Castelli Perfetto Shoecover

Castelli Perfetto Shoe Covers are built to minimise air resistance and keep the worst of the weather out. Their performance owes much to their stretchy Gore-Tex Infinium Windstopper material and they are very impressive across a range of weather conditions, but issues around durability are a cause for concern.But they are expensive, and there are … Read more

Keep bike fit over winter! Turbo trainer set-ups for all budgets

There’s an old truism in cycling, which goes something along the lines of: your performance in summer is the result of your training in the winter. While you may have no big goals on the immediate horizon at the moment, every mile you put in your legs now will have an effect when the season reaches its sharp … Read more

Cyclist, 11, dragged from bike and scalp ripped off during pit bull attack

An 11-year-old child was left missing 70 per cent of his scalp and requiring extensive surgery after being pulled from his bicycle and attacked by three pit bulls.The owner of the dogs, Burt Baker III, told police the animals enjoyed chasing people on bicycles and has been charged with reckless conduct after officers learned there had … Read more

Partially naked pensioners arrested for Tour Down Under protest

Three partly naked women in their 60s and 70s were arrested at the opening stage of the women’s Tour Down Under this morning in Adelaide.SA Police were alerted to the group while patrolling the Tour Down Under at around 12:30pm local time when they were alerted to a group of people on Main South Road … Read more

Is there a pothole crisis on Britain’s roads?

Following reports on this website of the death of an 84-year-old cyclist and another story on an Oxfordshire pothole branded a “danger to life”, a road.cc reader got in touch with photos of their own pothole-induced injuries.The offending road defect in Richmond has since been fixed but left our reader with multiple injuries and seemingly points to a … Read more