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Fixie Inc Betty leeds

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Government publishes guide to building bike facilities

A new guide to building cycle facilities has been published by the government. Cycle Infrastructure Design attempts to bring together example of best practice and advice on the subject from the Department for Transport and the Scottish and Welsh Assemblies.According to the blurb: “This design guide brings together and updates guidance previously available in a number … Read more

GB team announced for the UCI Track World Cup, Beijing

British Cycling has today announced they will be taking a team of five riders to the next round of the UCI Track World Cup in Beijing which takes place on the 16th – 18th January.Chris Newton will be returning to Beijing where he won a Bronze medal in the Points race at the recent Olympic … Read more

Park Tool IB-3 Multi Tool

This mini tool from Park Tools looks neat but fails to deliver, something we’re not that used to saying about offerings from Park. It just goes to show that everyone can have an off day: For the money there are far better tools out there.The 13 tools on board the distinctive blue frame include the … Read more

Rollapaluza extend Winter league and head to Cambridge

Next week will be a big one for roller-racing fans. By popular demand Rollapaluza have extended their original two round London Winter league into a six round competition with the next round happening on Wednesday. On Friday the rollers head east to Cambridge for a fund-raising event with Team Cambridge.Rider entry for the Cambridge bash … Read more

road.cc Wants YOU!

Want to do something new in 2009?Fancy a career in bike journalism?… Not motivated by money?If you can answer “yes” to those questions (particularly the last one) we’d like to hear from YOU! road.cc is recruiting and we need someone to join the team as a staff writer. The job would be part time at first … Read more

Rugby League stars to race Italian Pursuit at Revolution 23

Two legends of Rugby League go head to head in a celebrity Italian Pursuit at Revolution 23 on Saturday night. Denis Betts and Mike Forshaw both played for Wigan and England in their career but this time the ex-club mates will be squaring up on the Velodrome track. The Italian Pursuit will kick off the race … Read more

Mavic recall all R-Sys front wheels

A potentially dangerous fault with the carbon spokes on its R-SYS front wheel has lead to French wheel company, Mavic voluntarily recalling all of their R-SYS front wheels. Mavic will replace all of the affected wheels with a free of charge upgrade in March, in the meantime all those affected are being offered a free … Read more

Cannondale Men’s Metro Jacket

Cannondale’s new men’s Metro jacket provides an all year round outer layer for the avid short to mid distance commuter keen on battling through the elements come what may. If commuting in uniform or civvies is your bag, then this may just be the bag for you.Fit on the Metro is far from pro-cut, tailored … Read more

First look: Focus Cayo Expert SRAM

Just landed at the road.cc office the latest incarnation of the Focus Cayo Expert this time with added SRAM.We’ll be testing the bike in the coming weeks but in the meantime here’s a flavour of what £2,249 of your hard earned cash gets you…A decently light bike for starters, the Cayo Expert tips our scales … Read more