OnGuard’s K9 is a lock that promises ‘near U-lock security’ but fails to deliver in fairly spectacular fashion. It’s a neat design and a good option to keep on the bike when you’re nipping into the shops – it’s more secure than a standard cable lock – but it’s not one to rely on for … Read more
So Bastille Day was also ‘No Earpiece Day’ and when the whining from the pros and directeur sportif’s stopped, today’s stage turned into a sullen 194.5Km trudge from Limoges – Issoudun. Well for the first 160km – then the pace hotted up as the sprinters sniffed a stage victory. Mark Cavendish duly took the honours out-sprinting … Read more
I am not sure what is worse. Being back from holiday or being back from my trip to the Tour. I know that in my case they are one and the same this year. But after a relaxing week in Northern Spain by the pool it was nice to get in the hire car and head … Read more
Get your Daley Thompson’s Decathlon fingers out for this two-wheeled romp through france. Dodge rocks, photographers, poodles and, erm, mime artists to set a time over four stages. Have you got enough to win the Tour? Find out here…http://www.eurosport-kingoftheroad.com/
A 114-kg ‘supertrike’, complete with mounted 360-degree camera, has been brought into operation to help map the next stage of Google’s extensive and controversial ‘Street View’ service.The internet company is heading off the beaten track with the robust trike to capture UK landmarks and historic sights that might not be easily viewed from a car.Google … Read more
Knog’s Leading Dog bar bag (you’ve got to love those names) is a stylish and practical bar bag with all the rugged practicality you’d expect plus some unique and clever features.Bar bags have two jobs, to carry as much of your stuff as possible and to keep the elements out while doing so. Water is … Read more
A pilgrimage of sorts has been carried out by two cycling churchman who have notched up 1,000 miles visiting 29 cathedrals.Father Philip North and pastoral assistant Peter Garvie were aiming to raise around £30,000 to help fund a hospitality suite at their church, St Michael’s in Camden, north London.The pair cycled 70 miles a day … Read more
Generous Scots have been quick to support an English charity cyclist who accidentally strayed on to a motorway and was fined by police.Jamie Barton, 34, who is riding from land’s End to John O’Groats was pulled over by traffic officers on the A74(M) motorway near Gretna.But his explanation – that he had his ‘head down’ … Read more
A Cheltenham Ladies’ College student is to hand over a petition to an MP calling for better cycling facilities in the town.Sara Lavelle, 13, will hand over the petition containing more than 600 signatures to Martin Horwood, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for the Environment and Rural Affairs, at his constituency office on Wednesday (July … Read more
Every second counts on those Tour time trials so it’s important to be as streamlined as possible. And one thing I’m sure you’re all thinking is, “what about all that drag from the TT shifters when they’re pointing up or down? How can we eliminate that?” You weren’t thinking that? Oh. Well, SRAM were, and … Read more
