Here’s my pick of the year’s most memorable cycling videos out of all the ones that have been so efficiently distracting me from work during 2011. There was also that Russian erm… bike hire one, but they wouldn’t let me include that because it is very much not work safe. Anyway enjoy the selection and … Read more
Cometh the cold, cometh the reversible Storm Buff. Some might reason 28 quid a bit steep for a polyester cloth, even one with Gore Windstopper on one side, but the cost of a bad chill-especially before a big race, or lost income if you’re self-employed is worth taking in to account… and Windstopper fabric isn’t … Read more
Not everything we saw at Eurobike was the height of good taste.There’s no denying that AX Lightness make some components to make weight weenies dribble out of the side of their mouths, but the custom artworker they’d invited to their stand to paint the bikes in real time – skilled though he was – certainly … Read more
Bianchi have used the existing platform of their top Oltre frameset to build a special Black Edition using the recently launched Campagnolo Super Record EPS components featuring electronic shifting across two chainrings at the front and eleven sprockets at the rear.With the London Bike Show coming on January 12th-15th, manufacturers will have been been working … Read more
2011 was the year that electronic shifting proved it was here to stay. Probably. Previously, we had just Shimano’s Dura-Ace Di2, highly visible in the pro peloton but without much of a presence in the wider marketplace (and older readers might remember Mavic’s long gone Zap/Mektronic efforts). But back in June Shimano revealed that they … Read more
Forth Ports is being urged to make greater efforts to avoid periodic closures of a public cycle path at its Dundee site, or let cyclists use other roads at its facility that they are currently banned from using. The alternative, says a local cyclist, is for people on bikes to take to the pavement illegally … Read more
Anyone who’s been following our ongoing story on The Bicycle Academy based in Frome, Somerset will be pleased to see this pic of their Andrew Denham being presented with a cheque for £40,290 representing the money raised from 169 people over six days in November on Peoplefund.it a crowdfunding website.Crowdfunding, where large numbers of people … Read more
The LED4Si is Lumicycle’s flagship road light. It’s not as powerful as Lumicycle’s MTB-oriented XPG systems – a claimed 1120 lumens against 1500 for the XPG – but the 4Si is designed for the road and has a tighter beam, so it can get away with less total output and get better battery life. And … Read more
A petition has been launched by the Cycling Embassy of Great Britain and three cycling bloggers urging the National Federation of Women’s Instititutes (NFWI) not to adopt a resolution calling for compulsory helmet laws to be brought in for cyclists as one of its key campaigns.The proposal is among six currently being put to the … Read more
As road.cc’s pundit in the peloton for our Fantasy Cycling game, throughout 2011 Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas has looked forward to predict how the year’s big races might turn out; now, however, with the New Year almost upon us, we’ve asked the Welshman to think back over the past season to tell us his most … Read more
