More than 3,500 riders signed up to take part in this weekend’s 2010 Northern Rock Cyclone Challenge sportive.All sorts of cyclists, from pros to club cyclists to children, took on the 33, 63 and gruelling 104 mile routes in Northumberland – with the 63 and 104 mile options featuring revamped courses for this year. The Northern … Read more
Four-time winner Jure Robic of Slovenia continuing to set the pace in the individual competition of the Race Across America (RAAM), with the Slovenian now 1,145 miles into the 3,000 mile journey from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland.That puts him at time station 20 in Trinidad, Colorado exactly three days after starting the race. Second … Read more
Two new cycle routes in Trafford and Coldfield are now open to the public.The routes are both part of the Sustrans’ Connect2 project, a UK-wide scheme bringing new walking and cycling routes to local communities from Dumfries to Weymouth.In Trafford, the Bridgewater Way scheme was opened after a week of events along the canal. This … Read more
A cycling festival will be taking place at Great Yarmouth stadium next weekend. The Bike-It festival will take place on Saturday, June 19 and will mark the relaunch of the Great Yarmouth Cycling Club, as well as National Bike Week. Activities will include family track rides, an inter-schools challenge and bike training. There will also … Read more
Tubular purists look away now: we had good experiences of using Jantex tub tape. It was easy to fit, the tyres didn’t fall off, and, erm, that’s about it. There’s plenty of people that’ll tell you that it’s not as strong as cement and they may well be right, but it was plenty strong enough … Read more
Altura’s Urban 17 briefcase pannier is yet another of those clever ideas that demolishes the image of the sweaty disorganised commuter cyclist. So called because it comfortably swallows the larger 17- inch laptops, it marries a host of bike and office friendly features in a smart, practical fashion. The Urban is made from P-tec. The … Read more
A hotly disputed cycling safety scheme for Cambridge goes before councillors next week.In an attempt to stop cars parking on a cycle lane along the busy Gilbert Road, Cambridgeshire County Council officers are recommending widening the existing cycle lane from 1.3 to 1.7 metres and adding double yellow lines to prohibit parking in the cycle … Read more
Plans to introduce a congestion charge in York seem certain to be dropped now that a group set up to find ways to prevent future gridlock in the city has decided not to recommend it. Instead, the City of York Council cross-party traffic congestion scrutiny committee recommends focusing on improving public transport and making walking and … Read more
Yesterday, we highlighted a number of celebrities’ “dream bikes” that are currently on display at the London Transport Museum, ahead of being auctioned off next week to benefit the social enterprises that made them.As road.cc user handlebarcam pointed out in a comment to our story, if you happen to be Lord Sugar – worth a … Read more
New bike brands don’t come along that often and certainly not ones with a complete range of bikes and a story to tell… they certainly don’t launch just a few miles from the road.cc office either, no surprise then that UK launch of new urban brand, Creme Cycles caught our eye. So it was off … Read more
