Rohloff hub gears are normally the preserve of sturdy touring irons and the like, but when we spoke to Robbert Rutgrink from Santos at the Cycle Show earlier in the month he intimated that they were planning something a bit different… and the SRR05 is certainly different.”The SRR05 is a concept bike which is being … Read more
Since our story on Tom Amos’ petition for the 3 feet to pass law in the UK, it now has 1075 signatures. But it has caused more than a stir with road.cc readers – and some say they can’t support it because the distance ISN’T great enough.The story has produced a number of interesting comments … Read more
Hackney North MP Diane Abbott has tabled an Early Day Motion before Parliament calling on London Mayor Boris Johnson to reinstate for the Commercial Vehicle Education Unit following the deaths of ten cyclists on London’s roads this year, eight of them killed in accidents involving heavy goods vehicles.Ms Abbott’s initiative came just days after the … Read more
Extreme mountain bike stunt rider Andrei Burton, one of the world’s top ten mountain bike trials riders, will amaze Exmouth Community College students this week with his jaw-dropping skills in an extreme cycling stunt performance. The stunt show has been organised to celebrate the launch of the College’s Bike It project which is managed by … Read more
I am not leaving for Africa tomorrow.This trip seems to be cursed as ever since I started planning it, everything has started going wrong. I wanted to pass my driving test before I left but after controversially failing I have only been able to book one test date since August and that got cancelled and … Read more
Eco-friendly saviours of the planet or self-regarding maniacs who represent hazard to road safety? That’s how British political magazine The Spectator is billing a debate it’s holding in London on the topic ‘Cyclists are a menace’. It will be held at Savoy Place on Monday, November 30. And cyclists are being urged to attend to … Read more
The UCI Track Cycling World Cup starting today in Manchester is just the first of a number of world class events in the country, the UKs elite sporting agency has announced. UK Sport has a target to host 64 events in 20 cities in the 1,000 days before the London 2012 games – one every … Read more
British Cycling Performance Director Dave Brailsford claims that the British squad is eager for success in this weekend’s World Cup in Manchester as it finally comes down from its post-Beijing high.Speaking to the website This Is London, Brailsford conceded that the Olympic effect meant that this had been a unique pre-season. “It’s been really difficult … Read more
I’ve got a cycling mate who defines ‘hill’ as a gradient steep enough to come off the big ring. There were 16 such hills on the Tour of the Peak last weekend, meaning a good baker’s dozen to test the legs as well as the three major headliners of Cat & Fiddle, Winnats Pass and … Read more
The Royal Mail may be facing meltdown through strike action from postal workers concerned, amongst other things, about the effect on their jobs of its modernisation programme, which includes bicycles being replaced with electric trolleys. But one postman is determined to stay on his bike – and has turned into an impromptu round-the-world cyclist in … Read more
