There was an expensive day in court for one Northamptonshire driver just before Christmas after their refusal to pay a fixed penalty notice ended with being found guilty of driving without due care and attention, five points on her driving licence, a £440 fine, costs of £625 and a £44 victim surcharge.It all began with a video caught … Read more
We have a bit of everything cycling tech-related this week, from a gravel e-bike to one of the best indoor cycling apps. We also have some Welsh dragon wheels from CES Sport, thermal bib shorts from Pearson and a Proviz backpack to help kickstart your commuting by bike New Year’s Resolution. Pearson Stiffen the Sinews Thermal Bib Shorts £90For … Read more
Magene’s L508 Radar tail light is a good quality unit that gives useful information about what’s going on behind you. It’s also available branded as a Magicshine light (we have both, and they’re identical) so shop around as prices between the two can differ a bit. Whichever you find the cheapest, it’s likely to be … Read more
Perhaps we should have added some extra advice to our latest feature on what to do if you capture a near miss, close pass or collision on camera while cycling… perhaps something like: cross your fingers the vehicle is not being driven too fast for their number plate to be visible.That’s the situation road.cc reader Samuel … Read more
A study by cycling campaign group Bike Is Best suggests that millions of people in Britain are trapped in transport poverty and are spending concerning proportions of their income to enable them to drive a car, with bicycles and increased investment in cycling infrastructure touted as a solution.The report is based on nationally representative survey of … Read more
Pictures of new bikes and equipment are being spotted every day and this time, it’s on Lotte Kopecky’s Instagram with a better look at what appears to be an as-of-yet unreleased Roval integrated cockpit, that we think must be for the Specialized Tarmac. What else do we now know?Roval already has a fully carbon integrated cockpit, … Read more
Mr Loophole — the outspoken road safety lawyer who regularly makes headlines on this website for comments about cycling policy — has shocked us all this morning by suggesting motorists make it their New Year’s resolution to give cyclists more space when overtaking.Loophole, whose real name is Nick Freeman, earned his nickname through securing acquittals for celebrity clients charged with motoring offences, and regularly appears … Read more
The Ergon SR AllRoad Core Comp Men saddle offers a magical, buttery-smooth ride quality, filtering out lumps and bumps and ensuring you can keep riding all day long, on the rough stuff as well as smooth tarmac. It’s rather weighty in this basic version, though – there are lighter options out there for the same … Read more
Bike thefts are becoming an increasingly common and worrying occurrence for cyclists in the UK. Just this week, new crime statistics unearthed by the Liberal Democrats found that 74,421 bikes were reported to the police as stolen in England and Wales between July 2021 and June last year – with a staggering 90 percent of … Read more
