Cycling in China can be hazardous, but a 16 year old Student, Wu Dan, was the victim of a particularly unusual and grisly hazard last week, when he was injured by a corpse thrown from a speeding car.Police said the body was that of a woman, who had herself been hit by the car and … Read more
These BBB branded aero bars would be my choice for road fixer builds or road to TT mount conversions. Made from super heat-treated 7075 series aluminium, there’s sufficient scope in the curved section to accommodate traditional drop levers and internal cable guides with recessed grooves keeping things neat and tidy. Flat top sections are something … Read more
This Friday, 17 April, Colin Lewis Cycles is hosting an Evening with Jeremy Hunt of the Cervelo Test Team, so if you’re anywhere near the vicinity of Totnes get yourself along there. It will be the end of a busy week for Hunt who yesterday rode to 19th place at Paris Roubaix in the colours … Read more
“Facebook today hit 200 million active users, and to mark the occasion, it partnered with the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) to make it easy for people around the world to join the LIVESTRONG movement.”Which is nice.
Tom Boonen (Quick Step) won this year’s Paris Roubaix in dramatic fashion, but the race was over-shadowed by what looked to be a bad accident involving a motorbike and a spectator 60Km from the finish. An early report from the Agence France Presse news agency quotes local emergency services as saying that 10 people were … Read more
Pro are a company best know for their components so gloves are something of a departure, the Pro Bikegear Ultimate winter glove is part of Pro’s first range of gloves and at £25 is one of the most expensive.First impressions are that this is quite a slender glove to be named ‘ultimate’ and aimed at … Read more
Stopped dead by a large advert in a shop window…Train of thought..*SPDs and plastic platforms on a road bike, tut tut.*She’s going to ruin her knees with the saddle that low.*Nice arse.
Produced in Taiwan by FPD for Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op, the Revolution Contacts are dual sided Ritchey copies (or maybe homages) with as much to offer road fixers and tourists as the ‘cross and mountain bike fraternities.Smooth, sealed cartridge bearings turn on solid Cro-moly axles and with basic care shouldn’t demand overhaul for a good few … Read more
Update on Lance’s Injury, Response to Drug Testing Allegations — powered by http://www.livestrong.com … the big man has been clearing the air on video on the Livestrong site – most of this we’ve already heard but here it all is from the horse’s mouth, at the end though he drops a bomb about the Tour … Read more
