A motorist who killed a cyclist while speeding at up to 51mph in a 30mph zone, and who was found to have traces of ketamine, cocaine, and alcohol in his system at the time of the fatal collision, has been handed a suspended prison sentence and banned from driving for three years, after a prosecutor … Read more
Wiggle Chain Reaction Cycles has laid off 105 members of staff this week, as the beleaguered cycling retailer’s joint administrators prepare the business for sale amid “interest from several parties”.The decision by administrators FRP Advisory affects staff at both Wiggle and Chain Reaction, as well as distributor Hotlines, and comes in the same week the … Read more
The Pirelli Cinturato All Road is a versatile tyre offering grip and usability across a wide range of surfaces, from smooth roads to hard-packed gravel and towpaths. It’s a good choice if you’re looking to dabble in a bit of off-roading without killing off speed when you want to push on on the tarmac.Interested in … Read more
The Cafe du Cycliste Constance is a premium colder-weather jersey that comes in an eye-catching design and boasts a very high-end and durable finish. The snug performance fit, generous elastication and capacious pockets are all very well done, but there are jerseys at around half the price doing a very similar job. There’s no windproofing … Read more
The Schwalbe SOS Mini Pump is a very mini mini pump that’s well made, with a solid alloy construction and a pump head that attaches securely to the valve with a pretty blue anodised lever. It might take its sweet time to inflate a tyre, but it does so easily without any heat build-up or … Read more
Aston Martin and titanium specialist J. Laverack have collaborated for the all new .1R road bike, said to be “the world’s most bespoke, advanced and meticulously engineered road bicycle”. The collaboration brings claimed world-first design elements, including integrated brake calipers and a visually boltless design, all in a made-to-measure package weighing from 7.5kg for a full bike.Aston Martin … Read more
SRAM will announce a safety recall of aftermarket eTap AXS Red, Force, Rival, and Apex shift-brake levers produced before July this year, because of excess threadlock on the clamp bolt having the potential to mean the clamp isn’t tightened sufficiently despite reaching the recommended torque. The potential issue is that the shift-brake lever could move … Read more
Yet more bad news in the ongoing crisis facing cycling retailer Wiggle Chain Reaction as its parent company, the online retail giant Signa Sports United, has filed for insolvency at court in Germany.The news, first reported by Bike Europe, was to be expected, the past few weeks a seemingly never-ending news cycle of increasingly grim updates … Read more
