A school in Stoke is offering pupils who enrol free bikes as part of a £10,000 investment to get youngsters to lead healthier lifestyles. Berry Hill High School is looking to encourage children to cycle to school, rather than being dropped off by car.More than 100 young people are expected to benefit from the scheme … Read more
Click here for the review…Currently fighting for our attention and affections with the Van Nicholas Astraeus in the stairwell at road.cc towers is a very stealthy looking Lapierre Xelius 900. “Look at me”, says the Van Nic, “I’m a work of art, all brushed Titanium and hydroformed loveliness”. “Ah”, counters the Lapierre, “but feel how … Read more
All professional cyclists will have to complete a new anti-doping education program or lose their right to race after the International Cycling Union (UCI) launched the “True Champion or Cheat?” project to complement extensive testing conducted on more than 1,000 registered racers across all disciplines.Riders have until June 30 — one week before the 2010 … Read more
Brompton has unveiled details of new products for 2010 ahead of what promises to be a busy week for the folding bike specialists, with the Brompton World Championships at Blenheim Palace this Sunday followed by next week’s Cycle Show at Earl’s Court, where the company will be exhibiting.Aluminium replaces Titanium for lightweight seatpostFirst off, the … Read more
While his first attempt at cycling across the country failed James Cracknell will this weekend give it another go – this time with his adventuring partner Ben Fogle. The two Adventurers will be attempting the Ride of Britain, a 450 mile, 60 hour non-stop rickshaw journey from Edinburgh to London, to raise money for The … Read more
Students and staff at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University will be encouraged to walk and cycle to and from campus in an investment project worth more than £3million over the next two years. Working with Nottingham City Council, sustainable transport charity Sustrans will lend its expertise to … Read more
London Fashion Week may have just finished, but the capital’s female cyclists have plenty to look forward to at next week’s Cycle Show at Earl’s Court.There was a time when women looking for cycling clothing designed for their needs were lumbered with female-specific cuts of the usual lycra ranges, with a colour palette typically based … Read more
Lezyne herald the Micro Floor Drive as “Floor pump power brought to an on-the-bike package”, with a bold claim like this, it has a lot to live up to.There are two variants of the Micro Floor Drive, the HV and the HP, both available with or without an inbuilt pressure gauge.The HV is the high … Read more
The last day, and as is traditional of cycling holidays, time to rip the legs off so as to sit on the aircraft home with happy achy legs and a chamois full of memories (hmmm, maybe I should rephrase that). I join the fast road tour guided by Felice, an ex-pro with a chinese whispers … Read more
The Cycle Show may not be the first place you’d expect one of Britain’s most historic names in Grand Prix motor racing to be celebrating the 50th anniversary of winning the Formula 1 World Championship, but that’s exactly what Cooper Cars, famously driven to victory by drivers including Sir Stirling Moss, will be doing with … Read more
