Subtitled ‘Your Digital Guide to Bicycle Commuting. Save Money. Burn Calories’ the popular 98 page book ‘Bike to Work’ has been updated for digital readers.Author Carlton Reid is the go-to guy on the benefits of cycling; apart from publishing this guide to starting commuting by bike, he runs the IPayRoadTax website which frenziedly campaigns for … Read more
A pump that fits in the palm of your hand? Capable of 130psi? Excuse my cynicism but we’ve been here before, on many occasions, and the outcome is more often that not the same: pump doesn’t deliver. That’s the case here, sadly.The nicely-constructed Airik has a smooth barrel and is genuinely tiny, at just 12cm … Read more
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June sees the Bicycle Music Festival, a pedal-powered musical entourage of five bands coming to six venues in London.We’ve reported previously on Dave Gorman’s comedy tour by bicycle and Paul Heaton cycling to a series of pub gigs. Now London gets the Bicycle Music Festival which combines five itinerant groups … Read more
As well as carbohydrate, these gels contain protein, caffeine and guarana to help maximise your performance. Everyone knows that carbs provide plenty of energy but we’re firm believers in filling the fuel tanks with more besides during exercise. Each of these 40g sachets provides a reasonable 107 calories of energy, including 25g of carbs. You … Read more
High-tech bike brand Cervélo have announced that they’ll be launching a new super-light road frame called the R5ca in August. They claim the 54cm model will hit the scales at an astonishing sub-700g weight without any compromises in terms of stiffness or comfort, while the price will be an equally astonishing €8000/$9600 US.The R5ca – … Read more
I am cycling 114 miles on the 3rd of August 2010 from Bath to Bridgnorth, crossing the old Severn bridge, through the Forest of Dean, skirting the Malverns and arriving along the rolling Severn valley. The money raised is on behalf of the Wooden Spoon Society (www.woodenspoon.com) Shropshire, who are supporting, amongst other things, an … Read more
A massive response to this schwag grab, with 350 of you pleading your case for the Shutt VR goodies in just a few days. There can only be one winner though, and as we wiped the tiffin crumbs from our mouths they fell onto the desk to form the username of the lucky reader*And that … Read more
It was another tough day in the mountains for the Giro peloton. Two cat 1 climbs (including the mighty Mortirolo) and an uphill finish to Aprica promised plenty of attacking riding and it duly delivered, with a fantastic fighting performance by David Arroyo that included a fearsome descent of the Mortirolo as he fought to … Read more
News that Royal Mail has appointed a new chief executive, Moya Greene, currently head of the Canadian Mail Service has spurred the CTC to launch a campaign to keep posties cycling. The organisation hopes to persuade the new chief executive to reverse the decision of her predecessor, Adam Crozier who wants to reduce Royal Mail’s … Read more
Crikey. Just landed in the office with a barely audible rubbery squeak are Reynolds’ flagship RZR wheels. At a claimed weight of under 900g a pair, these really are astonishingly light wheels. Our test set came fitted with Conti tubs so we haven’t been able to weigh them naked, but a quick glance at the … Read more
