Controversy over cycle parking at Cambridge railway station – or, rather, the lack of it – continues with reports that a new ramp giving disabled people improved access to the station was rendered impassable for wheelchair users due to the number of bicycles parked on it.Earlier this week, speaking at the National Cycle Rail Awards, … Read more
Alberto Contador is used to being the focus of celebrations in his home town of Pinto, near Madrid – he’s returned there six times as winner of either the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia or the Vuelta. Today, the 28-year-old was again the centre of attention there, this time alongside fiancée Macarena Pescador as … Read more
Sustrans believes that as many as 580 deaths and serious injuries involving children could be avoided if a 20mph speed limit were introduced on roads in urban areas in the UK currently subject to a 30mph limit. The news coincides with the sustainable transport charity being named one of the first beneficiaries of the recently … Read more
We like a bit of european leftfield loveliness here at road.cc. And when at Eurobike one of the best places to go is the Kraftstoff stand. One of Eurobike’s most local bike brands – just round the corner of the Bodensee from Friedrichshafen, in Austria – They always come up with some very interesting machines.This … Read more
Blackburn’s Voyager Click Headlight mightn’t be leading the pack in the lumens race but rather like horsepower or megapixels, figures are only half the picture. Thirteen measly pounds buys two ultra bright LEDs, fiendishly user-friendly switch, battery sipping run-times and no quibble lifetime warranty.Arguably the most practical Audax/generic dynamo support light, its compact cube-shaped profile … Read more
Castelli’s Chiro Due gloves are good-quality mid-weight gloves for cool autumn/winter days – although not for the very coldest rides.The Chiros owe much of their performance to the fact that they’re made from a Gore Windstopper fabric throughout – and that includes the cuffs. No cold air gets through it. Plus, although these gloves aren’t … Read more
The pumpkin’s in the compost and the fireworks are safe in the biscuit tin, so it must be time to look down the big list and see who’s won the monthly mile munching compo – the Metric Century Challenge.If you haven’t seen it on the forum, the MCC is a year-long competition that runs from … Read more
Merida have dropped prices across almost the entire range for 2012 with many models now looking fantastic value for money.Merida is a Taiwanese brand although the engineering is German, and while the heart of the range remains cross-country mountain bikes, they cover everything from singlespeed commuters through to high-end road bikes too.Speaking of high-end road … Read more
Organisers of the Giro d’Italia have unveiled the poster for next year’s race, which starts six months tomorrow. While the race gets under way in Denmark, the majestic scenery in the picture is very much Italian and commemorates two cyclists who will forever be linked with the race.Those riders are four-time winner, Fausto Coppi, and … Read more
The manufacturers have blitzed us these last few weeks with news of an ever-more-impressive selection of vests or what we have learned to call base layers in the modern layering parlance. It’s funny that; they must know us cyclists are never more motivated than the first freezing ride to rush to the bike shops for … Read more
