Last Saturday saw the annual Blessing of the Bikes at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine on 112th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, New York city.This is the 12th time this has taken place and beforehand according to organizer Glen Goldstein, “Our friend Reverend Tom will say a few kind words and then sprinkle … Read more
Comfy as slippers, safe to walk in and sharp looks too. Shimano’s new RT81 shoes are a brilliant mix of proper road shoe and real world practicality. If you want a road shoe without the hassle of using road pedals, this is it: a road shoe for SPD pedals or indeed any other clipless pedal … Read more
Two rides this weekend: 63 miles yesterday and a whopping 116 today – the furthest I’ve ever cycled in a day I think. My system’s not quite sure what’s hit it. I’ve been floating around in a drowsy fug since I got home, talking nonsense and feeling strangely emotional, so God knows what I’m about … Read more
Fabian Cancellara won Paris-Roubaix for the second time this afternoon, following his stunning solo win in the Tour of Flanders last weekend with another sensational breakaway victory, attacking 50 kilometres out and eventually riding into the Roubaix velodrome two and a half minutes ahead of his closest pursuers.Last week, the Swiss Team Saxo Bank rider … Read more
It wasn’t planned to be this way. I was hoping to get a couple more weeks getting used to only having one gear on the flatter fenland roads.The 48×16 gearing of the single speed is still moulding my legs into shape so I figured whilst setting out this morning to grab an hour that the riding … Read more
When reviewing a piece of equipment it is relatively easy to be objective about its design, quality of manufacture and performance; glasses add another perspective, that being style. The Uvex Cro Pro are a traditional wrap around design with one piece lens clipped into the frame and with a removable nose piece switched between the … Read more
Anyone that’s spent any time reading Cycling Plus magazine over the last 20-odd years will probably have come across the name of Paul Vincent. As a former colleague of both myself and Tony, and the mag’s technical editor, Paul’s probably ridden a bigger range of road bikes than anyone else in the country over the … Read more
According to government figures obtained by the Society of Motoring Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) there were 220,000 less cars on the roads of the UK in 2009 compared to 2008.This is the first time the number of cars on the road has fallen since 1946 and it represents a 0.7% fall from 31,252,476 in 2008 … Read more
Tudor Sport’s York Jersey is a timeless classic likely to find popularity with a new audience loving retro chic but loathing boutique prices, while retaining its traditional touring and club market. For all its classic charms, the simple cotton/nylon mix lacks the climate control of modern fabrics so a good base layer is essential-it’s not … Read more
So, who in this particularly strained loaf-based analogy is going to be the tasty meat in this Sunday’s sandwich, who’s going to be the limp lettuce and will Hincapie be the dollop of mayonnaise that drops out and makes a sad mess on your shirt. Again.
