Day 3 of a week of random ‘cross bike riding shenanigans with friends and Ride 2, a day late after it was hastily cancelled when someone had grumblysquirty issues that threatened certain chamoimplosion over very few miles, a handful of speed bumps and one panicked toilet stop. Planned pedalling was therefore ditched in favour … Read more
It was a night of glory in front of a partisan crowd in Manchester last night, with a fine display from team GB netting them wins in four discsiplines. But whereas we’d normally be talking about Sir Chris or Vicky P, last night the spotlight fell on Geraint Thomas, who set a blistering new standard … Read more
There’s a lot of ‘form over function’ criticism levelled at Knog for some of the Australian manufacturer’s more esoteric gear. It’s rarely a gripe that applies to their bags though, which are some of the best constructed and well thought out luggage out there, and the Dry Dog is no exception. An excellent quality waterproof … Read more
Cyclist Nicole Cooke collected an MBE for services to sport today and received the award from Prince Charles. The ten-time national road race champion who was born in Swansea, south Wales and now lives in Switzerland is one of British cycling’s most decorated athletes.The 26-year-old said that receiving the honour was a new experience after … Read more
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
