Zéfal were showing off these clever QR skewers at Eurobike. Inside the lever there’s a locking pin, which secures the lever when the bike is standing on its wheels. Turn the bike upside down and the ever unlocks, allowing you to remove the wheels and seatpost. It’s a good half-way-house between a full locking system … Read more
Yesterday was probably not one of the best for Eurostar, what with a fire in the Channel Tunnel and all services suspended, but at least they had some good news. The high-speed passenger train service that linking UK to the Continent, announced that it has seen a 300% increase in the number of bikes it … Read more
Team Columbia’s Edvald Boasson Hagen made it two stage victories in a row today to take Stage 5 of the Tour of Britain with an impressive sprint to the line. Hagen made his move with over 1Km to go outpacing Matt Goss (CSC Saxobank) and Danilo Di Luca (LPR Brakes) in the long dash for … Read more
A bicycle of course. Well that’s what Cannondale reckon anyway, although sadly there’s a disappointing lack of afterburners or aerofoils on their new Concept Stealth bike, on show at Eurobike last week. Whatever, it is certainly different, and it does have some of the “edgy” design elements of both the Lamborghini Reventón and the Stealth … Read more
Serotta were at Eurobike with their usual crop of lovely looking custom-built bikes – Titanium, Carbon and a bit of both – but most interesting was their new Meivici AE time trial machine. Serotta have been wanting to make a monocoque TT bike for some time, but every bike is custom fitted and it’s just … Read more
Norwegian rider Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Columbia) claimed Stage 4 of the Tour of Britain today coming from behind on the uphill finish to edge out Giairo Ermeti on the line. Danilo di Lucca (LPR Brakes) finished third. Yesterday’s stage winner, and the overall leader going into today, Emilien Berges surrendered his overall lead to … Read more
Trek had some eye-catching machines on display at this year’s Eurobike, at most shows Contador’s Madone would have been pulling the crowds or any one of the other very elegant ’09 Madone range. At Eurobike though, all eyes were on a commuter bike – the weird, and possibly wonderful District belt drive singlespeed comprising an … Read more
There may be no news about his racing program or even the team he will ride for, but Lance Armstrong is back! The rumours that swept Eurobike of an improbable return to racing for the man who dominated it for most of the last decade were confirmed late on Tuesday when Armstrong announced, in an … Read more
road.cc, what’s that all about then? Well, we’re about riding on the road and the bikes you do it on. The stories we run will mainly deal with the British cycling scene, but the site is open to all – we’re starting small, but we’ll be adding new sections new features, and new functionality. There … Read more
It was all change today on the Tour of Britain as Emilien Berges of the Agritubel team leapt clear of an eight rider group to claim the stage and take the overall race lead. The hilly route through the Blackdown Hills from Chard to Burnham on Sea in Somerset was never going to favour the … Read more
