Spend a little time on its website, and you can’t help but be aware that the Rapha brand is built as much around the spirit of epic rides as the high-end garments and accessories it sells, and this month that fact is underlined by two events linked to one of the most mythical climbs in … Read more
Cyclists in Coventry have this weekend been commemorating Britain’s first Olympic cycling champion with a 92-mile ride from the West Midlands city to Much Wenlock, Shropshire, said to be the birthplace of the modern Olympic movement.Organised by the Coventry Transport Museum whose exhibits include an extensive collection of bicycles, and led by local cyclist Mick … Read more
The Lezyne speed drive CO2 looks like a very nice package for the minimally minded. CO2 pumps don’t get much smaller or much lighter. It accepts all threaded cartridges, but only works on Presta valves. In theory, operating instructions are pretty straightforward: screw cartridge all the way into head, pop on the valve, unscrew half … Read more
Prestige Italian brand Bianchi have just announced two new road bikes in their line-up for 2011 – the superlight and super high end Oltre and the mid to high end alu/carbon Sempre. And we’re the only Brits to have ridden them.The Oltre is a new entry at number one in the Bianchi range, coming in as … Read more
Bicycle retailer Evans Cycles will be providing technical support in London next Saturday and Sunday for the Open Garden Squares Weekend to ensure that mechanical problems don’t hamper those using pedal power to get between venues.More than 200 gardens will be participating in the event, which is organised by London Parks & Gardens Trust, which … Read more
We’ve all heard the advice to buy a new helmet after the current one’s been impacted in a fall, but as you sit there dazed on the tarmac picking gravel out of your elbows and knees and checking your prized frame for scratches – not necessarily in that order, if you’re anything like us – … Read more
A group of riders drawn mainly from the film and advertising industries are gearing up to take part in the 10th annual Fireflies Tour that will see them cycle 1,000 kilometres through the Alps from Geneva to Cannes with the aim of taking the amount they have raised for a cancer charity to beyond the … Read more
The 2010 European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition turned out to be an even bigger feast for bike lovers lucky enough to make it to the show. All types of bike were on display, from low-riders and high-wheelers to cutting-edge composites and artfully-finished classics – and there were a good few ‘firsts’ revealed at the show.Marco Bertoletti’s … Read more
As anyone who watches University Challenge knows, typical courses followed by students at the University of Oxford include Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Modern Languages and Chemical Engineering. Now, one enterprising contributor to Cherwell, the august institution’s student newspaper, can add first class honours in Bike Theft to his CV.But before anyone gets on the blower … Read more
From next week, youngsters in Wales will be able to develop key life skills while having fun on their bike’s thanks to next Wednesday’s launch of Bike Club in the Principality.The project is a joint initiative of national cyclists’ organisation CTC, Youth Cymru, the umbrella body for youth groups in Wales, and ContinYou Cymru, which … Read more
