The colour-matching design company Pantone announced on Friday that an orange shade named Tangerine Tango will be Colour of the Year in 2012 a fact that we could have told them when we posted from Eurobike in September and speculated about what would follow the current on-trend green.Anyway, mentioning orange only elicited a Pavlovian reaction … Read more
Soaked and frozen winter cyclists returning from slippery and muddy Saturday rides all over the country, bathing and slathering hot embrocation on aching knees in readiness for more of the same in the morning wil surely rejoice to hear that the ultimate technological barrier has been finally surmounted. Yes, chain catchers that hitherto had to … Read more
The Exposure Diablo is something of a hybrid light, borrowing elements from elsewhere in the Exposure range. It’s essentially the triple Cree XPG R5 LED emitter array from the Toro and the 2600mAh battery from the Joystick. The slender barrel works with existing Joystick bar and helmet mounts, although slightly strangely only a helmet mount … Read more
It’s that time of year when various gongs and honours are handed out, but while world champion Mark Cavendish might be sweeping up the sporting awards on this side of the Channel, it’s unlikely he’s going to receive one related to politics. However, that’s precisely the type of honour bestowed this week on arguably the … Read more
An 11-year-old girl from Chippenham, Wiltshire, Lauren Booth, no stranger to the pages of road.cc, has overcome disability resulting from infant meningitis to become an award-winning cyclist, paid a visit to Number 10 Downing Street earlier this month to help Prime Minister David Cameron turn on the lights on the Christmas tree outside Britain’s most … Read more
Reverend Audane here; dropping by to report that Green Oil Bicycle Brush makes short work of post-ride clean ups, effortlessly purging the demon filth from tyres, rims, cassettes and other drivetrain components. However, contrary to the blurb, prolonged testing suggests the biodegradable bristles aren’t the kindest to thinner frame finishes, or indeed the latest generation … Read more
If you’ve been following the what’s on section of road.cc it won’t have escaped your notice that the JDs five minute roller ride is on there. A lot. Every day, in fact. So what is it?Well, it’s a time trial basically. Get on the rollers and see how far you can manage in five minutes. … Read more
UK cycle clothing bods Polaris Bikewear are well known for their extensive and good value range of pedaling togs and as well as expanding out into shoes (we had a quick look at their shoes in our Eurobike show roundup) they’re also making bags. Trolling the halls at Eurobike a while back they let us … Read more
An Australian track cyclist who won gold in the team pursuit at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi last year and who was in training with his country’s track squad for next year’s Olympic Games in London next year has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of just 19.Dale Parker revealed his decision … Read more
£40 (or near as damn it) does at first glance seem a lot for a bicycle cover for that’s what the Bike Parka is. After all, isn’t a bike cover effectively just a sheet of polythene you pull over the bike when it’s being left outside in the weather? Or, to put it another way, … Read more
