Organisers of the Revolution Cycling Series have unveiled full details of the forthcoming inaugural Revolution Championship, which will take place at the Manchester Velodrome on four dates over this autumn and winter.Now entering its seventh year, Revolution attracts more than 15,000 fans to the Velodrome and as reported on road.cc earlier this month, from this … Read more
Frustrated cyclists pedalling through a beauty spot in Islington have been confronted by police as the speed bumps saga continues. PCSO’s were posted at two entrances to New River Walk in Canonbury last Tuesday to turn away cyclists trying to avoid the speed bumps in the adjacent Douglas Road South.Council-owned Homes for Islington (HFL), a … Read more
Cyclefit and the Serotta International Cycling Institute (SICI) will be holding independent professional bike fitting classes in London this December. The personalised course will be run over three days in Central London from Wednesday, December 16-Friday, December 18.It will cover cyclng bio-mechanics, road and aero position, cleat position and common cycling injuries.According to Cyclefit: “Cyclefit … Read more
Day 1 of a week of random ‘cross bike riding shenanigans with friends and Ride 1 of The New Bike. A spin towards the coffee-shop start of the odyssey and there’s a few things that a quick flick round the block on New Bike don’t quite reveal; this saddle that was fine on the other … Read more
Comtat London is a new high end carbon bike brand with an emphasis on stylish performance machines, the wrinkle is it’s British and selling them at affordable prices. The company is the brainchild of Adam Roberts, a dedicated cyclist who used to work as a retail buyer for Woolies. When the big W shuffled of … Read more
Cars flying past at ridiculous speeds and inconsiderate distances is a common experience for today’s road cyclists. Most learn to deal with such drivers, but all too often an actual encounter between car and bike can end in serious injury or death.Which is why a petition for the Prime Minister to introduce legislation that all … Read more
Cyclists in Dublin have launched a campaign to keep a controversial city centre bus gate open on a permanent basis due to its impact on commuting times and congestion in the city. Campaigners said traffic times had improved and had increased cycling numbers by 62 per cent.The campaigners, including TCD Students’ Union, the Dublin Cycling … Read more
Where once new home owners were considering close proximity to travel links such as tube stations and over ground stations, with more and more journeys being made by bike in London it appears that prospective home owners are now factoring in the nearest cycle path and bike shed before making that all important decision.A report … Read more
As if you didn’t have enough choices for a perch on your shiny road bike, today the job of choosing a new one got ever so slightly harder. Ritchey, a firm favourite with many manufacturers for their well finished bike finishing kit have announced a new Carbon Streem saddle and a new model, the Biomax.The … Read more
Jonny Bellis, the up-and-coming British cyclist critically injured in a scooter accident in Italy last month is “doing really well” according to British Cycling, and is now communicating with the aid of a whiteboard and could be flown back to London soon.The 21-year-old Manxman, who has just finished his first year with Saxo Bank, had … Read more
