Last night was the launch of issue 3 of the free magazine ‘Fixed’ over at the newly opened and uber trendy 14 bike co shop in Shoreditch. I was surprised at the turn out but unlucky to have missed out on the free grog that was given away. I guess if I had turned up … Read more
Research released today by Sustrans shows that car use fell and cycling, walking and bus travel all increased in three English towns that took part in a Government funded programme to boost sustainable forms of transport.Darlington, Peterborough and Worcester took part in the five year Sustainable Travel Demonstration Town scheme funded by the Department for … Read more
In honour of Rome’s 2762 birthday apparently…Read more about it here http://eternallycool.net/2009/04/games-in-honor-of-romes-2762nd-birthday/
On what’s turning in to Fashion Friday here at road.cc hot on the heel of Rapha’s Swift jersey comes this natty number from Outlier – a Merino wool hoodie.Got to say that I’m loving the concept, one of my main gripes we hear with a lot of the nice wool around is that they are … Read more
So I’m walking around a large double-roomed Belgian restaurant, long snakes of people queuing for food are staring at me because I am naked (obviously), but I’m holding a scrunched-up tablecloth to my groin to protect my modesties. In my other hand I am wheeling my bike around, I am distraught because the saddle has … Read more
Part 1 Blasting Back The YearsA couple of months back I reported my intentions to refurbish my now quaint but much loved 531c road bike. The lick and a promise frame enamel was disappearing before the eyes despite kid gloves treatment and so after almost eighteen years it’s time for some new livery. Further investigation reveals … Read more
Our story about road.cc’s recent poll in which over 90 per cent of users said they had been the victim of some sort of abuse when riding their bikes ranging from occasional verbals from motorists right through to outright physical attack has been picked up by two national newspapers today.The Mirror and the Sun both … Read more
We have a winner! Guidob – who asked “Does shouting me, me, me, make me sound too needy?’ Yes it does Guidob, but luckily for you random number generators don’t take that sort of thing into account.If you didn’t enter here’s what you missed… but don’t worry they’re be another chance to wins some schwag … Read more
Okay Rapha fans, if you want a jersey with birds on it your luck is in because Rapha’s Swift jersey ‘has arrived’. We liked the look of this little black number when we saw Rapha’s Spring/Summer collection a few weeks back. It’s the one with the fast-moving relative of the swallow embossed on it as … Read more
