A tragedy in New York in which a cyclist and the rider of an illegal electric scooter both died following a reported head-on collision on a segregated bike lane has led to a wider discussion about the regulation of electric bikes and scooters in the city. Heartbroken by the tragic loss of life on the … Read more
We may earn affiliate commission from some of the links included on this pageWith Unbound Gravel kicking off today, we’ve scoured the web to find some of the best gravel riding deals available. Highlights include Zipp wheels with 32mm internal rims for under £1,000, 50mm race tyres from Schwalbe for £36.99 each, and a discounted … Read more
That simple, hard-packed, one and a half ‘rubbery’ inches really did make all the difference to my riding. Of course, I am referring to the legendary Pace RC35 suspension fork of the early 1990s.By the time the 1990 World Championships came around, just a handful of the absolute elite were sporting suspension forks – mostly … Read more
Join us for another ride on the rickety rollercoaster that is the e-bike industry: from hire bike success in London to the collapse of Ampler, to electrically augmented police, and new arrivals from Engwe. Another e-bike brand goes under as Ampler files for bankruptcy Ampler Curt (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) E-bike pioneer Ampler has filed … Read more
Talk TV presenter Julia Hartley-Brewer has been accused of “stonewalling, patronisation, and resorting to straw man arguments” after a segment on a new cycling infrastructure project in Cambridge descended into chaos. It culminated in Hartley-Brewer ordering producers to turn guest Laura Laker’s microphone off after the respected cycling journalist (and road.cc contributor, for full disclosure) … Read more
The Old Man Mountain Hemlock packs with FLiP cages represent a new sub-category for carrying stuff on bikes. For people who don’t want traditional panniers, or pannier racks messing up their bike when not touring, or who want to effortlessly swap between a drybag pannier and cage-based carrying, the Hemlock FLiP ecosystem could be a … Read more
A cycle hub at Gravesend Railway Station was closed for almost two days after it was targeted by suspected vandals, who appeared to have kicked in the storage facility’s door, leaving it ajar.A photo posted on social media by station user Joseph Stedman shows the damage inflicted to the hub’s door, including some graffiti scrawled … Read more
Specialized says that its new aero-optimised Crux is the fastest gravel race bike ever made, with the top-level S-Works frame hitting the scales at just 789g. The Crux S-Level comes in to replace the second-tier Crux Pro, and you get 55mm tyre clearance throughout. Complete bikes start at £3,249.“Crux 5 isn’t fast because of one … Read more
Cycling campaigners in Scotland have warned that “being driven to school cannot become the norm” after a new poll revealed that the percentage of children travelling to and from school by car has reached record levels.However, the percentage of children cycling to school is also at its highest ever level since the survey, carried out … Read more
