Lance Armstrong last night used the power of Twitter to invite scottish cyclists, and anybody else who’s in the area to join him on a bike ride and at very short notice 300 turned up to join him for a ride.A few hours after issuing the invite, Armstrong tweeted the meeting point and start time … Read more
Morning all! It has been a while since I reported back on the blog but I can (thankfully report) that I have not been suffering any ill effects after my first club 10 of the season.Those of you who know me personally will know I am a bit of a stats nerd and am always recording data and … Read more
One of Ireland’s leading racing cyclists has died in a car accident in Co Louth on Sunday night. Paul Healion, of Kilmessan, Co Meath, was alone in his car when it crashed into a tree and burst into flames on a road near Ardee at 10.30pm.Mr Healion’s death comes less than a week before the … Read more
Night time cyclo-cross racing and cash prizes comes to London this Halloween courtesy of roller-racing outfit Rollapaluza. Inspired by Belgian cyclo-cross races the joint promotion between Rollapaluza and VCL cycling clubs will also feature a course that runs through the beer tent and events for novice, singlespeed mountain bikes, and fixed wheel riders.Rollapaluza events usually … Read more
There’s no two ways about it: this is a really excellent set of wheels. They’re light, they’re well built from quality components and they’re great value. On top of that the ride quality and stiffness are well up there with rival wheelsets – even some considerably more expensive ones – and if you don’t like … Read more
Yesterday when I was out on a 30 mile training ride, a youth on a bmx rode across on coming taffic and skidded in front of me! I slammed on the anchors and pulled an endo on my Allez Elite. What an idiot! Some of these younsters give cyclists a bad name; the number I see … Read more
As part of our continuing quest to bring you the best news in road cycling we will, of course, be off to Friedrichshafen for the biggest and best of all the bike shows: Eurobike. Unless you’ve been it’s hard to imagine the scale of this giant show, 13 halls (one of them a Zeppelin hanger, … Read more
The 2010 announcements are coming thick and fast now, and next to hit the inbox is a sneak peek at the Genesis lineup for 2010. Genesis have been courting the attentions of a swanky London design agency for the graphics for the coming year’s bikes, and the look is very stripped back BoHo. We’re mostly … Read more
The Urban Mover UM44S is a decent electric bike that will appeal to commuters and leisure cyclists who want, or need, a bit of a push along the way. The electrics perform well, it isn’t overly heavy and the ride quality is pretty good. It isn’t without its faults but electric bikes are getting better … Read more
