For anyone struggling to clear away the winter blues, Mobilise!, a project run by NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly in partnership with Sustrans, is inviting people to get active before Christmas and join a free cycling and walking session between Wadebridge and Padstow.Mobilise! has joined together with local Health Trainers and the British Trust … Read more
Supermarket giant Tesco is embroiled in a legal dispute with Universal Cycles, controlled by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct group, after a member of staff mistakenly paid £984,000 for six Muddy Fox mountain bikes.According to papers filed at the High Court, the bikes should have cost £984. While Universal has reportedly paid back … Read more
Tom Marchment from Upgrade bikes popped over to road.cc towers the other day, and accompanying him were a set of Reynolds’ über-high-end RZR wheels. They’re the brainchild of Carbon wheel legend Paul Lew, who when he’s not making top end hoops is building unmanned aircraft for the US military. Reynolds proudly claim the RZR as … Read more
Christmas just came early if you are in the market for a time trial or triathlon frameset with the news that £500 is being knocked off the suggested retail price of Colnago’s 2010 Flight which drops from £2499.95 to £1999.95. According to Colnago the price drop is due to increased production and wider availability with … Read more
Advertising giant JCDecaux has renegotiated the terms of the contract with the city of Paris under which it operates the Vélib’ bicycle rental scheme after theft and vandalism caused the whole fleet of 20,000 bikes to be replaced inside the first two years of operation, according to a report in French daily Le Figaro.News that … Read more
The development of a multi-use path between Maiden Newton and Bridport has come a step closer following two donations to boost the funding for the project. Led by Sustrans, the Maiden Newton-Bridport Trailway will follow the disused route of the old Bridport branch railway, offering a 10-mile traffic-free path for the benefit of walkers, cyclists … Read more
Cycling campaigners have called on Members of the Scottish Parliament to reduce speed limits in residential areas to 20mph to improve road safety and encourage more people to take to their bikes.Their efforts are being supported by Glasgow City Council, which says that such a step is a “key priority,” according to The Scotsman.Peter Hawkins … Read more
Following months of speculation, we can reveal that Bradley Wiggins is switching teams. But before you get too carried away, we should point out it’s for one night only as the Garmin-Slipstream rider returns to the track for the Slicks in the next round of the Revolution Series at the Manchester Velodrome on December 5th.Lining … Read more
British Cycling President Brian Cookson says that “nominations have been flooding in” for the initial 50 inductees to its new Hall of Fame, with more than 250 candidates so far put forward by members of the public.The scale of the response means that the panel tasked with coming up with the first 50 members of … Read more
Rapha reviews usually follow a set pattern. Yes, it’s very nice. Yes, it’s very expensive. This review of their Merino Crew Neck jersey isn’t going to buck that trend. Hey, if it’s not broke, don’t fix it…The crew neck jersey is made from a slightly heavier grade of merino than Rapha’s standard base layer and … Read more
