Rapha are offering a massive 50% off their women’s clothing range at the moment – but you’ll have to be quick to take advantage. This Festa della Donna offer ends at midday on 1 March…. which doesn’t give you a lot of time.In other female-related Rapha news, the clothing brand is offering five female cyclists … Read more
The Bike Station, a Scottish cycling and recycling charity, has developed a map detailing a hitherto little-known traffic-free cycling and walking transport network in Edinburgh that runs parallel to the city’s roads.Dubbed the Inner Tube, the network includes disused rail lines and canal towpaths which allow Edinburgh’s citizens to get around the Scottish capital quickly … Read more
Clear the decks the date for this year’s Mountain Mayhem Sportive has been announced, it’s 19 of June and this year’s it’s sponsored by road.cc! Like last year there will be 50km and 100km routes, and the aim is to be back at the festival by lunchtime or indeed “Munchtime” as it’s called in Mountain … Read more
Video footage has captured the moments a peaceful critical mass ride in the city of Porto Alegre in south eastern Brazil on Friday evening turned into something much nastier when a motorist accelerated through a group of 130 riders, hitting 20 of them and putting 9 in hospital. The footage is not for the faint … Read more
It’s been a quiet week in the Alberto Contador doping case, but that’s not to say nothing has happened. in the past few days the head of the World Anti-Doping Agancy (WADA) has confirmed that the organisation wants its day in court and that it’s prepared to play a long game; Contdador’s lawyer explained the … Read more
This cream is thicker than most – the consistency is a lot like Vaseline – but it’s easy to slap on to your skin or the pad of your shorts, and once applied it stays put.This does exactly what you want a chamois cream to do – prevent rubbing and the nasty consequences thereof, such … Read more
They make helmets, they make gloves, now Giro also make shoes, announced last summer Giro’s new shoe range is due to hit shops in the UK in the next couple of weeks and we got our first up close look at them here at iceBike. When you’re making a new range of cycling shoes where do … Read more
Listen, we’ve all got enough old sponges and bottles of washing up liquid knocking about to make a decent fist of cleaning our bikes. Sometimes it’s nice just to know you’ve got everything in one place, and that’s where the Pit Kit comes in. Brushes, sponge, degreaser, bucket and finishing spray, all in a handy … Read more
Bit late for tiffin and if I have to so much look at another cup of tea tonight…well, so it’s fine wines and twiglets for tonight’s Schwag Grab selection prize draw. The fickle finger of fate has proved particularly fickle about this week’s point schtick and its sidekick the random-numer-o-meter has been totally random. This … Read more
Transport for London is generally regarded as having a reasonably enlightened attitude towards cyclists but not, it seems, where Blackfriars Bridge is concerned.Cycle commuters who regularly cross the Thames at this point are suggesting the authority is undoing much of its good work with ill-considered changes to the current traffic system which will disadvantage those on … Read more
