A gilet is one of the most useful and versatile pieces of kit you can own and a well considered one like this is good to find.The Race Lite gilet isn’t the lightest, the most pared down or the warmest option available but it marks a good balance between usefulness and weight saving. At 120g … Read more
With the 2010 pro cycling season proving to have been packed with incident both on and off the bike, it’s amazing to think that its less than 12 months since we sat in on Team Sky’s launch in London. Each season of course has its fair share of thrills, spills and drama, but 2010 seems to … Read more
A left-wing Israeli activist has been jailed for three months by a court in Tel Aviv for participating in a Critical Mass bike ride in the city nearly three years ago demonstrating against the country’s blockade of Gaza.The “unusually harsh” sentence handed down to Jonathan Pollak, a founding member of a protest group called Anarchists … Read more
These are designed as a pair of go-to riding gloves for the whole autumn-spring period, and as they are made from a windproof and water repellent soft shell fabric, they’re a versatile choice for all but the very coldest weather. The Windstopper soft shell fabric is designed to be water repellent as well as windproof, … Read more
Further details have emerged of the efforts the Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali made during the Second World War to help protect the country’s Jews from the Holocaust with the news that not only did he use training rides to act as a courier, but also hid a Jewish family in the cellar of his … Read more
A Dutch handcyclist who had ambitions of improving on the two silver medals she won at the Beijing Paralympics will not now be able to go for gold at London 2012 after she was struck from behind by a cyclist while she was out training, with the accident leading to her being able to walk … Read more
One topic of debate among cycling fans during the 2010 season has been whether Power Balance bracelets, which incorporate a hologram and are said to “work with your body’s natural energy field” to improve performance, actually work. The answer, according to authorities in Australia, appears to be a resounding “No!”Throughout 2010, the $30 silicone wristbands … Read more
A website set up by Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council as part of the Cycling City project is encouraging residents of the city to get out and about on their bikes by posting helmetcam footage of popular cycling routes.Videos posted on the Better By Bike website to date include one showing the route … Read more
The Cotic >X< was born because mountain bike racer Kate Potter (Cotic/Bontrager Race Team) wanted a bike to race during the cyclo-cross season while mountain bike competition was quiet. This bike is the production model of that request. Cotic have a passionate fan-base for their mountain bikes and their steel Roadrat has many commuting devotees, … Read more
Hello and happy Monday,i hope that like me you all had a very merry and (too) relaxed Christmas!The merriness in my household may have been as high as an alpine peak but that for the last couple of days but that’s where the cycling comparisons end I’m afraid-unless of course you count my being the … Read more
