Measuring a mere 9.5X1.2cm, Lezyne’s Matrix tyre levers might interest those looking to complete a minimalist toolkit but are best suited to roadside emergencies and riders with smaller hands.Supplied in packs of two, they’re made from Delrin 100- a resin composite chosen for its strength to weight properties, and they employ a nifty double ended … Read more
…of these”Take a ride on the wild side with Tour, a glass and chrome table fitted with bicycle wheels instead of legs. Designed by Gae Aulenti, the table features a 15 mm-thick float ground-glass top that sits on rotating casters fixed to the top by four stainless steel plates. Perfect for any cycling enthusiast. In … Read more
sorry ’bout that, just a bit of downtime while we switched to a new server. a bigger one!there shouldn’t be any gremlins but if you find anything not working, let us know!
A quick thirty- mile Good Friday blast with Mr Burls to Frinton On Sea was the ideal opportunity to play with his geared Russian Ti ballistic missile I had been quite shamelessly lusting after. Justin had dusted off his equally fetching Campag equipped steel speed wagon built for his own pleasure some seven years previously. Interestingly, like all good mistresses she’d been … Read more
Kinesis launched the Decade range of bikes back at the CORE bike show, celebrating their 10 years of UK frame design – now they’ve added a Decade website too.There are three bikes in the Decade range the Tripster, Convert2 and Virsa Prestige. Adapatability is the key to all of them, but we’re not talking hybrids … Read more
As reported on road.cc a few weeks back from tomorrow you’ll get the chance to own a Tour winner’s yellow jersey and you won’t need to book the whole of July off as holiday and put a big ride in either because Carlos Sastre has already done the hard work for you.Wiggle have got toether … Read more
EMT is an abbreviation of Emergency Mini Tool and the comp quickly became my tool of choice around the workshop just as it did for road and trailside fettling/repair. Bristling with features, it includes 2,2.5,3,4,5,6 and 8mm Allen wrenches, disc specific tools (Pad opener, spacer tools and obligatory Torx) coupled with nifty box spanner, nylon … Read more
Here’s a pleasant post-holiday treat, the Colnago CLX complete bike built up with Campagnolo Centaur complemented by a generous smattering of FSA parts.The CLX is Colnago’s entry level (these things are relative mind) carbon road bike, conceived in Italy and built in Taiwan and designed to give high end performance at an affordable price. Again, … Read more
Have a strong cup of coffee then watch this little bit of action.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Paris Roubaix, I really do. But is it a ‘proper’ bike race?
Was Tom Boonen a worth winner of the ‘Hell of the North’, in truth yes. But would it have been as straight forward if he hadn’t had the assistance of the rest of the breakway falling over at crucial moments?
Probably not.
So by definition, was Paris Roubaix won by Boonen or lost by Hushovd, Hoste and Flecha?
Probably a bit of both.
A laboured way of explaining the point though, but I am sure you get what I mean.
