Watch out there’s a pothole about!

Potholes on British roads are an ongoing problem, as the snow thaws (in some areas at least) it will reveal new damage done to road surfaces by water getting into to cracks, freezing, expanding, and creating a new pothole.Cyclists (and their bikes) are particularly vulnerable to the dangers posed by potholed roads which is why … Read more

Specialized Toupe Gel

No, Specialized have not branched out into hairpieces, rather the Toupe is a high end minimalist perch brimming with space age materials and surprising levels of comfort.Available in a choice of durable black or white the micro-matrix weather-resistant faux leather covering, hollow titanium rails and carbon fibre reinforced shell combine low weight with durability. The … Read more

Focus Cayo Expert…ongoing

Well, you won’t be surprised that due to certain weather conditions the Cayo has not ventured forth since….however, I decided to head to the Velodrome which promised to be much warmer and drier.So, I needed to pinch the pedals back from the Cayo, to put back on my track bike. Imagine my surprise when I found … Read more

Quintana Roo CD.01 – is this the future of aero bikes?

We saw the prototype version of the CD.01 at the CORE show, now we’ve got the production model – the big difference, aside from a few decal changes is that this version isn’t made of wood. Finished in a striking Red, White and Black colour scheme complemented by the FFWD trispoke and rear disc combination … Read more

Rollapaluza track league continues

The Rollapaluza Winter League kicks off again this week at the Horse Shoe pub in Clerkenwell just to make it doubly interesting this round is a double distance event – racers will be doing their thing over a kilometre sprint rather than the usual 500m.If a kilometre seem more of a marathon than a sprint, … Read more

Spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam

So far road.cc has been spam free, and hopefully it’ll stay that way, but we have had a bit of bogus registration going on in the last few days and it’s had us a bit nervous. Anyhow we’ve now signed up with a service to monitor all postings on the site. If it works like … Read more