The Association of Cycle Traders – the people who promote local bike shops – is giving away 6 pairs of tickets to this year’s Cycle show at London’s Earls Court. Tickets usually cost £14 but all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a pair is send an email explaining … Read more
When I tested this Super Dry Chain Wax back in June last year I gave it such a kicking that my toes hurt. It was rubbish and I said so. Well, it seems that the good chaps at Green Oil took things to heart and set out to improve things. I can’t claim credit because … Read more
Cervélo have gone live with then new P4, launching at Interbike this week. It’s a big job to improve on the all-conquering P3, so what’s new? well, the rear brake is completely integrated into the frame, there’s a 570ml integrated hydration bottle that sits on the bottom braket, there’s no front wheel cutout (Cervélo claiming … Read more
If only it was possible to cut through all the techno-babble that surrounds time trial bikes as cleanly as the best of them cuts through the air, the world would be a happier place and my head would hurt a lot less. Over the next few days we’ll be bringing you the pick of the … Read more
Isaac’s Joule has been around for a while now, it was one of the first of the new generation of full carbon monocoque time trial machines. Since it’s launch the Joule has spawned a mini range with first the Joule Aerotic and now the Aerotic Pro. For 2009 the original Joule frameset has beent re-designed … Read more
According to Kazakhstan’s cycling federation deputy president Nikolai Proskurin, Astana have won the race to sign Lance Armstrong. The move was widely expected in cycling circles because of Armstrong’s close ties to Astana team boss Johan Bruyneel who managed him to seven Tour de France victories. There could be some fireworks in Spain though Armstrong’s … Read more
As predicted Alberto Contador’s win at the Vuelta on Sunday is already proving complicated for his team Astana. Speaking to the Spanish newspaper AS Contador dropped a strong hint that he would quit the Astana team if it hires Lance Armstrong, who has announced he is coming out of retirement to seek a record eighth … Read more
You heard it here first, but the organisers of Cycle 08 today confirmed that Olympic Gold Medal winning cyclist Nicole Cooke will be at the show on Sunday 12th October to meet the public and promote her new book Cycle for Life. Nicole was one of the star turns of last year’s show, when she … Read more
We’re busy getting winter clothing in to test (and a load of other things too), but because road.cc is a club we thought we’d do things differently by finding out what you’d like us to test.
So what would YOU like us to test? We want your suggestions for winter clothing, but also anything else you’d like to know more about, including the bikes you’d like us to review.
One of the reasons we wanted to get out and ride the Jole Rider relay was to put a few lights through their paces, and see what you get for your money with various options. We wanted to see how the beams of each light stood up in relation to one another, so we set … Read more
