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
Electric bikes were big again at Eurobike, and every year they seem to get bigger. It’s a trend much more noticeable on, and driven by, continental Europe but we still see its effects filtering through to Blighty. So what’s happening? Electric bikes are getting better No doubt about it, the technology has come a long … Read more
Matthew Goss of team CSC Saxobank won yesterday’s second stage of the Tour of Britain between Milton Keynes and Newbury. The 21-year old Aussie who also won a stage of last year’s race held of the challenge of Garmin Chipotle riders Julian Dean and Chris Sutton after avoiding a crash on the run in. Roger … Read more
Carbon may be the cutting edge these days, but interesting things are happening in titanium too. The Van Nicholas Astraeus is the world’s first production bike made from hydro-formed 3AL/2.5V titanium and is a very easy on the eye piece of kit indeed. Stiff too, reckons Van Nicholas’s top man, Jan Willem Sintnicolaas – who … Read more
Bianchi’s 928 T Cube is a special bike that is beautiful to ride, but one thing in particular sets it apart – Bianchi claim that this is the first carbon bike from a big manufacturer to be offered with a custom option. So, as well as a custom paint job, if you’ve got the money … Read more
Italian sprinter Allessandro Pettachi stormed back from his 12 month drugs ban in emphatic style to take Stage 1 of the Tour of Britain. Petacchi powered home ahead of Rob Hayles with Magnus Backstedt in third. Daniel Di Luca – who had been first to break for the line – lost out on a podium … Read more
Winner of day two’s WTF! award goes to this rather swift-looking tandem from Carraro. Just in case it’s going so fast that you only catch a glimpse, they’ve made sure that you know it’s a Carraro by getting their name onto the beast a (surely record breaking) 72 times. It’s even written down the inside … Read more
Coming soon*: videos of new Shimano electric Dura-Ace and the Fixie Inc. boys talking about their rusty belt-drive wooden-barrred fixer, new bikes from Specialized, Giant, Bianchi, Storck, Felt, Van Nicholas and more, Electric bikes including the new electric Birdy, Products including Zefal’s clever new locking QR… keep checking back. And don’t forget to hop across … Read more
Colnago can do restraint with the paintbox, but it hasn’t been easy and they certainly haven’t quite been able to kick the habit of writing all over their frames – at least Ernesto Colnago has elegant handwriting. Here’s a few tasty treats from their stand. First up the CLX – not top of he range … Read more
