Available in a choice of red or black, dhb’s Wickham eVent jacket is likely to prove a hit whatever your style of riding. Made from eVent, a three-layer breathable nylon waterproof fabric, it is designed to keep the rider completely dry and it delivers excelent performance in all weathers. Compared with more traditional jackets the … Read more
Up for grabs this week is a full set of signed postcards of the Cervelo Test Team riders straight from under the pile of stuff on Tone’s desk where they’ve been hiding since he got back from the Cervelo Test Team launch last month… he also found another Ice Bike Stainless steel coffee mug in … Read more
Up for grabs this week is a full set of signed postcards of the Cervelo Test Team riders, including Carlos Sastre, Thor Hushovd, Roger Hammond and Heinrich Haussler who’s giving a good account of himself right now in the Paris-Nice. And loads more, there’s about 20, we ran out of room on the pic so … Read more
Alberto Contador showed who’s boss today in the sixth stage of Paris Nice when he pulverised his rivals on the slopes of La Montagne de Lure. Having reeled in the day’s longest break with 20km to go Contador made his move on the slopes of the final climb. Initially in a group of three with … Read more
Clear Channel, the outdoor advertising company, has contacted road.cc to clarify its position on plans for London’s cycle-hire scheme, due to be launched in 2010.CEO Barry Sayer says his company has now qualified as a potential tenderer, but thinks developments in the capital’s cycling infrastructure will be necessary to make the scheme a success.Clear Channel … Read more
A state-of-the-art road bike designed as a training aid for world-class athletes has been launched at the Science Museum by a company which designs technology for Formula 1.The Factor 001, dubbed “The most advanced bicycle in the world,” by its makers, BERU F1 Systems, is a road bike with a difference – incorporating the latest … Read more
The Backupz LED front and rear light set is a pair of keyring sized units that deliver a reliable, if limited, supply of light for riding at night.They’re are aimed at commuters and general cyclists as a “get me home” option should your main source of illumination fail. This model, the Backupz single LED is … Read more
Halfords is to be the “Official Partner” to British Cycling’s elite Premier Calendar Series in 2009 – the top level of road cycling competition for men in this country – which starts this weekend.British Cycling is presenting the move as an extension of the organisation’s existing relationship with Halford’s – Nicole Cooke won Olympic gold … Read more
On the way home this evening I saw something I have never seen before! A Kingfisher! What an amzing sight, the cobalt blue and brilliant orange diving into murky canal water.What a contrast! One of the benefits of cycling and not being sat in a car.Flo Kps is it possible to bonk on an 8 … Read more
A proposed law which would have allowed council contractors to remove without notice bikes chained to railing, whether they were causing an obstruction or not has been thrown out by a committee of the House of Lords after sustained opposition from the London Cycling Campaign (LCC) which launched the legal challenge to it.Committee members listened … Read more
