What’s your New Year’s resolution going to be? Get out and ride more? Thought so.The Christmas holidays are a good time to start looking seriously at some goals for 2012. It’s not always cheap getting yourself on the big organised rides, but never fear: we can help. We’ve teamed up with online entry providers Active.com … Read more
For this third season of working with the French AG2R-La Mondiale financial-services sponsored WorldTour team, the Italian Kuota bike company is taking a steady-as-she-goes approach with the carrying over of the KOM Evo model that was tweaked for lower weight and BB30/rear stays/headtube profiles at the beginning of this season just over.Who knows if there’s … Read more
The Comp is the top model in Specialized’s Allez range of ‘race-inspired’ road bikes. These are designed to be light, fast and efficient but with half an eye on affordability. That said, £1,200 is clearly still a significant amount of cash to spend on a bike, so what do you get for your money?Each of … Read more
A US-based amateur cycling team that is expanding internationally has turned to a crowdfunding website in an attempt to raise backing for its elite riders during the 2012 season. Initially, Team Traveller is looking to raise £6,000 through the website PleaseFundUs.Founded in Lexington, Virginia, next season Team Traveller will be racing not only in the … Read more
With the Pulse, Polaris have put a strong case forward for spending a little extra, and getting something that you can wear without feeling like you’re boiling in a bag.As a cyclist, choosing a rain jacket can be a difficult process given that there is a bewildering array of different types out there. Prices range … Read more
Great Britain’s cyclists are following those of Australia, Canada and the United States in basing themselves in Surrey ahead of next summer’s Olympic Games, in which the men’s road race gives Mark Cavendish the chance to win what will be the first gold medal on offer at London 2012.With most of that race due to … Read more
I’m not too sure what makes the recipe of this lotion from Reflect Sports better suited to protection of a woman’s, erm, hoo ha, than most standard formulations of chamois cream, but it is marketed as ‘formulated by women for women’ in response to the female manufacturers’ having only been able to find ‘nut cream’.The … Read more
With the shortest day of the year falling on Thursday, next summer seems a long, long way away, but it promises to be a cracking one for Britain’s cyclists and not just because of the London Olympics; nearly two dozen cycling organisations have joined forces to launch a Summer of Cycling for 2012 and beyond, … Read more
The free Bike Hub smartphone app unofficially dubbed ‘satnav for cyclists’ is shortly to update with a useful A-to-A routing suggestion feature as well as operational improvements based on user feedback.Road.cc has been following the first two years’ progress here and here and here of the Bike Hub cyclists’ smartphone GPS app which is funded … Read more
Exposure’s range of lights and the Joystick in particular have been the weapon of choice for spendy MAMILs for some years now. Combining light weight, high power and smart design Exposure’s lights have pretty much defined the template for all-in-one lights.I have to admit to being a bit wary of them. They are expensive and … Read more
