A recent feature and video here on road.cc looked at how the price of bikes and other cycling-related products have risen sharply in recent years, outstripping the rate of inflation. Plenty of discussion ensued in the comments beneath the article –prompting us to take a closer look at the subject in the latest episode of … Read more
An Edinburgh cyclist who earlier this week tweeted about how in one day he had filmed 12 drivers illegally using handheld mobile phones at the wheel has deleted his Twitter and YouTube accounts after being targeted with sustained abuse on social media – with some of those involved in the pile-on urging people in London to … Read more
The Specialized S-Works Pathfinder 2Bliss Ready tyres have been on a serious diet, making them one of the lightest gravel tyres on the market. They’re available in just a 42mm size for 700C wheels and roll along hardpack surfaces including tarmac very well. The file tread to the sides provides predictable grip on gravel, but for wet … Read more
Specialized has closed its inclusive women’s cycle clothing brand Machines for Freedom, which it bought in 2018.News that the brand was being shut down was revealed on its Instagram page by Jenn Kriske, who founded Machines for Freedom in 2014 and continued to run it after it was bought by Specialized. View … Read more
We have a ton of news for you this week from big names like 3T, DT Swiss, Chris King and Brooks England, plus wheels with rim depths you can alter in minutes, but we’re starting with a 3D-printed saddle made to the unique contours of your butt. You’re just about to find out what a Smiling Butt Kit is…Fancy a … Read more
A YouGov poll carried out on behalf of Cycling UK suggests that many British drivers are still unaware of last year’s changes to the Highway Code, implemented to protect vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.The research — undertaken this month to mark the one-year anniversary of the changes, which came into effect on 29 January … Read more
MMA fighter Conor McGregor has taken to social media after being hit by a driver while riding his bike, saying he “got a bang of[f] a car” as he films the aftermath. The 34-year-old appears to have avoided serious injuries, and is seen in the passenger seat of the driver’s car with his broken bike in the boot. … Read more
A man who hit and killed a mother-of-three with his car, drove off and hit another cyclist minutes later has been convicted of causing her death by dangerous driving, also pleading guilty to numerous other offences connected with the incident. Agnieszka Pocztowska, 41, was riding her bike on Hungerford Road in Crewe at 6.55am on 14 September 2020 … Read more
A seven-foot-long stretch of road in Birmingham has caused social media ridicule, local and national newspaper headlines and an official council response.The 2.4m-long painted markings in Stirchley have attracted criticism from locals who say the apparent cycle lane is “bizarre” and a “waste of money”, and appeared in the Independent who reported the council has been blasted for … Read more
It’s time to announce the best wheels that made it into road.cc Recommends in 2022.We’ve given wheels its own category this year rather than including them in the road.cc Recommends Components of the Year 2022/23 awards just because we’ve reviewed so many over the past 12 months and the standard has been high.There’s loads going on in the wheels market, … Read more
