A dad-of-four suffered “severe, life-changing” injuries after a driver crashed into a protective barrier, sending their car flying over the segregation and into a west London cycle route.The Evening Standard reports Mark Thomas was cycling along the shared-use path running alongside the A40 near his home in Ealing just before 8am on January 29 when he was … Read more
Riding in the shoulder seasons and winter is really the time when your cycling clothing matters a lot. In the summer, you can get away with throwing things on and heading out for a ride with just one layer. In the winter it’s a whole other story.Winter cycling conditions are often very changeable, which means … Read more
A cyclist has recalled a shocking bikejacking which saw him knocked from his bicycle by masked men and threatened with a knife during an attack on his ride home from work through an East London park last week.road.cc reader Christian Blunden was commuting on his regular route from his workplace at Tower Bridge’s Shad Thames street to Walthamstow, … Read more
If you just want to be seen or you want a set of emergency lights, then you can’t get much more reasonably priced than the KranX Sabre 85 USB Twinset. They chuck out a decent amount of illumination, will cope with some rain and shouldn’t turn on accidentally in your bag, and while they aren’t … Read more
The Le Col Sport Bib Tights II keep you very warm on cold, dry days and provide you with all-day comfort thanks to the cut, the overall quality of the material, the straps and chamois. About the only thing that stops them getting into our best winter bib tights buyer’s guide is their lack of resistance to the … Read more
A concerned taxi driver’s association rep has warned cabbies of cyclists’ “sneaky” cameras costing professional drivers fines and penalty points.Speaking to TAXI Newspaper, a publication of the Licensed Taxi Driver’s Association (LTDA), LTDA executive Lloyd Baldwin urged drivers to avoid being “tempted to pick up your mobile phone”, not because of the danger a distraction could cause other road users, … Read more
This week’s five cool things are all cool-weather comfort-enhancing pieces, from head to toe! We’re testing the Spatz overshoes, Nalini’s winter jersey, POC’s thermal jacket and balaclava and Scott’s winter tights. Essentially, we have a whole winter cycling outfit displayed here! Except for winter cycling shoes and gloves… Let’s dig in, and as usual, these items will … Read more
