Not a new company but it’s new to the UK; from Montana, USA offering genuine technical innovations for cyclists and some nice bags for when bike riding crosses over into your other outdoor pursuits.We first saw the Pacific Outdoor Equipment range at the last IceBike show back in February and showed off the pics in … Read more
Sometimes, as the saying goes, it takes a woman to do a man’s job. Step forward a feisty young female known so far only as Kristen, who stopped a San Francisco bike thief in his tracks and saved someone from the heartache of finding their bike missing, possibly never to be seen again.The incident was … Read more
With just 366 days to go until the start of the 2012 Olympics in London, all British eyes are turned on which athletes will be representing Great Britain in the various disciplines. Cycling in particular. So, it may surprise some that Bradley Wiggins looks like he’s going to be competing for a podium finish in next … Read more
There’s a huge range of mini-pumps out there, but the Birzman Horizons stands out in the crowd, combining contemporary design with a few old-school attributes that work surprisingly well. First – the dimensions. At 250mm end-to-end, it’s not as small as some mini-pumps, but any shorter and the pumping efficiency would be severely reduced. As … Read more
Yesterday morning the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, paid a visit to the factory of successful London bicycle manufacturers Brompton Bicycle Ltd where he was welcomed by the company’s Sales and Marketing Director Emerson Roberts.Hot on the heels of revelations regarding the stagnation of the British economy over the last 9 months, stated to … Read more
Cadel Evans may have sealed his victory in the 2011 Tour de France in Paris on Sunday, but it could be Christmas before we find out who will officially be recognised as winner of last year’s race following the news that the appeal hearing relating to the Alberto Contador doping case, scheduled for next week, … Read more
Channel 4 News presenter and keen cyclist Jon Snow yesterday ran a report about the increasing number of riders dying on Britain’s roads.He asks why this is happening at a rate which, he says, cannot be explained simply by the increased number of cyclists out there.“Casualties on Britain’s roads are down in the last year … Read more
It’s no fun at all thinking about indoor training while the Tour de France is still on but that is exactly what we were doing last week; looking at Elite’s new rollers and home trainers in readiness for the coming blizzards and floods.There are a couple of nice trainers to add to the Italian company’s … Read more
There’s nothing like doing a ride in new socks, is there? Magic. Some socks stay feeling good for a long time after they’re new, and the Castelli Riga 9s are certainly one of those socks. Plus, they look Pro, and that’s very important in a sock. Fourteen quid’s an awful lot for a pair of … Read more
North Wales police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a cyclist died. The man in his fifties succumbed to injuries suffered when he crashed while riding on the A470 between Dolgellau and Machynlleth close to Minffordd on Sunday.A spokesman for North Wales Police said: “The police and ambulance were informed at around … Read more
