Cotic first launched the Roadrat a couple of years back as a flat bar’d bike and pretty much ever since they’ve been threatening a drop bar version, so now here it is.Drop bars or not the Roadrat’s sloping top tube and compact geometry shows its mountain bike heritage, it comes from the same stable as … Read more
Get out and ride I say.Well what an amazing sunset on the commute home this evening, I’m afraid I missed it with my camera.Today’s ride pretty much ticked all the commuter boxes. Starting off inauspiciously with a puncture and ending with an incredibly mild dusk.The track pump left at work came in handy again and … Read more
If you’re training for the Etape or any other big ride this summer you might be interested in the training weekends a new outfit, UK Etape Training has to offer. One of the problems for British cyclists is that while your training builds up your fitness levels it is much harder to simulate the full … Read more
Easter, a time of chocolate, bunnies, daffodils and… the Cotswold Spring Classic on Bank Holiday Monday, the 13th of April.If you are after a gentle holiday ride this one isn’t for you but if some serious chocolate burning action is on your Easter agenda this is definitely an event worth checking out. The route has … Read more
Sky News anchor, Dermot Murnaghan is cycling around the South West of England to look at how the downturn has affected the region – naturally the two day ride is dubbed the “Economic Cycle”… well, we would’ve too.Murnaghan’s has made good use of the national cycle network for much of his ride – which finishes … Read more
The price of three bog standard inner tubes buys you Revolution’s Air track pump Sport. Intended for the home workshop there’s nothing budget about the build quality. The steel barrel resists all but wanton recklessness and despite my initial reservations it packs a mighty punch, inflating a 700×20 from zero to 110 psi in twenty … Read more
Straight from our inbox to you… Quite a lot of teams from France and assorted cycling nations plus the welcome return of one from Kazakhstan. As expected the Cervelo Test Team get a wildcard entry – given their start to the season and the fact that last year’s winner, Carlos Sastre rides for them it … Read more
• All bikes cleaned and lubed – check.
• Even the winter-grimed hack-bike – check.
• All punctured tubes mended – check.
• The brake cable that had the tiny hang-nail of wire by the caliper-bolt that’s been annoying me for a year, replaced – check.
• That slightly loose front hub nipped up – check.
• Graunchy freehub investigated – check.
• All coffee-shops within a wheezing half-hour phlegm-loosening, dry-hack-inducing ride tested and reviewed. Vital cappuccino quality/bun selection/pretty waitress ratio noted – check.
• Event entrance-fees wasted – check.
Can you ever have too many merino wool tops? Probably not, especially if you can get them at an affordable price and there’s a custom option too. Sounds like a winner, and that’s just what a new cycle clothing company, Shutt VR, are offering.The Yorkshire based company produce a range of Merino wool cycling jerseys … Read more
The BMC SLC01 is a true thoroughbred. We’ve seen Astana and Phonak riding its skeletal Carbon frame in the past, and now we’ve had a chance to put some miles in we can see the attraction: it’s a very light, very well behaved mount that’s supremely stable at fast cruising speeds and stiff and responsive … Read more
