BIKE thefts in Cambridge are expected to rise this month because of the thousands of students who are arriving for university. Figures seen by Cambridge News show that October is the worst month for cycle theft. There were 1,433 cycle thefts in the city between January- July, prompting a police crackdown on the crime, but … Read more
Before Kevin Shannon sets off on his Zero Emissions Expedition to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle and boat he has a few stops to make. And the first is at the Cycle Show 2009 next weekend.You might remember that we featured Kevin on road.cc last month, when he was originally going to be setting off … Read more
A report by the RAC Foundation yesterday criticised the Mayor of London’s focus on cycle schemes. It says that Mayor Boris Johnson is in danger of becoming pre-occupied with minority-focused transport schemes and high-cost initiatives rather than concentrating on the fundamental travel problems faced by millions of people every day.The report, which also attacked his … Read more
The Elite Ciussi inox bottle cage is, as the name implies, made from stainless steel. It’s got the distinctive Elite ‘buttons’, which is a look you either like or don’t. I’m in the latter camp; I like a minimalist look for my bottle cages.You might think steel’s a bit of an odd material to make … Read more
The phrase “doing a James Martin” won’t quite have caught on down under. But TV host and comedian Magda Szubanski was at the centre of some controversy for an anti-cyclist tirade on Monday night’s Good News Week.In a segment where guests can rant about what irritates them, Szubanski expressed her frustration towards lycra-clad cyclists, saying … Read more
After last week’s experiment strapping a bike to my trailer box I thought I’d have a go at upping the ante and fitting my bike rack. managed to get a bike plus a wheelset on there, i reckon it’d take two bikes… got some odd looks 🙂
A road in Chichester will be getting a new 20mph speed limit and traffic-calming measures because it is a cyclist accident blackspot. County councillors approved plans for the creation of a 20mph zone and traffic-calming along Fishbourne Road East after investigations following a recent serious accident at the junction showed a high rate of collisions … Read more
Charge bikes, the very essence of a modern British bike brand, was today bought by Canadian compony Dorel Industries. “Is nothing sacred?”, traditionalists might ask… well no it would seem, and anyway Charge have never been great ones for tradition, they are only a few years old after all.Along with their parent company, Circle Bikes, … Read more
Keen eyed users of road.cc will have spotted the Video tab that recently appeared in the top nav, well now we’ve spotted it too… and we’ve clicked through to find loads of videos: news, reviews, interviews and features. There’s loads from our recent trip to Eurobike as well as bike reviews and interviews from earlier … Read more
Fast Forward wheels are fairly new players in the wheel scene: the company was founded in 2006 by Henk Schipper, an ex product manager at SRAM. FFWD only do wheels (and associated bits and bobs) and they’re gaining a reputation for well-considered, carefully built hoops: their 2010 line up has a bit of something for … Read more
