The Blackburn Mars click is very hard to beat in terms of build quality, burn times, output relative to size and good old fashioned value for money.Models with greater LEDs and larger surface areas are better choices for tag-alongs/trailers but prodigious peripheral visibility, brilliantly executed switch and universal bracket mean the Mars is a delight … Read more
Transport for London has announced that the Western Extension of the London Congestion Charging zone is to be abolished.The original central London congestion charging zone was extended westward in 2007 creating a single enlarged zone in which the same charges, discounts and exemptions applyThe scheme has helped reduce emissions of climate change gases and environmental … Read more
London’s cycle hire bikes have proved massively popular with Londoners – 95,000 people now registered as members of the scheme but Barclays involvement as sponsor has not proved quite so popular and with two concerted adbuster-style sticker attacks cursing Barclays’ nameA posting on the Wooster Collective blog back in September first alerted us to the … Read more
Four weeks ago, news that Spain’s Guardia Civil had arrested 34 people in the Canary Islands, including 13 pharmacists and nine vets, for allegedly forging prescriptions in connection with the distribution of hydrochloride clenbuterol, would barely have registered in the cycling world.Then again, four weeks ago, few besides Alberto Contador and the UCI knew that … Read more
The Revolution Championship gets underway at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester tonight and this year sees the introduction of trade teams as organisers continue to develop the league format.“We created the Championship to develop a premier league of track cycling,” said event promoter James Pope. “The introduction of trade teams is the next step … Read more
Three quid doesn’t go far but it buys a pair of Bike Hands extra long tyre levers. Kind to tyres, tubes and rims, they’re the perfect antidote to frayed tempers, blistered thumbs and ultra stubborn race rubber. Measuring a whopping 20cm they’re biased toward workshop use and the more delicate telescopic type might prove more … Read more
Here at road.cc we’ve been following the Splinter Bike project to set a land speed record on an all-wooden bike with some interest.Now the man behind the project, Norfolk-based Michael Thompson, has released a short promotional film, which culminates in a tantalising glimpse of the prototype machine (screen-grabbed above to help you study it in … Read more
The Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project has today confirmed that Jens Voigt, perhaps the most popular rider currently in the pro peloton, is to join Team Saxo Bank colleagues Frank and Andy Schleck at Bryan Nygaard’s new outfit for the 2011 season.In a statement, the team said that the 39-year-old German had been recruited “with the … Read more
Right, let’s nail the colours to the mast from the outset: we think this is one of the best-looking bikes you can currently buy. That would go a long way to justifying the purchase if you’re looking to pose on the sportive start line, but once you’re out on the road you’ll be wanting some … Read more
Cycle campaigners in Oxford have hit out at proposals to redevelop the city’s Frideswide Square which could see traffic lights replaced with roundabouts, claiming that the measure could result in a “hostile environment” for cyclists.The present layout of the ‘square’ – in reality, a mish-mash of a junction, with exits at the eastern end heading … Read more
