Night time cyclo-cross racing and cash prizes comes to London this Halloween courtesy of roller-racing outfit Rollapaluza. Inspired by Belgian cyclo-cross races the joint promotion between Rollapaluza and VCL cycling clubs will also feature a course that runs through the beer tent and events for novice, singlespeed mountain bikes, and fixed wheel riders.Rollapaluza events usually … Read more
There’s no two ways about it: this is a really excellent set of wheels. They’re light, they’re well built from quality components and they’re great value. On top of that the ride quality and stiffness are well up there with rival wheelsets – even some considerably more expensive ones – and if you don’t like … Read more
Yesterday when I was out on a 30 mile training ride, a youth on a bmx rode across on coming taffic and skidded in front of me! I slammed on the anchors and pulled an endo on my Allez Elite. What an idiot! Some of these younsters give cyclists a bad name; the number I see … Read more
As part of our continuing quest to bring you the best news in road cycling we will, of course, be off to Friedrichshafen for the biggest and best of all the bike shows: Eurobike. Unless you’ve been it’s hard to imagine the scale of this giant show, 13 halls (one of them a Zeppelin hanger, … Read more
The 2010 announcements are coming thick and fast now, and next to hit the inbox is a sneak peek at the Genesis lineup for 2010. Genesis have been courting the attentions of a swanky London design agency for the graphics for the coming year’s bikes, and the look is very stripped back BoHo. We’re mostly … Read more
The Urban Mover UM44S is a decent electric bike that will appeal to commuters and leisure cyclists who want, or need, a bit of a push along the way. The electrics perform well, it isn’t overly heavy and the ride quality is pretty good. It isn’t without its faults but electric bikes are getting better … Read more
Things looked bleak last week for Simon Hood and there was a real possibility that his Bicycle Kicks quest to spend a season following his team to every game in the country by bike to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society would come to a grinding halt before it had even started.Despite the best efforts … Read more
Dahon have released details of their new IOS folding bike a machine they are calling “a complete urban commuting solution, with a bike pump, lighting, and even a phone/GPS/device charger integrated directly into the design of the bike”.Aside from making all those urban necessities a part of the bike Dahon also say that the IOS … Read more
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong, proved why he is a legend yesterday by winning the Leadville 100 mountain bike race in a record time overcoming freezing rain, a puncture and Leadville legend and six time defending champion, Dave Wiens in the process.Armstrong knocked almost 17 minutes off the course record, set by Wiens last year, coming … Read more
