Adidas Velosamba COLD.RDY Cycling Shoes

The Adidas Velosamba COLD.RDY Cycling Shoes are an interesting pair of casual footwear for urban use – but, to quote a football cliché, it’s a bit of a game of two halves. They’re warm, they absolutely look the part with Adidas’s familiar three-stripe aesthetic and they’re great when you’re riding, but they’re a little too stiff for … Read more

We reveal the road.cc Recommends Tyres of the Year 2023/24

It’s time to reveal the best tyres for both road and gravel riding that made it into road.cc Recommends in 2023.We’ve decided to separate tyres from our Components of the Year awards (which we’ll publish on Thursday) because we’ve reviewed a ton over the past 12 months and the standard has been high. We’re covering … Read more

Villagers claim planned cycleway will have a “detrimental aesthetic impact” as local authority sides with majority and moves forward with proposal

A local authority has pledged to step forward with plans to build a Greenway active travel route, including a cycleway, through a village despite concerns and criticism from some who say it will have a “detrimental aesthetic impact”.The Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership reported that the consultation shows 64 per cent of people support the scheme — which would … Read more

Rapha Men’s Pro Team Lightweight Tights with Pad

The Rapha Men’s Pro Team Lightweight Tights with Pad are a great option for cool spring and autumn days. Their compressive race fit provides good support for your harder riding efforts, and I found the chamois pad comfortable for rides of any duration. But they aren’t fleece lined and offer only minimal protection against wind … Read more

Five winter warmers from GripGrab, Gorewear and Velocio

Despite the festive season being over, it doesn’t quite mean that it’s spring yet. Instead, we are still faced with icy roads and baltic winds, which means covering your legs, arms and hands in a thermal and waterproof kit is wise. That is why we’ve been busy testing the best arm and legwarmers and winter … Read more

Leaked documents suggest “low risk” of cyclist collisions at “floating bus stops”, as blindness campaigners urge safety action on design

A Transport for London (TfL) figure has maintained that protected cycle infrastructure remains “key to reducing” risk amid renewed calls for safety action on floating bus stops from blindness campaigners. The comments come after leaked contents of a meeting suggested that while being “low risk” TfL is aware of concerns about the infrastructure, which requires bus users to cross a cycle lane to … Read more