Wiggle describe the Kilmeston as offering ‘versatility and value’ and on initial inspection you can see where they’re coming from – compact gearing, rack and mudguard eylets and a near full Sram Rival groupset for £900! The Verenti range has been receiving rave reviews throughout the cycling press since the launch so we gave the … Read more
That’s all folks, that is my 2010 season boxed up and put on top of the wardrobe never to see the light of day again. I am now in the process of 2 weeks off the bike (with a bit of exercise coming from light jogging) and taking the chance to rest both legs and … Read more
As the abolition of Cycling England is confirmed today, the Department for Transport has told road.cc that the Bikeability cycle-training scheme will continue in its present form the duration of the current Parliament, with its funding ring-fenced. The operation of the scheme will now be brought under wing of the DfT but there are no … Read more
There may still speculation over the final make-up of its rider roster, let alone the headline sponsor and name of the team, but further pieces of the jigsaw that is the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project have fallen into place today with the announcement of three assistant team managers, two of whom, like the outfit’s marquee … Read more
Prendas Cyclismo Aquatex Avershoes aren’t waterproof or even overly water resistant in the commonly accepted sense but in practice, twenty minutes is all that separates them from heavier duty foul-weather specific models. And like other neoprene overshoes, even when saturated feet remain warm plus the stretch panel fabric dries rapidly, thus offering good defence against winter chill while protecting expensive shoes from the ravages of salt, slush and generic seasonal gloop.
Rock legend and national treasure he may be, but Sir Paul McCartney isn’t afraid to dish it out to those who have given him cause for offence – remember that spat with his publicist a few years back after a midnight visit to see American illusionist David Blaine? – and now the ex-Beatle’s ire has … Read more
Although he does have a Twitter account, Alberto Contador is not what you might call a prolific tweeter. So when he tweeted yesterday: “Now more than ever…’Where there is a will, there is a way’” a few heads were no doubt scratched in trying to fathom what exactly, he meant.Perhaps the answer lies in statements … Read more
A new survey has highlighted a shocking increase in the number of motorists using their mobile phones to talk, text and surf social networks while in their cars. The findings are contained in the RAC’s Report on Motoring 2010, which also discovered widespread support for compulsory medical tests to be introduced for drivers aged 70 … Read more
Fears that Cycling England, the body whose activities include co-ordinating Bikeability training for schoolchildren and which also instituted the Cycling Demonstration Towns initiative, would fall victim to the coalition government’s so-called ‘Bonfire of the Quangos’ have been confirmed by the Cabinet Office this morning.The organisation is one of almost 200 that will be culled as … Read more
Okay, going to the world’s biggest bike show full of the most beautiful bikes in the world and picking out a turbo trainer may strike some of you as a little odd… but hey it takes all sorts to make this crazy world so let’s roll with it shall we? And anyway the turbo in … Read more
