A group of engineers and designers from Palo Alto, California are in the final stages of developing a wheel-mounted LED lighting system that not only passively marks out the position of the bicycle for other road users but also throws a forward beam to actively light the road ahead.So called ‘Tron’ lighting systems like the … Read more
The position of diversion signs put in place in Oxford while roadworks are carried out to improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians are to be reviewed – because cyclists are having to swerve to avoid crashing into them.Cyclists have complained about the danger caused by the placement on a cycle lane warning motorists of a … Read more
A mother whose 11-year-old son was left with his leg in a splint after he was knocked off his bike in a hit-and-run incident has branded the adult cyclist involved in the incident as “an absolute disgrace.”Morgan Day, aged 11, had been hoping to break into Worthing RFC’s under-12 first team, but his rugby is … Read more
If you get into building wheels and you’re anything like me, you’ll probably do the first couple in your bike frame with allen keys blu-tacked to the fork blades as primitive gauges. Form there it’s a leap into the buying of a jig of some sort, and once you’re at that point the next thing … Read more
Bath’s Royal Victoria Park is set to provide the base for a new cycling festival next June that will include two 100-mile sportive rides, possibly incorporating the Two Tunnels cycleway, assuming it opens on time in April.Bike Bath 2012 will be held from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 June, with rides of 30, 60 and … Read more
Knog’s Boomer Rechargeable front light has all the brands’ trademark chic and belts out a decent amount of light into the bargain. Arguably the most waterproof of the plug in breed thanks to those beefy neoprene covers, there’s a genuine child-like wow factor seeing the battery and circuitry through their clear bodies… well there is … Read more
You can always count on clothing brand Rapha for some Sunday internet entertainment and today is no exception.First off for Facebook fans there’s the start of a daily quiz that you can go back to each day for 21 days where you need to answer multiple choice questions inspired by the names painted on the … Read more
UCI president Pat McQuaid has said that the organisation is considering setting up its own tribunal to deal with cases of doping within the sport in response to proposals by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that from next year it will no longer hear appeals from world sports governing bodies.The news comes just … Read more
We’re suckers for a hand-built Italian steel racer here at road.cc. We’ve already shown you our video of the team drooling over the Passoni stand, now it’s Milani’s turn. The new kid on the block is the Gran Corsa, a steel race machine fashioned from manipulated Coumbus tubing. With a short head tube and tight … Read more
The Arte Selle Dakar Print is a really good race saddle at a very reasonable price.We reviewed the Arte Selle Dakar Double saddle earlier in the year and liked it a lot. This one is very similar.The shell is 275mm long and 130mm across; about normal for a saddle of this kind. That plastic shell … Read more
