Boardman Bikes are really ramping things up for 2011/12 with new Elite and Performance ranges for the road. There are two new top-end carbon road frames plus a BB30 revamp for an old favourite. All that adds up to 14 new carbon models (and a top end TT bike on the way) plus new versions … Read more
Brighton and Hove Council will spend £8,000 of Cycling England and Civitas cash on an artist-led project that will “get to the psychology of cycling” reports the Argus.The aim of Civitas is supposed to be to help cities achieve a more sustainable urban transport system while the now defunct Cycling England’s tagline was “more people … Read more
RCS Sport, organisers of the Giro d’Italia which gets under way in Turin in exactly two months’ time, have confirmed the teams for this year’s race, and the big news is that Vacansoleil-DCM will be taking part. That follows rumours in recent days that the Dutch outfit, which on paper was guaranteed a place, was … Read more
The Office of Tax Simplification has recommended to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne that the Cycle to Work scheme be retained due to the benefits it brings in encourage people to take up cycling and lead healthier lifestyles.The Chancellor is expected to make a final decision on the scheme’s future in the forthcoming Budget, … Read more
SRAM’s S900 brake lever is something a bit different. It’s not often you get to see a brake-only lever for a road bike these days, they’re all modern fancy units filled with all sorts of gear-changing trickery, but there’s a small but significant army of fixed (the ones that use brakes at least), one-gear and … Read more
You may how we reported last November the frustration experienced by barrister Martin Porter QC, who blogs under the name The Cycling Silk, following the refusal of the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service to prosecute a driver who had threatened to kill him, despite having video evidence of the incident.The story attracted many comments … Read more
Vaconsoleil-DCM got a chance to briefly forget their problems this afternoon as Thomas de Gendt won the opening stage of Paris-Nice, the young Belgian one of three riders to jump off the front of the peloton with a little under 40km and doing just enough to cross the finish line in Houdan with the peloton … Read more
Finally, I’ve got my hands on our brand new Viner Maxima RS for review on road.cc, and it’s looking amazing. Excited? Oh yes.Okay, so here’s the story so far… All Maximas are made-to-measure so I’ve had a bike fitting in London courtesy of Guiseppe at Velo Solutions, and the frame has now been handbuilt by … Read more
Signs of the recent rapprochement between world cycling’s governing body, the UCI, and the French anti-doping agency, the AFLD, have been highlighted by the news that the two organisations will be co-operating on the Paris-Nice race, which began this morning in the town of Houdan, some 40 miles west of the French capital.The ‘Race To … Read more
White Lightning Epic Ride light lube sounds like a contradiction in terms but the combination of low friction and relative tenacity will win friends among racers, club, audax and even mountain bikers looking for a thin, yet durable lube. Bang on for chains, it also tames squeaky cleat mechanisms, derailleur jockey wheels, pivot points and … Read more
