I am someone whom racks up a good number of commuting miles and I am constantly looking for new and innovative forms of bike luggage. For a rider who has carried everything from a laptop to papers and even a child’s hobby horse, the Bikebin is an interesting luggage option. The Bikebin has a robust … Read more
Talking to Brompton Bicycle recently regarding their 2010 product line-up, I mentioned that I live next door to Blenheim Palace, site of last weekend’s Brompton World Championships, and said that because I’d be covering the event for Road.cc, it would be good to catch up with them there for a quick chat.“Since you’re there,” they … Read more
Today saw round 3 in the war of words between the French Anti Doping Agency (AFLD) and the cycle sport’s governing body, the UCI. At an eagerly anticipated press conference today the AFLD announced that while there had been no positive tests so far from the samples taken at this year’s Tour de France the … Read more
Highland Spring is giving families the chance no keen cyclist or those thinking of taking it up should overlook – a money-can’t-buy coaching session with Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy. The leading UK produced brand of bottled water, is encouraging consumers to get on their bikes with the exciting new on-pack promotion – Get … Read more
Can’t vouch for the provenance of this machine but hey, there aren’t that many Eddy-Merckx-branded Lotus TT bikes from the turn of the century. Even if it’s not Boardman’s one, £1700 looks like a snip 🙂http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eddy-Merckx-Time-Trial-Racing-Bike_W0QQitemZ170391524978QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Bikes_GL?hash=item27ac205672&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
It won’t just be the latest trends, bikes and accessories being launched at the Cycle Show this week. An exciting new programme of challenge rides is also being unveiled by national charity Action Medical Research at the2009 event. The children’s health charity’s packed Take Action 2010 schedule features more than 20 events, catering for both … Read more
Wouldn’t it be nice to know which roads were best to avoid when going for a ride on your bike? Or maybe which roads seemed to have a greater number of motorists who harassed cyclists. Well that’s the aim of new website www.RoadGuardian.com. The website for reporting, marking and sharing the geo-locations for cycling incidents … Read more
The days are getting shorter, the leaves are turning brown. Autumn is definitely here. You may’ve hung up your racing wheels until 2010, but there’s still fun to be had on the end-of-season sportive circuit as David Else found out at Blenheim Palace.This year’s Bike Blenheim Palace festival of cycling included family rides, cyclo-cross, stunt-cycling, … Read more
Olympic gold medallist and sprint-king Jamie Staff will be live on the Cyclevox stand for an exclusive Speaker Signing Session at the Cycle Show this Sunday. The session is set to launch Cyclevox Speakers, a new part of the media and sponsorship consultancy.And with the announcement that Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will be making a … Read more
Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has penned a three year deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev to be the spokesman and ambassador for the company’s Michelob Ultra brand of beer.Anheuser-Busch InBev, which is based in Belgium, said Armstrong is the perfect spokesman for Michelob Ultra, which targets health-minded active drinkers, as the brand sponsors cycling … Read more
