The Roadmachine AMP One is from BMC’s road e-bike line-up, and it’s a belter. It may come with easy-to-live-with endurance geometry, but the firm ride and stiff frameset mean it is very much about performance. Mahle’s latest motor system offers a smooth and intelligent power boost, which really allows you to ride harder for longer, … Read more
If you want a bike that’ll get noticed, Trek has just introduced new Tie Dye paint finishes to its Project One range – and they’re certainly head-turners.Project One is Trek’s custom scheme. You choose the model/size of frameset – coming out of a mould, the frame dimensions aren’t custom – then the finish you want, and finally … Read more
The Altura Grid Softshell Pants are cosy, comfortable and water resistant enough to make commuting in most conditions pleasant. There’s plenty of room to wear a pair of bib shorts underneath if you want the extra padding, and with their fleeced inner you’ll be warm enough on mild days, but don’t count on them getting … Read more
Brompton Bikes’ CEO Will Butler-Adams has addressed the issues facing brands in the industry, and points to enduring problems from Brexit, rising energy bills, the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis for contributing to a challenging time for the folding bicycle manufacturer.Speaking at length with Raconteur, Butler-Adams noted the hit on the company’s pre-tax profit for the year ending … Read more
SwissStop’s Catalyst Race brake rotors are a lightweight replacement for the stock equipment that comes on your bike. I’ve found them to be virtually silent in operation and with plenty of bite, feel and modulation in all kinds of riding conditions.SwissStop has three Catalyst rotor ‘families’ in its line-up: the One, the Pro and these Race … Read more
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
