Q: What have motorbikes in London’s bus lanes and panto got in common?A: Neither are remotely funny.That is why the London Cycling Campaign are sending a couple of panto dames out on to London’s bus lanes this morning carrying placards warning fellow cyclists “It’s behind you!”, advising them to watch out for motorbikes in bus … Read more
The best D-locks do their work silently and with the minimum of fuss, refusing to bend or break even under the most prolonged attack. But what if they could scream blue murder all the while too? That’s the thinking behind SG’s range of locks which all feature a 100dB motion-sensitive alarm.There’s a lightweight town version … Read more
We don’t have a crystal ball here at road.cc but we do have a picture of one, so we thought we’d gaze at that and try to sum up where we think cycling’s going to go in 2009. Here’s how we think it’ll roll: what do YOU think?1. A race season to remember. Armstrong back. Basso … Read more
When it comes to ‘bike jewelry’ nobody does it like the Danes: over there they take the whole idea literally. As the world economy went into meltdown Danish company Arumania (literal translation – gold fever) gave us the world’s most expensive bike AND the world’s most expensive bike rack, a snip at €4,000. Not, sadly, … Read more
British titanium bike manufacturer qoroz has gone live with its new website www.qoroz.co.uk ahead of the launch of their 2009 model range later this month.The new site includes full details of all the qoroz range, along with added features such as on-line purchasing, discounted offers on the small amount of 2008 stock remaining and video … Read more
Wishing you all a great pedal-powered 2009 from all the team at road.cc.Like most of you we are resolving to ride our bikes more this year… AND we will be squeezing that in with building a bigger and better website too.Thanks for all the support you’ve given us over the last few months and here’s … Read more
Beating yourself up in France (on a bike) is an annual rite for many British cyclists L’Etape du Tour is the star turn, but true connoseiurs of pain head for the Marmotte.This annual charity ride finishes with a gentle pootle up Alpe d’Huez – that’s after you’ve knocked off the Croix de Fer, Col Du … Read more
An extraordinarily successful year for Chris Hoy has been capped off in superb style by the announcement that the triple Olympic gold medal winner has been knighted in the New Year’s Honours List.The award is recognition for the achievements of the 32 year old track cyclist from Edinburgh who won three gold medals at last … Read more
The VDO MC1.0+ is a feature heavy computer that’ll give you a wealth of information about your ride. It takes a little while to get to know all the functions, but once you do it’s a great ride companion.Getting the computer on your bike is a simple enough process: the sensor and computer mount attach … Read more
KMC’s Z510HX chain is Intended primarily for the rigours of BMX racing and internal hub transmissions, but this beefy 112 link chain also lends itself particularly well to fixed and single speed applications.The anti drop design, counters chain sag and suits road conversions, although isn’t so effective on frames with vertical ends (better served by … Read more
