Salsa’s Pistola is a lovely US-built Steel sportive iron, and a smooth performer over rough terrain. You’ll pay a bit of a premium for that US labour and the quality ingredients, but if what you really like in your road machine is a bit of steel spring mated with sure handling and classy looks, then … Read more
Cyclists are being reminded that a popular traffic-free route between Airdrie andBathgate is closed, as an increasing number of people pedal to a dead-end. Sustainable transport charity Sustrans has received calls from cyclists attempting to get onto the former 14-mile route, which ran along a disused railway line.The railway path formed part of the National … Read more
It’s been a good week for the launching of new distance events. Yesterday we featured the launch of the Deloitte Race Across Britain, a nine day moving cycling festival covering the length of the country. And today we bring you the inaugural Race Around Ireland, which takes in some of the country’s most famous landmarks … Read more
Well there was a lot of talk during the tour about the relationship between Astana’s two stars, Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, but radio silence was more or less kept by the team about any internal squabbles, and the Kazakh-backed team went on to score first and third overall.But if we were in any doubt … Read more
Supplied as a complete brake and gear cable system and a claimed thirty per cent lighter than standard models, the Jagwire Racer kit is a complete cable overhaul for your road steed. It incorporates some very clever detailing, and performance is better than most. They’re unusually pleasant to install and are fairly keenly priced to … Read more
If you’re the kind of rider that complains about your saddle digging into you on a long ride, or who gets put off going out on your bike because the weather’s a bit on the cold side, you should stop your moaning. It could be a lot worse.Because to celebrate Nude Recreation Week, which celebrates … Read more
So for another year the carnival (or circus, or freak show, depending on your point of view) is over. After the crowds disperse on the Champs Elysées, all that’s left on the roads of France are memories, fading chalk messages and discarded energy gel wrappers as the Tour packs up for another year. And it’s … Read more
The North and South Ideas Gallery in London is currently hosting an exhibition entitled Bicycle Bespoke: A Celebration of the Creative Cycle, which sets out to encourage Londoners to celebrate and reinvigorate their relationship with the bicycle. At the heart of the exhibition also lies a creative declaration that it is never too late to … Read more
The Royal British Legion is calling for riders to sign-up for September’s Pedal to Paris ride and raise money for a great cause. With all of the exciting action from the Tour de France coming to an end now is a great time to get into cycling and sign-up for a real challenge that will … Read more
A £100,000 prize fund raised via Bike Hub, a levy on bike and accessory sales, is to be split between three projects which put in applications for their inaugural New Ideas Fund. The winning schemes are Bikeboost from Get Cycling of York; Age Well on Wheels, a scheme by the London Cycling Campaign; and DarloVelo … Read more
