We’ve all had what we would term as nasty falls from our bikes when cycling. But one female cyclist has miraculously survived from a truly horrendous one. The cyclist plummeted 100ft down a cliff and amazingly escaped with a broken collar bone and cuts and bruises after a mystery climber stopped to give her first … Read more
A cyclist has been hit with an ASBO that has banned him from riding in parts of Leicester after he waged a violent seven-year campaign of attacks on pedestrians in the city. Gurnaik Singh Dogra randomly kicked and punched pedestrians as he rode past them.Photographs of Dogra are to be placed across Leicester now that … Read more
The CTC is inviting cyclists to complete a survey sharing their views on what policies and proposals should be included in the National Cycle Plan, and how they should be prioritised. The CTC will then compile a report which will be presented to the Department for Transport.In June the Prime Minister announced that the DfT … Read more
Lights just seem to get smaller and smaller and brighter and brighter. At this rate, in a few years they’ll be brighter than the sun and invisible to the naked eye. For the time being though we’ll have to make do with units like the MiNewt USB which kicks out three hours of super-bright beam … Read more
Morning all. This is version 2 of today’s blog. I am not sure whether it is my browser or the Road.cc site to blame but for some reason as I was merrily typing the post my screen switched to the recent I-Phone headset article.Work lost. Lesson learned. This post originated in Open Office text!It has … Read more
To much fanfare we’re happy to announce that the first batch of road.cc tees is on its way! After much love was given to the three diamonds design when we asked what you all liked best we’ve naturally gone for that design, in three different colours.You can display your allegiance to the fine organ that … Read more
Made in the UK from wind and waterproof, breathable Coolmax, Seal Skinz hi Viz socks wouldn’t be my choice for performance road or cross racing but are just the ticket for three-seasons mountain biking, touring beyond the beaten track and more general outdoor use. Intended primarily as generic outdoor garments, they employ the same three … Read more
We’ve just uploaded our biggest batch of pictures yet from last month’s Eurobike exhibition in Germany in the process we’ve created a new gallery of road bikes, our biggest yet, and another gallery of singlespeeds and fixeds. Our Urban, utility and commuting gallery has now double in size – it’s enormous with well over 200 … Read more
Memory map have long been major players in the software side of GPS mapping, and now they’re dipping their toes in the waters of the harware market with a new GPS receiver, the Adventurer 2800. It comes pre-loaded with National Parks mapping on a 2Gb SD card and you get an extra 10,000 sq.km of … Read more
This season’s Revolution Cycling Series will be different, all the races and events that have made it such a success will still be in place but with the addition of a new league format which the organisers hope will add even more excitement to proceedings. In the new series instead of racing as individuals riders will … Read more
