Joe Mizereck, who through his 3feetplease website has successfully fought to have minimum passing distance laws introduced in a number of US states has come up with a new way of keeping cyclists safe on the roads – small stickers that attach to wing mirrors, reminding drivers to look out for cyclists – and is … Read more
This Bio Grease from Pedros is so wholesome you could spread it on your toast. Okay, maybe that’s going a bit far but it is at least non-toxic and biodegradable, so you can slap it on guilt free. It’s good stuff too, though it does have a tendency to separate in the heat.The 85g tube … Read more
Backpackers travelling through Latin America are taking to two wheels to get an adrenaline rush by tackling what has been nicknamed the ‘Death Road,’ where 18 foreign cyclists have died during the last 12 years.The unpaved road, which runs from La Paz to Coroico in Bolivia, is bordered on one side by a cliff face … Read more
Brett Lancaster of Cervélo TestTeam yesterday continued what is turning out to be a fantastic few days for Australian cycling by winning Stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California in Santa Rosa, crossing the line inches ahead of the hugely talented young rider from Liquigas, Peter Sagan. The win puts the 30-year-old into the … Read more
Cateye’s Adventure computer occupies the middle ground between basic units and the more involved, data-downloadable computers at the high end. For your hundred quid you get a well made, easy-to use bit of kit that adds a few useful features to the standard set.Setting up the Adventure is a pretty simple process, just follow the … Read more
James Bowthorpe, who last year circumnavigated the globe in just 176 days on a Santos Tourer, is off on his travels again, and is calling on 99 cyclists to join him on a ride from John O’Groats to Land’s End to help raise at least £100,000 for What’s Driving Parkinson’s charity, the same charity that … Read more
I wish my garage (AKA bike workshop….. do not tell significant other) was as tidy as this.Flo K
The guys at Sabbath have been in touch with some pretty big news if you’re a lover of British designed Titanium bikes, as of May 23rd they will be partnering up with Evans Cycles.The deal will be sealed at the Evans King of the Downs sportive and to mark the event Evans and Sabbath will … Read more
Matt Goss of HTC-Columbia claimed a surprise victory in Stage 9 of the Giro d’Italia in Cava de’ Tirreni this afternoon, as team-mate André Greipel again failed to capitalise on a sterling effort from the US ProTour team, which had spent the day driving the peloton forward to keep a four-man break in check. Pippo … Read more
We like a nice bar in these parts, so there was a certain amount of excitment when Ritchey whizzed us over news of not one, but two new offerings: the WCS Curve and the WCS Evo Curve.Both of them are tasty looking bits of kit, the Curve is made from carbon while the Evo Curve … Read more
