Looking to buy a road bike for around £1,000 but not sure where to begin? We’ve tested plenty of options in this price range and pulled together our top recommendations to help you find the best road bike under £1,000.Carbon fibre road bikes are now rare under £1,000 unless you buy used or catch a … Read more
Cycling Time Trials (CTT), the national governing body for time trials in England, Wales and Scotland, is hoping to get more people into time trialling by introducing a separate category for standard road bikes for all of its events. From today, riders can simply click the road bike option when entering a CTT-sanctioned event, and post-ride the … Read more
The banning of bike tyre and inner tube disposal in landfill looks to be a step closer after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) hosted a representation from The National Bicycle Tyre Recycling Scheme last month and heard that national coverage of collection points for used tyres and inner tubes is in … Read more
The KranX Stretta Eco-Grip Handlebar Tape is a very well-priced, grippy and pleasant race-type bar tape. If you like a handlebar tape that wraps well, grips in all weathers and is reasonably comfortable while still being quite thin, then this is a great option for you.And if you are in the market for new handlebar … Read more
The UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën are reportedly looking to bid adieu to its sponsor and frame manufacturer BMC, and welcome Van Rysel, Decathlon’s performance road arm, for the next WorldTour season after almost 20 years.Back in January, we at road.cc had prophesised that Van Rysel could be up for a World Tour showing. Now, if the French … Read more
Victoria Police have released dashcam footage of a car driver hitting a cyclist from behind, knocking him down and dragging his bike under the car, also announcing that a woman has been arrested after handing herself over to the authorities, in an incident they suspect was ‘deliberate’.The dashcam footage captured by another vehicle showed the 59-year … Read more
The Prime Orra 700c Carbon Gravel wheelset is a quality performer that offers impressive stiffness, weight and build quality which makes the price even more impressive – just a penny shy of six hundred quid! This is cheaper than any of those in our best gravel wheels buyer’s guide.Prime is well known for offering quality components at a … Read more
If there is such thing as best time of the year to get a new, bike, it is now. With the roads getting dry and dusty, you can clock in those new bike miles easily, and enjoy the longer days without worrying about the bike-cleaning aftermath. We’re always here to give you the best advice on what bikes … Read more
A new BBC Panorama episode, titled “Road Wars: Neighbourhood Traffic Chaos” to be broadcast later tonight on BBC One, explores the conflicts around low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) that have “set neighbours against neighbours”, and features stories and accounts from both sides of the debate; but it has already raised concerns about whether the show will offer a nuanced take … Read more
