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Giant unveils the “lightest, most efficient TCR ever” – but is it enough for it to remain the brand’s flagship road race bike?
Giant has unveiled what it calls the “lightest, most efficient TCR ever”. Now in its 10th generation, the TCR is Giant’s “complete race bike” and this latest model sheds 70g, gains a millimetre of tyre clearance and cleans up the front end in a bid to bring the 28-year-old classic up to date. Alongside the … Read more
Tartan paint? Check out the very special Specialized S-Works Aethos that’s being ridden from Edinburgh to Rome this week
Tartan paint? No, not the fool’s errand where you send the newbie off to the storeroom on an impossible task, this is the special finish that Spoon Customs has put on a Specialized S-Works Aethos that’s currently being ridden from Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh to Rome to help raise money to cure motor neurone disease … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 893: Impatient driver damages van while trying to squeeze past cyclist on narrow country lane
Our latest Near Miss of the Day video, submitted by a reader in West Yorkshire, shows the moment an impatient van driver earned the self-inflicted double whammy of damaging their vehicle while trying to squeeze past a cyclist on a narrow country lane, before then receiving a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) through the door from the … Read more
UCI to review design rules in light of Team Visma-Lease a Bike helmet and “ever more radical designs”
The UCI has addressed the cycling world’s meltdown following Team Visma-Lease a Bike debuting a new alien-esque Giro TT lid at yesterday’s Tirreno-Adriatico time trial, the governing body stating that it will carry out an “in-depth analysis of the regulations governing the design and use of time trial helmets”.In a statement put out this afternoon, the UCI explained … Read more
Look’s new Keo Blade Power is “the lightest power meter pedal on the market”
Look has introduced new Keo Blade power meter pedals for the road – and X-Track power meter pedals for riding off-road – which, it says, are extremely lightweight, feature a standard Q-factor (pedal stance width), and offer data that are accurate to within +/-1%. Aside from the strain gauges, all of the clever gubbins (it’s a … Read more
Cyclist ordered to pay £500 for riding bicycle through town centre as councillor claims hefty fine is “great result for our enforcement teams”
A North East Lincolnshire councillor has hailed a “great result for our enforcement teams” after a 60-year-old cyclist in Grimsby was fined and ordered to pay £500 after breaching a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) by cycling through the town centre.It is the latest episode in the ongoing “zero-tolerance policy” for cyclists riding bicycles in … Read more
Rapha unveils “fastest jersey” it’s ever produced as part of latest Pro Team collection
Rapha has launched its latest Pro Team collection for 2024, and the headline act, the Pro Team Aero Jersey, claims to be the fastest jersey ever produced by Rapha. The new cycling jersey will, says Rapha, deliver “unrivalled aerodynamic performance”, and comfort without forgetting versatility. That’s a lot of claims for a simple jersey, but it’s … Read more
Cyclists slam council’s “biased survey” asking “how much of a nuisance and danger e-bikes” are to residents
A London council has been accused of running the “most biased survey ever” and “completely wasting time” on an anti-cyclist “PR exercise”, the backlash coming after the local authority shared a short online survey asking residents for their views on “how much of a nuisance and danger e-bikes and e-scooters” are.Tower Hamlets Council is the London … Read more
