A road in Chichester will be getting a new 20mph speed limit and traffic-calming measures because it is a cyclist accident blackspot. County councillors approved plans for the creation of a 20mph zone and traffic-calming along Fishbourne Road East after investigations following a recent serious accident at the junction showed a high rate of collisions … Read more
Charge bikes, the very essence of a modern British bike brand, was today bought by Canadian compony Dorel Industries. “Is nothing sacred?”, traditionalists might ask… well no it would seem, and anyway Charge have never been great ones for tradition, they are only a few years old after all.Along with their parent company, Circle Bikes, … Read more
Keen eyed users of road.cc will have spotted the Video tab that recently appeared in the top nav, well now we’ve spotted it too… and we’ve clicked through to find loads of videos: news, reviews, interviews and features. There’s loads from our recent trip to Eurobike as well as bike reviews and interviews from earlier … Read more
Fast Forward wheels are fairly new players in the wheel scene: the company was founded in 2006 by Henk Schipper, an ex product manager at SRAM. FFWD only do wheels (and associated bits and bobs) and they’re gaining a reputation for well-considered, carefully built hoops: their 2010 line up has a bit of something for … Read more
Kinston Primary School pupils will celebrate the first completed element of a new project to improve the school run by taking part in cycling games near their newly installed bike shed. They will be joined by Director of Public Health for Bournemouth and Poole Dr Adrian Dawson. They will be celebrating the opening of a … Read more
Kinesis has announced updated build kit specifications to its Racelight T2 and Decade Convert2 models, which could be just the ticket for those of you thinking of investing in a new winter bike now that the evenings are drawing in.The Racelight T2 frame, which Kinesis says are also popular as lightweight tourers, year-round race bikes … Read more
Thousands of cyclists are expected at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire this Sunday for Bike Blenheim Palace 2009. Celebrating cycling in all its forms, Bike Blenheim Palace will include a 20km Time Trial, leisure rides, Sportif and provide the unique staging for the 2009 Brompton World Championship. It will also offer a rare opportunity to explore … Read more
I have two problems with MSG bikes who carried out the ergonomic fit for my new bike yesterday. The first is that upon measuring my hands I was told they were ‘medium’ sized. Medium? No man likes to have his hand size downplayed. We all know how the expression goes: big hands, big… actually I’m … Read more
“SRAM RED is my favourite componentry – Lance Armstrong, in fact he likes it so much that last year Armstrong invested some serious money in to the company. So no surprise then that SRAM have been announced as RadioShack’s official component supplier and will provide complete drivetrain, brakes, as well as chains, cables and housing.According … Read more
An exhibition celebrating cycling’s past, present and imagined future in Oxfordshire is currently open in the Museum of Oxford. Pedal Power – A portrait of cycling in Oxfordshire runs until Sunday, October 18 and is a fascinating snapshot of how cycling developed in Oxfordshire, as well as nationally, more than 100 years ago.Curated by London-based … Read more
