The Ekoi Helmet Aerodinamica by Pininfarina was conceived, according to its maker, to achieve six goals: aerodynamics, protection, comfort, ventilation, design and lightness. I’d say it achieves some of them, but for this kind of money I’d expect it to be nailing all of them.For other options that are lighter both on the wallet and … Read more
A Conservative councillor has called on the Worcester City Council to introduce mandatory number plates for cyclists in order to “create a level playing field with lorries, vans and cars”, after the popular cycle hire scheme Beryl Bikes was introduced in the city last month.Councillor Alan Amos, who’s the only remaining Conservative councillor on the … Read more
With a weight below the UCI limit, top-end components like SRAM’s latest Red groupset and deep-section Zipp wheels, the Canyon Ultimate CFR AXS is light, stiff, nimble and with a hint of aero. Canyon describes its top-flight bike as ‘a dream bike in every sense’, and I’d have to agree. For the spec and performance, … Read more
Tour de France race organisers have confirmed that wearing masks will be a mandatory requirment in the mixed zones before and after the stages finish, including any members of the press, guests as well as the organisers themselves having to wear a mask after fears of Covid spreading through the peloton grew after British rider … Read more
As the knife was twisted further in the battle for the yellow jersey on stage 14’s final climb of Pla d’Adet, broadcast cameras caught the footage of a spectator shoving a bag of crisps in the faces of the two main protagonists of the 2024 Tour de France, UAE Team Emirates’ Tadej Pogačar and Visma-Lease a … Read more
Peaty’s LinkLube Dry chain lube is a wax-based formula that stakes some big claims on longevity and performance. It does last well in the right conditions, but the bottle design is poor and makes applying it more difficult than it should be. Suggested for desert-dry and dusty conditions, it’s actually more usable in British conditions … Read more
With the Tour de France still in full swing and Eurobike – one of the world’s biggest bike exhibitions – wrapping up last week, we’re back to rounding up tech from across the web, the Tour, our inbox and some bits we might have forgot to tell you about at the show. Without further ado, here’s … Read more
The dissatisfaction and safety concerns that cyclists in the UK feel compared with their European peers has been documented in new research highlighting the at times stark difference in experience between British cyclists and their counterparts in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Germany.Water management company ACO last month published the findings of its research in … Read more
