Bikesales4u are now distributing steel frames from Duell. The Dutch brand has been designing and custom-building racing and trekking frames by hand for over 30 years.The 2011 Duell range consists of the Passion, Passion Classic, Vogue VS and Vogue VSO road race frames plus an Audax Roadmaster and a fixed gear frameset due for release … Read more
Polar are celebrating this year’s Tour de France by launching a limited edition of their CS500 cycling computer with yellow details. In addition to the new design, it comes with an extended memory capacity that allows you to store more data from every ride.We have reviewed the CS500 in the past. It features traditional functions such … Read more
Round 2 of the Bath Cycle Races was held last night in front of what seemed like a much larger crowd than last week (round 1 report here). In fact, the whole event seemed to be much bigger, with catering and all, lending a festive atmosphere to procedings. With the event now on twitter and … Read more
Ever heard of Spin Cycleworks? Possibly, possibly not: they’re fairly new in the cycling scene but the company has been formed of the back of a solid background of engineering in other fields. Spin’s MD Drew Gill has been working with Titanium for many years, and riding Titanium bikes since the first ones appeared. But … Read more
Following Monday’s tragic death of Wouter Weylandt at the Giro d’Italia, the number 108 which he wore during the race is destined to assume a special significance in the cycling world. Now, a T-shirt is available bearing those three digits that will allow you to pay tribute to the 26-year-old Belgian, while benefiting the fund … Read more
Every so often I find myself involved in an event, a series or a something where I get a sense of something important “happening”, something which will go down in local cycling folklore should it not happen again. I think the last time I can say this of a race was at the innaugral Brighton … Read more
An online survey drawn up by the Nottinghamshire Road Safety Partnership to tie in with their Use Your Cycle Helmet Campainc which seeks to get more people to helmets and high-visibility clothing while riding their bikes appears to give the impression that it is the behaviour of cyclists themselves that is responsible for many of … Read more
The LAS Victory exudes the kind of secure fit and attention to detail that you’d expect from a top-level lid. It’s pretty light too, and the swappable liners are a nice touch. It’s well vented, well made and comfortable, with a good range of adjustment. As you’d expect from a £100+ helmet you get an … Read more
It’s always interesting to check out the pro’s bikes at big races, and we got busy snapping away ahead of the Giro d’Italia’s opening stage in Turin on Saturday.Italian UCI Professional Continental team Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli are on Cipollini bikes. This (top) is the RB1000, made from T1000 and M46J carbon fibre, with a frame … Read more
After paying its respects to Wouter Weylandt on yesterday’s stage into Livorno, the Giro d’Italia peloton returned to racing in earnest today with a thrilling Stage 5 over the strade bianche of Tuscany to a hilltop finish in the ancient Umbrian town of Orvieto. The stage was won by Rabobank’s Pieter Weening, who managed to stay … Read more
