The Altura Nightvision Typhoon Men’s Waterproof Jacket is a commuter cycling jacket intended for use both on and off the bike. While it offers sufficient waterproofing, making the detachable hood big enough to accommodate a helmet means it’s oversized when you aren’t wearing one.Altura gives its Nightvision Typhoon jacket a 10k rating for both waterproofing … Read more
The Met Trenta 3K Carbon helmet is great if you’re looking for a money-no-object option for road, gravel or cross country. Although it’s expensive, it boasts world class safety credentials which I think go a long way towards justifying the price.The helmet of “choice” for teams UAE Team Emirates XRG and ADQ, this racey lid … Read more
A car driver has damaged bike racks installed outside a church in Oxford, just a week after they had been put in place, with the local councillor saying the racks’ placement made “no sense for any road users.”The recently installed Sheffield bike racks in Old Headington were struck by an unknown driver, leaving one of … Read more
The Assos Winter Gloves P1 are extremely warm and suitable for pretty much anything the UK winter will throw at you. The windproofing is excellent and they repel all but the heaviest rain. They manage to do this without being overly bulky and they are very comfortable. Whilst they are expensive, if you do a … Read more
Lambeth Council has signed a multi-million-pound deal with three major e-bike operators to convert more than 130 kerbside car parking spaces into dedicated bike bays. The south London council has signed a two-year deal with London’s three biggest e-bike firms, Lime, Forest and Voi.The deal requires that all Lime, Forest and Voi riders end their … Read more
What with the sun actually making an appearance in the UK this week, you could have forgiven us for missing some of the best cycling tech releases – but we’ve still got a packed edition of Tech of the Week for you, starting with a very fancy, very fast and very expensive limited edition bike. … Read more
Quite high on the list of things we didn’t expect to read today was the ‘news’ that King Charles has had his say on electric bikes… by royal assent, electric bikes are hereby officially cheating.Now, the comment was reportedly made at yesterday’s inauguration of the King Charles III England Coast Path, the world’s longest coastal … Read more
The spring classics are here – and the road.cc Podcast is hitting the road. Or the narrow, treacherously cobbled and ridiculously steep Flemish lane, to be exact.Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Apple Podcasts Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Spotify Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Amazon MusicYes, this spring we’ve set ourselves the … Read more
Barcelona-based bike brand Felt has released what it is calling its “fastest and lightest aero road bike”, supposedly 5% faster than the outgoing Felt AR. The Nexar has a fully integrated front end, clearance for up to 32mm tyres, and the top-tier build weighs a UCI-busting 6.48kg according to Felt – a couple of grams … Read more
