy Cycling game, back for its second full season. Here’s our guide to this week’s race, which with its first ever hilltop finish on Stage 5 promises to be an intriguing 14th edition … Read more
A cyclist left paralysed after he was hit by a motorist with defective vision who should not have been driving has been awarded £4 million in damages to help pay for the round-the-clock care he will need for the rest of his life. Following the award at London’s High Court, his wife issued a plea … Read more
I’m sorry to see you leave, Cannondale CAAD8, our acquaintance was too short. When you came into my life, I thought you’d be just another run of the mill bike. How you proved me wrong.Cannondale have been making aluminium frames for donkey’s years and their level of experience is evident from both the ride and … Read more
A picture has appeared on the website flwrider showing what appears to be a Dura-Ace lever in a new design that appears to combine both electronic shifting buttons and a hydraulic brake pipe emerging from it.As we posted back in October, Shimano are rumoured to be developing both an 11-speed Dura-Ace Di2 system and some … Read more
National cyclists’ organisation CTC has described as “unbelievable” comments by Transport Minister Mike Penning that he hopes cyclists are not on the section of the country’s road network for which he is responsible.CTC tweeted its comment with a link to a report of a Parliamentary questions session on road infrastructure last Thursday, including one put … Read more
Yes, Castelli’s Fluido bib tights are expensive but they’re also incredibly good at keeping out the wind and also protecting you from rain and road spray. You’ll be amazed at the performance, these are the best bit of clothing I’ve tested in ages.We’ve told you about Castelli’s Nano Flex products before in earlier reviews but … Read more
Salclear TT-X is a brilliant solution to the age old problem of poor visibility when riding motorcycles at warp factor five through the pouring rain, it will come as small wonder that it exceeds the demands of cyclists – whether racing back from the nine to five, romping to glory at the end of season … Read more
