Philippe Gilbert’s stellar season has seen him crowned as the IG Markets Pro Cycling Index Rider of 2011.During what has turned out to be his final year with Omega Pharma-Lotto, the Belgian was the man to beat in one-day races.That included becoming only the second man ever to win all three Ardennes Classics – the … Read more
Hope’s Vision One is a self-contained wire-free light with a claimed output of 240 lumens from a single, large LED emitter. Hope’s reputation is built on CNC machining things out of lumps of aluminium, so it’s no surprise that that’s exactly how the Vision One is made. It’s rather nicely done, too, with a ridged … Read more
Builders in France reportedly face a race against the clock to ensure that the new indoor velodrome currently being constructed in Roubaix is completed in time for it to be used as a pre-Olympic training base for the country’s track cyclists ahead of London 2012.Construction of the €25 million facility began in February this year … Read more
Nottinghamshire police have issued a witness appeal after a cyclist was seriously injured in a hit and run incident on Friday evening. The victim, off-duty police officer PC Diederick Coetzee, is in a critical but stable condition in a Mansfield hospital.The Daily Mail reports that PC Coetzee, who uses a bike to patrol his beat … Read more
The BG Spirita is Specialized’s top end women’s specific road shoe, with a fair few BG (Body Geometry) bells and whistles but the first thing that’s surprising is how much further up in performance and price the men’s options go. At this price, the BG Spirita’s are competing with the majority of female specific shoes … Read more
Cyclists have been urged to get insurance by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), the insurance body whose members last year made a combined loss of £1.2billion*. The ABI warns that failure to get adequate cover could leave cyclists facing high bills if they are injured in an accident or are found responsible for causing … Read more
This interesting Z frame in the process of being assembled was posted on biCyCle store Paris this afternoon.As biCyCle store Paris describe themselves as “la boutique spécialisée en vélos haut de gamme à usage citadin” we’re interested to see what high-end city cyclists are riding in Paris these days.That fork rake suggesting a small front … Read more
These CNCed bar plugs from Like-Bikes feature red LEDs for additional visibility in the dark and low light conditions and they work well.Each light is held in place with a rubber expander in the middle. You twist the business end of the light so the expander is the right diameter, push it in place and … Read more
The OneTen knee warmers are manufactured using a circular knitting process much like their arm warmers, although these do have a seam running down the side (despite OneTen’s claims to the contrary). The seam itself lies flat against the surrounding material so it shouldn’t pose any risk of irritation. I also liked how OneTen have … Read more
