Britain’s biggest bike retailer Halfords has suffered poor sales of children’s bikes in the run-up to Christmas which in turn has dented its profit forecast.A combination of the coldest December on record and a seemingly less active pre- and early-teen population who prefer computer gaming to cycling conspired to depress the market at what is … Read more
With many of the world’s top riders now in South Australia for the Tour Down Under which begins on Tuesday and is preceded by tomorrow’s Cancer Council Classic, the 2011 racing year is about to get under way, bringing to an end what these days seems an increasingly shorter close season.Here, in a piece penned … Read more
Way back at the Eurobike 2009 trade show we spotted the Tout Terrain Grande Route, a disc equipped fast tourer in a similar mould to the Kona Sutra or Salsa Fargo. Well, we’ve finally got one in and I am the lucky chap giving it a good thrashing. It’s a handsome beast but it’s not … Read more
You might remember the Rapha Festive 500, announced in mid-December, which challenged cyclists to get out on their bike over the festive season and put 500 kilometres in. Well, if you thought the blanket of white stuff that covered the Britain shortly before Christmas was a decent excuse to opt out, think again – the … Read more
Described by Gore as “a trendy and light attractive all-round and tour jacket” the Countdown Active Shell available in both men’s and women’s versions is an unusual proposition. It’s not often that you see a seriously insulated (using incredibly effective synthetic Primaloft insulation) jacket aimed squarely at the cyclist, rather than the more general outdoor … Read more
CTC Cymru says it may advise cyclists to break a council byelaw in order to force an issue of road safety in Llandudno to a head, reports the North Wales Weekly News. The organisation failed to secure the provision of a cycle route along the town’s North Shore and believes the byelaws which supposedly ban … Read more
In the movie Chasing Legends, one HTC-Columbia rider – Tony Martin or Bernie Eisel we imagine – reflects off-camera that a particularly gruelling day in the saddle was like a “holiday in Stalingrad,” site of the battle in 1942-3 which proved to be a turning point in the Second World War as the Red Army … Read more
Cycling stars’ salaries have come under the spotlight this week, focused under the issue of whether or not high-profile riders can forgo their salaries and, in effect, ride for free. The issue was raised by the return of Danilo di Luca to the sport, who offered to ride for Katusha for nothing, and now it … Read more
Bike brands Canyon and Cervélo have reached an amicable settlement in their legal dispute regarding the Maximus seat tube patent. Cervélo is allowed to continue manufacturing its frames using the familiar seat tube design and in return Canyon gets the right to use certain Cervélo patents.Canyon’s European patent refers to a seat tube with a … Read more
Heard of Curana? Maybe not, but the Belgian accessory makers have big plans. We read on their website that their “innovation strategy is 100% offensive”, we’re not sure if that’s a good thing or not but hey, it’s a bold claim. These C-Lite mudguards are stylish, robust, easy to fit… and a little bit short.Out … Read more
