Mark Cavendish has finally broken his duck – and hopefully put ongoing dental problems behind him – by winning the second stage of the Tour of Catalonia.The Manxman, whose season has been disappointing so far, came through on the 182.6 kilometres stage between Salt and Banyoles in northeastern Spain, edging Argentina’s Juan Jose Haedo and … Read more
3T has issued a voluntary worldwide recall of its Ventus aerobar “the most radical aerobar ever made” used by the likes of the Cervelo Test Team and Team Milram. all versions of Ventus are affected including the Ventus Team and the Ventus Ltd are affected. 3T already has a fix kit ready to send out … Read more
Remember Lindsey Cole? She’s the unemployed journalism graduate who, for the want of anything better to do, is cycling to the World Cup in South Africa to raise £5,000 for charity. And, by the look of this picture, she’s pretty fed up about it.Actually, that’s not true. The 27-year-old, currently pedalling through the deserts of … Read more
Now this sounds like a day to remember: travel to Brussels, watch the finish of Stage 1 of this year’s Tour de France, meet Mark Cavendish, who could well win it, then ride back to London with 300 amigos.… and it’s all for a good cause, the Right to Play charity to be exact. Oh, … Read more
Remember the Silk Emperor from British designed titanium bikesmiths Sabbath which made its public debut at the 2009 Cycle Show and turned most heads whilst dividing more opinion? Who could forget a bike that dared to be that different. Six months later and the good news (or bad, if you were one of those naysayer stick … Read more
A row has broken out in Northampton over health and safety training needed for bicycling police officers.In an echo of a story we featured last year, claiming that a 93-page manual was going to be issued to all police officers using bikes (which turned out not to be quite the case), councillors have taken local … Read more
The Tortec Wall Mount Storage Hook is a clever little device that allows you to store your bike upright. The unit is pretty easy to install, just use the 4 screws and rawlplugs supplied and fit it to a wall. The hook is designed such that the holes for the screws are easily accessible.In use, … Read more
After a custom drawn steel race bike? Then It might be worth checking out this deal on the Fixie Inc Betty Leeds. The guys at Mosquito bikes have secured themselves the entire stock of 2009 Betty Leeds framesets and they are selling them for £750 pounds lopping £399 off the list price. They are also … Read more
A bicycle dreamed up by the world’s greatest designer is on display in Manchester city centre. The da Vinci ‘bicycle’ which has caused much debate over the years and is widely regarded as a fake, has made it off the drawing board (Leonardo’s or otherwise) and will no doubt stir more debate… well, okay, argument.While … Read more
A scheme to send miscreant cyclists in Oxford on road-awareness courses has been proposed by local campaigning group Cyclox.Instead of being fined, the group would like to see those caught jumping red lights or cycling on pavements sent for attitude-adjustment training.Cyclox chairman James Styring told road.cc: “It’s partly about safety but more about behaving responsibly … Read more
