As the clock winds down on the last hours of Cycling England, so too the funding stream to its Cycling Towns and Bristol, the sole Cycling City, is about to come to an end. But what does that loss of funding mean for those communities which have benefitted from the millions of pounds provided to … Read more
Apologies for the late running of this schwag, it was delayed by a points failure just outside Bath. Anyway, it’s here now. And the fickle finger of fate has done its pointy thing, and the pointees are:Apologies for the late running of this schwag, it was delayed by a points failure just outside Bath. Anyway, … Read more
Bikesales4u have just launched a new urban bike from Bella Ciao called the Reporter. Handmade in Italy from double-butted Columbus cromo steel, it’s available either as a singlespeed or with an 8-speed Alfine hub gear.With a horizontal top tube and slim tubes, the Reporter has a classic look. It’s a lugged construction while the quill … Read more
Commutering was getting a bit wearing last week, not to mention being at work all day and seeing the sun shining outside (not a problem I’ve encountered too much when living in rainy Scotland!) but with the sun shining on Sunday and some spare time it was a spiritual tonic to get out on the … Read more
The day Londoners are being urged to sign a petition against lethal lorries may not be the ideal time for the Government to propose allowing longer HGVs on Britain’s roads.However, today the Department for Transport has launched a consultation on the possibility of allowing an increase in the length of articulated lorries, saying that independent … Read more
There’s a place in every cyclist’s lock-up for an all-purpose, take-it-out-no-matter-what-the-weather type bike like the Whyte Caledonian, and with the past couple of winters being harsh enough to make Dickens shiver in his grave, this is now truer than ever.This kind of bike usually gets allocated names like commuter, urban, hybrid and the like, and … Read more
You’ll probably remember that back in July of last year that James Cracknell was attempting his own Race Across America that took in running, canoeing and, of course, cycling. James had some top end Merida bikes – a Scultura Evo and a Time Warp – for the cycling legs, and it was while he was … Read more
None of us likes to think about our own mortality, especially in relation to our passion for cycling. But here at road.cc we have chosen to actively highlight cases where cyclists have been killed on our roads, particularly by HGVs, in the hope of ultimately making Britain a safer place for all of us to … Read more
A 73-year-old cyclist from Bolton has been hospitalised after an occupant of a passing car pushed him off the bike. The victim, who has not been named, ended up underneath a parked van and suffered injuries to his elbow and legs, and may need a skin graft. Police have issued an appeal to try and … Read more
Next weekend’s Paris-Roubaix (10 April) will see Thor Hushovd and his Garmin-Cervélo teammates race over the cobbles on prototype wheels from Mavic code named M40. They’re semi-deep section carbon wheels designed especially for the Classics and cobbles.Mavic have made a short video featuring the wheels and Hushovd’s part in their development. It’s a similar proposition to … Read more
