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KranX Sabre 85 USB Twinset
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
Le Col Sport Bib Tights II
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
Taxi association warns drivers of “sneaky” cyclists with cameras catching law-breaking behaviour
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
Five wintery cool things from Spatz, POC, Nalini and Scott
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
Police ask pedestrians to wear hi-vis following spate of road deaths in Scotland
Police Scotland is at the centre of a “victim blaming” row after a chief inspector urged pedestrians to wear “reflective or fluorescent” clothing after six people walking were killed after being hit by other road users in just 13 days.Ch Insp Lorraine Napier argued that in light of the incidents, officers should encourage all road … Read more
MyWhoosh announces $1 million prize pot for online race series
Virtual cycling platform MyWhoosh has announced a $1 million (about £830,000) prize pot for its fourth annual race series that starts next month – the highest amount up for grabs in e-sport cycling history.The seven-stage championship will be spread across eight days and is open to men and women from across the world. The prize pot … Read more
Cyclist raises alarm over “dangerous” potholes on 2023 World Championships road race routes
With six months until the best cyclists in the world descend on Glasgow for the UCI World Championships, concerns have been raised about the “dangerous” state of some roads to be used in the elite men and women’s road races.Pictures taken by a road.cc reader show numerous large potholes and patched sections of tarmac, with Glasgow … Read more