We’ve all seen amusing, noseless ‘medical’ saddles, but have you ever tried riding a bike while sitting on one? It’s only then that you appreciate how much of your control is down to the nose of your seat. But the science behind the twin-pad designs is pretty sound – you’re sitting on it using your … Read more
Those of you who use the social networking site, Twitter – and if you do, we hope you follow @roadcc – will be aware of hashtags.For those of you who aren’t yet ‘tweeting’ – using Twitter to send messages of 140 characters or fewer – hashtags help Twitter users track trends, and aid them in … Read more
Since road.cc first reported on Tom Amos’s petition on Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s official site, the number of signatories has almost doubled from 785 to more than 1,500, but the petition has also sparked a lively debate within the cycling community about whether three feet is actually enough.CTC, the cyclists’ organisation, believes that setting a … Read more
I celebrated my thirty-sixth year on this here mortal coil with a super muddy nocturnal blast through the deserted moonlit lanes and equally creepy farmland. Enjoying a life-long fascination with the supernatural and some would say a macabre streak cultivated through cult horror films and a childhood spent in the North Essex/Anglia borders characterised by … Read more
This Saturday sees the first round of Rollapaluza’s National Series take place in Bristol and entry is free, ideal for those who live in the South West and reckon they have what it takes to get to the London final and challenge the nation’s finest, or who just fancy a bit of static cycling fun.The … Read more
Tonight’s edition of Watchdog, the BBC’s long-running consumer affairs show, will include an investigation into flat-pack bikes, better known in the cycling community as “bicycle shaped objects” or BSOs.The segment, hosted by John Humphries, himself a keen cyclist, sets five “regular cyclists” the challenge of putting together a flat-pack bike, which have been sourced from … Read more
West Mercia police have been criticised for failing to combat spiraling levels of bike theft in the cathedral city.According to the newspaper Berrow’s Worcester Journal, there have been over 800 thefts of bicycle’s in the city over the last three years, but during the same period only 19 convictions have been secured in the courts.The … Read more
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has been hailed a “knight on a shining bicycle” by a woman whose aid he came to as she was being attacked by a gang of girls armed with an iron bar.The incident took place in Camden, North London, on Monday evening as film-maker Franny Armstrong, the director of The … Read more
Norwich has become the latest city to launch a crackdown on anti-social cycling, with nearly 200 riders stopped by police in the Earlham Road area for cycling on the pavement or riding without lights.Police stopped 186 cyclists in total, with five issued with £30 penalty notices after they were caught a second time. Inspector Nigel … Read more
Okay, you may have looked at the price before reading this and thought that it may have been a misprint but, these aren’t ordinary trousers, they are Rapha trousers and there is a subtle, black embroidered logo in the right pocket, just to remind you. If you, like me, use your bike as your main … Read more
