Back in September 2008 road.cc posted an article about a bike customisation movement called scraper bikes which started out in Oakland, California. Street kids who didn’t have much money would customize their bicycles, not with trick carbon and titanium hand crafted bits of bike jewellery but by rather more humble means, with sticky tape and … Read more
You may be an aspiring Chris Akrigg or just a normal Joe wanting to dart across town, but whatever you need from a fixed you’ll get good value from Mongoose’s Maurice, which is a fine ride and comes in well under most of the competition on price. There’s a few cut corners along the way … Read more
Cycling’s international governing body today issued a statement (full text below) further refuting Floyd Landis’ claim that the organisation colluded in the covering up of a failed blood test by Lance Armstrong at the Tour de Suisse. On Friday the UCI pointed out that Armstrong did not compete in the 2002 edition of the race. Today … Read more
Vision have just released their new and updated UCI-approved base bars and they’re scheduled to arrive in the UK in the next few weeks.The base bars are for model year 2011 (yes, 2011), and they’re available in alloy Team and carbon fibre versions. Both are ergonomically and aerodynamically shaped and come with internal cable routing.UCI … Read more
The Halfords Tour Series kicks off tonight on a tight, one-kilometre circuit around the offices, bars and shops of London’s Canary Wharf, giving cycling fans in the capital – and many more through TV – the chance to have a first look at our very own Kuota-road.cc team.While Canary Wharf may not quite be Rapha … Read more
Sky and British Cycling have announced the dates and locations for this year’s series of Sky Rides – we already know there’s one in London, Mayor Boris spilled the beans on the Mayor’s Sky Ride a couple of weeks back, but 10 other cities will also host mass participation rides and there will be rides … Read more
Stefano Garzelli of Acqua & Sapone, who started the day in 24th position on the Giro d’Italia’s general classification, put in a stunning mountain time trial to win Stage 16 of the race at Plan de Corones this afternoon. However, the real drama happened at the top of the overall standings where strong rides by … Read more
Following a deluge of complaints from cyclists the BBC regional new programme Look East has been forced to broadcast a correction (watch it below) to a piece in which its reporter, Kim Riley, failed to correct a viewer’s comment about “road tax” while reading out a number of anti-cycling tirades from Mr and Mrs Angry … Read more
The Pedros brand is known for its environmentally sound credentials, and this bike wash is true to the ethos. You can spray it on your bike, wash it off, and the resulting effluent running down the drain won’t harm Planet Earth.To test it, I used Green Fizz on my training bike after a couple of … Read more
They stand, unnoticed by many, but for others a poignant reminder of the dangers cyclists face every day, in cities around the world, each commemorating a life cut short as a bike rider on his or her way to work, to go shopping, or simply hang out with friends paid the ultimate cost for simply … Read more
