A north London cyclist “sent flying” in a collision with a delivery van driver during a training ride around Alexandra Palace is seeking at least £50,000 in compensation for his injuries.Alastair Chisholm told the Evening Standard about the ordeal, which saw him suffer two collarbone fractures when the driver pulled into his path without indicating before … Read more
While many of you will have quite sensibly taken your weekend spin indoors this morning, for those with wider, more knobbly tyres, and decent winter gear there were stunning snow-capped peaks to be enjoyed.The powder-lined roads of Snake Pass out of Glossop in the Peak District had the good folk from Faction Chamois Cream (reviewed by road.cc, … Read more
The chairman of the County Councils Network (CCN) has warned cyclists and other road users that the state of roads in England and Wales is likely to continue to deteriorate as research from the group found that 85 per cent of councils plan to cut their roads maintenance projects next year.Tim Oliver told The Telegraph … Read more
The extent to which English local authorities need to improve their active travel credentials has been laid bare by Active Travel England’s ‘capability ratings’, a “first ever review” of councils’ ability to deliver active travel infrastructure schemes.Taking into account the “three core ingredients to succeed” in delivering the government’s objective of 50 per cent of … Read more
The world of cycling tech never stops evolving, and we’re here for it! This week’s tech stories are full of new designs, products and campaigns – utilising technologies that are already around such as SRAM Force AXS, Hunt wheels and indoor cycling apps – but taking those a little further in the pursuit of making … Read more
Tom Boonen says he has “nothing but respect for the Colnago family and their brand” and apologised for his “poorly chosen” words about Tadej Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates team bike.The classics legend — who won Paris-Roubaix four times and three Tour of Flanders titles, as well as a World Championship road race and six stages of the Tour de France during … Read more
The Birzman Internal Cable Routing Kit is a sleek and well-executed package that has pretty much everything you need to manage internal routing jobs. However, Unlike the Park Tool equivalent, it doesn’t include any sort of flexible lead cable.A few years back Liam rated the £70 Park Tool 1.2 Internal Cable Routing Kit very highly, … Read more
Online training platform Zwift has confirmed a fresh wave of redundancies which will result in 15 per cent of its workforce being laid off.The latest job losses come 10 months after the Long Beach, California-based company cut its workforce by 150 people, mainly involved in hardware, after putting development of its smart bike on hold.> … Read more
The government has slashed the budget for active travel schemes in England outside London in what has been described as “a backward move” by the Walking & Cycling Alliance (WACA), which estimates that two thirds of previously promised funding will be lost, making it “impossible” to meet Net Zero and active travel targets.The announcement of the cuts, … Read more
