One thing we’ve seen a bit of evidence of at this year’s show is manufacturers taking the suspension of road bikes a little bit more seriously. By ‘seriously’, we mean thinking about the lines of an urban machine rather than just sticking a pair of thinned down MTB forks on the front and a coil … Read more
Cambridge Design Partnership’s Gmax Go system has been selected as the tracking technology for The Tour of Britain 2009.The UK’s largest professional bike race, sponsored by Highland Spring, starts in Scunthorpe on Saturday, September 12 and finishes on Victoria Embankment, London, on Saturday, September 19. The provisional list of teams taking part in the event are: … Read more
Nearly £1million is to be spent on cycling and walking routes in Glasgow’s East End because the city council wants to encourage more healthy lifestyles in an area of chronic ill health. The council also plans to give better cycling and walking access to job and education opportunities in the city.The scheme involves infrastructure upgrading … Read more
You could spend a whole week at Eurobike just looking at wheels, and still not see every one. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the more interesting stuff we’ve seen, as well as news from the major players. We’ll add more when we see more, and we’re sure we will. Of the major players, … Read more
Charge Bikes have a reputation for doing things with a certain style so it should come as no surprise that they’ve produced their own range of bike wear that you’d be happy to wear when you’re not on your bike too. Among the garments in their first collection are trousers, shorts, a technical wool jacket, … Read more
Image © UnipublicVuelta 2009 Stage 5: Tarragona-Vinaròs, 174KMAndré Greipel made it two in a row for himself and three for his team Columbia-HTC by perfectly timing his sprint to beat Belgium’s Tom Boonen in Vinaròs this afternoon – and time bonuses and a split in the bunch mean that the German rider also takes the … Read more
With only nine days to go before the start of The Tour of Britain, organisers SweetSpot Group have announced the names of the remaining four teams to make up the total line up for this year’s event. They are Katusha, Rabobank, Joker Bianchi and ISD-Neri.All four squads make their Tour of Britain debuts, with Rabobank … Read more
British Cycling has launched a new section online dedicated to its history and to the history of cycling as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary as the national governing body for the sport.The section, ‘50 Years of British Cycling’ intends to bring back to life some of the most memorable moments in the sport’s history, from … Read more
Olympic medallists Ed Clancy and Rob Hayles will be among 70 elite cyclists competing at the annual Warwick Cycle Races this Sunday. Clancy was gold medallist in the Beijing team pursuit while Hayles won silver and bronze medals at Athens in 2004 in the team pursuit and Madison events. They will be taking part in … Read more
Shimano have been working with the world’s top sprinter, Mark Cavendish, on a new super-stiff handlebar and stem in an effort to produce a strong, stiff, and light combination that harnesses the maximum amount of the Manx Missile’s motive force as he charges for the line. Cavendish has been racing with the prototype bar and … Read more
