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Could this tiny sensor help you ride faster? Plus the rest of the week’s tech news from Specialized, Vision, Gorewear + the World Championships

We have news on the Specialized Tarmac SL8, the most out-there designs from the World Championships, and a recreated Victorian bike that Endura is riding to Glasgow, but we’re starting this week with news of a little sensor that could help you ride faster…Could this tiny sensor help increase your speed?Oxford-based company Streamlines has introduced a … Read more

World Championships: Tom Pidcock “in complete disagreement” with last-minute UCI rule change over preferential start positions for road stars in mountain bike race

After leading names in mountain biking slammed a last-minute UCI rule change that gave preferential starting places in yesterday’s world championship men’s elite cross-country Olympic race at Glentress to star riders from other disciplines, the winner of the event Tom Pidcock has said he supports their position and that the rule change “wasn’t made for me … Read more

Black Mamba Latex and Nitrile Workshop Gloves

Black Mamba’s Latex and Nitrile Workshop Gloves are surprisingly good for bike fettling – they’re almost impenetrable while working on bikes. They do come at a pretty high price, though, and with obvious environmental drawbacks when compared with reusable alternatives.I must admit that a box of nitrile gloves for £30 had me very sceptical, and I … Read more

Motorway cyclist charged after trying to argue the law with police

A cyclist who was stopped by police on a motorway in Hampshire has been charged with two offences after attempting to argue about the law with the officer who stopped him.Officers from Hampshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit were responding to reports of a cyclist who had been seen riding on the M27 near Cadnam in … Read more