Respro Hi-viz ankle bands are just brilliantly simple safety aids made from dual sided, washable neoprene that fit in a flash around the ankles, doubling as handy trouser-clips into the bargain. Lycra can induce slight slippage beyond ninety odd rpm but before you all start sniggering and picturing geography teachers, brown cords and three-speed sit … Read more
Simon Gerrans of GreenEdge, the only Australian to have won a stage in each of cyling’s three Grand Tours, is the country’s new national road race champion. It is the first time that the 31-year-old former Team Sky rider has won the title.In what organisers described as a “brutal” race in which only 23 of … Read more
Maxgear Racing powered in to the lead of the Revolution Championship at a packed Manchester Velodrome tonight, while the individual star of the evening was undoubtedly Team Sky new recruit, Luke Rowe.Going in to Revolution 35 It did took like a big ask for Team UK Youth to hold on to their overall lead in … Read more
Zero Motorcycles from California make motorbikes that look just like motorbikes only they’re electric and in February they’re shipping the first ones to the UK. But they have something in development behind the scenes that looks a lot more like a bicycle and accelerates 0-60mph in 3.6 seconds which we’re sure you’ll know is faster … Read more
A coroner’s inquest in Leeds has heard how a thief left a cyclist to drown in a canal, taking his bike and riding away on it, his explanation being that he thought – wrongly – that the rider was already dead. The cyclist, 51-year-old retired banker Michael Houghton, died four days later in hospital, reports … Read more
Ride are a new brand to these eyes, but going by these bib-tights they do darn good kit at a very reasonable price.I’m not usually a fan of bib-tights, being round of body and short of leg, however these bargain offerings from Ride buck the trend. Lacking foot loops the modest amount of spare leg … Read more
RadioShack Nissan Trek, formed from the merger of two of cycling’s biggest teams, Leopard Trek and RadioShack, was formally unveiled in Luxembourg yesterday ahead of a season in which there will be pressure to deliver victories in the sport’s biggest races.The team, based in Luxembourg and racing under the licence held by Leopard Trek last … Read more
Trek tonight released pictures of the team bikes that the Schleck brothers, Fabian Cancellara and chums will be riding this season in their new Radioshack Nissan Trek team. Oh yeah, and they unveiled their new team lineup too, but you can read about that in the separate story. We’ll turn this into a proper Bikes … Read more
Green Oil’s Eco Sponge is good for dealing with stubborn, congealed gunge and grime, but the fibrous pad demands regular rinsing to prevent ingrained grit and similar contaminants scratching delicate surfaces, so proceed with particular caution around carbon fibre and similar finishes.Imported from the Philippines as a fair trade product, the ‘Sponge’ is a by-product … Read more
World champion Mark Cavendish has confirmed that he has missed an out-of competition drugs test during 2011 under the ‘Whereabouts’ programme operated by the World-anti doping Agency (WADA).News of his missed test comes on the same day it was announced that world individual pursuit champion Grégory Baugé has been stripped of his world individual sprint … Read more
