…we saw a lady cyclist with her shorts round her ankles having an unashamed tinkle in the long grass by the side of the road. At least amid much boyish giggling, we think it’s just a tinkle, and it emerges that this kind of entertainment isn’t an upcharge on the holiday, just an unexpected extra … Read more
Thanks to road.cc user slow-cyclo who put us on to this excellent video showing the interactions between different road users on one intersection in New York. The video is part of a master’s thesis by NYC-based Ron Gabriel, and Ron has highlighted the interactions between different modes of transport to better illustrate what’s happening at … Read more
Titanium, eh? Interesting. There’s not so much of the tough stuff out there anymore but the guys at Spin think it’s still the best frame material there is. We had a look at the new Spin range a few weeks back, now we’ve got one to play with the Spitfire MkIII.We get spoilt around here … Read more
A court has been told how a cyclist riding from John O’Groats to Land’s End was killed when a driver bent down to pick up a satellite navigation device that had fallen from his car’s windscreen.The cyclist, 37-year-old Arthur Platt from Lyndhurst, Hampshire, a shift manager at Totton Health and Leisure Centre, died from the … Read more
The I-Clic is Time’s revolutionary metal spring free clipless road pedal, doing away with heavy archaic mechanics the whole cleat retention system is replaced by a simple single leaf of carbon that you would hope made the pedal lighter, smaller and pretty dang cool. The reality is a bit different, these I-Clic Carbons are actually … Read more
Well it wasn’t quite as sunny as last year, and big Dave was a bit peaky after finishing his last lap in the 24hr race at 5:30 in the morning, but the 2011 Mountain Mayhem sportive rolled out from Eastnor Deer Park with 120 riders, the same as last year, eager to try out the … Read more
Great Britain has slipped to ninth place in the latest UCI world rankings as Levi Leipheimer’s last-gasp win in the Tour de Suisse yesterday plus Fabian Cancellara’s victories in the opening and closing time trial stages saw the United States and Switzerland jump ahead in the standings. With the points scale weighted heavily towards performance … Read more
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans has launched a Dream Street design competition aimed at finding out what Britain’s children would like to see on the streets they live on and what features would make it easier – and safer – for them to get around whether on foot or by bike.The competition runs until 31 October … Read more
You know how it is: you’ve taken delivery of your new integrated seat post frame and whoops – you’ve accidentally lopped too much off it. Plus, the seat clamp that came with it is a bit heavy. Well, help’s at hand, thanks to milling meisters KCNC.Aftermarket seat clamps for 34.9mm seatmasts – not a universal … Read more
Team Green Britain Bike Week is now in full swing – you can find details of events close to you on its dedicated website – but the demise earlier this year of Cycling England caused a funding gap that has been plugged by the bike industry through Bike Hub, which has doubled its funding of … Read more
