Oakley have a long and established pedigree for producing high quality optics in distinctive and innovative frame designs that soon become sought after.The company’s hardcore cycling specific range is tried and tested in professional circles, but how do the ‘crossover’ sports models function within the realms of cycling?Pretty well is the answer. The Commit SQ … Read more
Here are the first proper pics of Whyte’s new R-7 commuter bikes that will be launched for 2011. A few weeks ago we reported that the British mountain bike brand was branching out into the urban market, and now we’ve managed to get some more information along with a sneek peek of a couple of the … Read more
The Chairman of Cycling England, Philip Darnton, has hailed what he terms “a real sense of a cycling renaissance” in Bristol, the country’s first Cycling City, which he visited earlier this month.Mr Darnton had gone to Bristol along with other representatives of Cycling England to see first-hand how Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils were working … Read more
Rapha-Condor-Sharp’s Chris Newton has escaped with “minor injuries” after being struck by a car while out training this morning in a collision that left his bike a write-off.The news was broken on Twitter by Team Manager John Herety, who tweeted a message earlier this morning that read: “Some bad Karma around me, Chris Newton knocked … Read more
What’s good about electric bikes? They broaden the appeal of cycling and make the bike a viable alternative for more people. And the downside? Well, they tend to be heavy and expensive. Step forward inventor and entrepreneur Stephen Britt, who’s in the running to win a £50,000 business development grant. His product? Powered pedals.Yup, we’re … Read more
Just four days to go now until we set off for the big TRAT adventure and I’m finding it increasingly tricky to think or talk about anything other than this blessed bike ride – to my wife’s ongoing amusement.Last week a few of us met ride patron and Channel 4 news legend Jon Snow, who … Read more
The number of cyclists killed on Scotland’s roads fell by almost half last year, according to new official figures released by the Scottish Government. According to the Key 2009 Reported Road Casualty Statistics, which has just been published by the Scottish Government, five cyclists were killed in Scotland last year, down from nine in 2008 but … Read more
A new online bicycle registration service has been launched in the UK that harnesses tagging technology to scan and report stolen bikes that have been marked with an anti-theft tag, using smartphones such as the Apple iPhone.The Bike Revolution website allows cyclists to register their bikes with the service and obtain the Pulse ID tag … Read more
We recently reviewed the Blackburn Atom 4.0. Now it is the turn of the little brother, the Blacburn Atom 2.0, essentially the wired version of the Atom 4.0.The 2.0 by Blackburn is a neat little unit that can be mounted either on the stem or on your bars. The stem mount supplied allowed me to … Read more
Endura Racing made a clean sweep of the first three places in the penultimate round of the Halfords Tour Series in Chester last night, with New Zealander Jack Bauer, who got clear of the field with around ten minutes of the race left, followed home by team-mates Ian Wilkinson and Rob Hayles, the first time … Read more
