Mavic have chosen Eurobike to unveil their new range of road helmets. There’s three models in the range: The Syncro, the Plasma and the top-dollar Plasma SLR. In the UK expect to pay £80 for the Syncro, £125 for the Plasma and £150 for the range-topping Plasma SLR and they should be hitting shops from … Read more
The European Society of Cardiology has released the findings of a recent study conducted among cyclists in Copenhagen, Denmark, showing that it’s relative intensity of exercise rather than duration that’s the key to significant health benefits, particularly with reference to the heart.The conclusion is that men who cycle intensely and quickly live on average 5.3 … Read more
The big news from Zipp is that the 303 wheels have been completely redesigned and become the third entry in their Firecrest series. The new design will be available for both tubular and clincher tyres.The Firecrest rim profile is very different from a traditional V-shaped aero-section wheel. It’s wider, for a start, and stays wide … Read more
The paint isn’t dry on many of the stands yet and the show is not yet open… yet, but we’ve still managed to grab you a sneak peek of some of the start bikes of this year’s show including the new Pinarello Dogma 2 and Rokh, Ridley’s boat rocking new Noah and the BMC Team … Read more
Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins says that his display so far in this year’s Vuelta demonstrates that he is a Grand Tour rider, and that the Tour de France rather than the London 2012 Olympics is his priority for next year. He also said he was happy with the outcome of Monday’s Individual Time Trial, in … Read more
The show wasn’t really open last night but we did manage to sneak in for a nose around. There was still some frantic building of stands and laying of carpets going on, and plenty of security guards looking burly near expensive bikes (Van Nicholas had a £7k bike nicked on build day last year) but … Read more
Nearly ten people a day in London suffer injuries as a result of hit-and-run collisions, according to figures obtained by the Evening Standard. The newspaper adds that 15 people were killed, and more than 300 seriously hurt, in the 3,400 such incidents that took place in 2010. Jenny Jones, Green Party mayoral candidate, says an … Read more
One of the most stalwart of British off-road brands was polishing a new limited-edition carbon-fibre road bike last night in preparation for the opening the Eurobike trade show in southern Germany today.The carbO is a short run of sixty race bikes being built by Yorkshire mountain bike specialist Orange to test the water for a … Read more
National cyclists’ organisation CTC has revealed that the Cyclists’ Defence Fund (CDF), a charity that it set up a decade ago to deal with legal issues affecting cyclists, has given notice to Sheffield City Council’s Highways Department that a road for which it is responsible and which is popular with cyclists is “out of repair.” … Read more
Tuesday at Eurobike means Demo Day, and that means busloads of hacks descending on the pretty mountain town of Argenbühel to check out new kit and ride nice bikes on smooth roads. In the sun, this year. And ride nice bikes we did: Mat and Jo took out a brace of Cervelos and Canyon’s new … Read more
