The sedate-sounding British Waterways has used guerrilla art tactics to force cyclists using a stretch of London canal to slow down.Riders on the towpath of the Regent’s Canal in Islington are being confronted by a canvas painting of a gaping hole in the path which, when viewed from a certain angle, looks like it will swallow up the … Read more
Four major British cities will be closed to traffic for a day later this summer as thousands of cyclists take over the roads.London, Manchester, Glasgow and Leicester are all participating in ‘Skyride’, an initiative launched by the global communications company and supported by British Cycling.The streets will be closed to cars so that mass-participation cycling … Read more
If you’re looking for a new race steed that won’t leave you with moths in your pockets, you could do a lot worse than Kinesis’ new Alu/Carbon road platform, the KR510. There’s plenty of good technology crammed in, and Kinesis’ reputation of producing high quality frames at a decent price looks to be safe with … Read more
The top three teams divided the spoils last night at round seven of the Tour Series: Team Halfords Bikehut finally moved to the top of the all-important overall Team competition while a rejuvenated Rapha-Condor squad took the Team win and on home turf Candi TV – Marshall Pasta took the individual win through Russell Downing.Halfords … Read more
A group of New York cyclists have sued the state for installing rumble strips into a four-mile stretch of road that were designed to protect them.The stretch of Route 100 in Yorktown and Somers is a favourite stretch of road for cyclists, so NY state Department of Transportation installed the strips to protect them and … Read more
This year’s Bike Week looks to be the most popular so far in terms of public support, judging by the sheer number of events going on around the country.Certainly, an upswing in cycling’s fashionability and the increasing number of celebs and politicians seen out on bikes (or having them stolen…) is all grist to Bike … Read more
This morning I attended a bike breakfast in Islington (London) which was stationed along a very busy cycle route behind Angel tube station. It was a glorious day and the cycle path was incredibly busy with people pedaling their way into work. For any rider that chose to dismount and take a break were rewarded … Read more
Yesterday, while the cycling world waited for it to come down hard on dopers, the UCI published its Technical Regulations for Bicycles – A Practical Guide To Implementation, which may end up coming down hard on the rest of us instead.From January 2010 any bike used in road, time trial, cyclo-cross or track competiton has … Read more
A World Health Organisation (WHO) study has found that almost half the number of people who die across the world in road accidents each year are ‘non-vehicle occupants’, including cyclists, pedestrians and motorcyclists.And although the total number of road accident-related deaths currently stands at 1.27 million, this could almost double in two decades.The WHO study … Read more
They’re at it again – the people who brought you the gold Brompton bike, as featured on the site yesterday, have come up with a DiY shower for all those cyclists celebrating National Bike Week by commuting on two wheels to work.OK, we think we’d rather sweat it out here at road.cc than use the … Read more
