A cyclist has blasted the “atrocious” state of the roads near his home in Oxfordshire, which he says represent a “potential danger to life”, a week after an 84-year-old was killed after the front wheel of his bike became lodged in a nine-inch-deep crack in the road surface in Lancashire.Cyclist Tim Masters, from Didcot, has … Read more
The Pearson Merino Head Warmer is lovely – it’s thin enough to stay comfy under a helmet, warm enough to be worth bothering with, and breathable enough to leave on when you’re working hard. It’s expensive and you can get similar performance for less, but still, you’re unlikely to regret treating your noggin to this.This … Read more
Make a date in your diary, folks: the road.cc Recommends awards start next week where we’ll be revealing the best bikes, components, accessories and clothing that we reviewed in 2022.Here’s how it works… You probably know that the best products we review are added to road.cc Recommends every month. We set the bar high. From the … Read more
Councillors in Bristol were warned that controversial plans to scrap a key cycle lane in the city – which the council claimed would help alleviate the risk of flooding on the road – would prove hugely unpopular and a potential “real PR risk”, but decided to press ahead with the scheme anyway.Whiteladies Road, a key … Read more
The Scribe Race-D Wide+ wheelset is an evolution of the Race-D wheelset we reviewed in 2020 and loved, again proving that aluminium wheels can be more than just training wheels. They are light, weighing in at just 1,448g (31g lighter than previously), with lots of stiffness, and durable, too. Overall, this is a great set … Read more
Eolo–Kometa is a Spanish-based UCI Professional Continental Team that was founded in 2018, and is managed by Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso. The team will be riding Aurum bikes again for the 2023 season, and have ridden them since Alberto Contador and Ivan Basso launched them in 2020. Aurum bikes have two race bikes in their range: the Essentia and … Read more
The Bontrager R3 Hard-Case Lite TLR Road Tyre in this 700×32 format is an excellent puncture-shy, durable and comfortable choice for crappy roads and long distances. It needs regular topping up with air, though.For more road-focused options, check out our guide to the best road bike tyres – and if you’re wanting something for more adventurous … Read more
As word spread across news and broadcasting outlets, social media and many a family groupchat that London has been crowned the “world’s most congested city” for 2022, it is entirely predictable that fingers have been pointed at cycling infrastructure and active travel schemes.So, while the tweeters and radio ranters got stuck in — lawyer Nick ‘Mr Loophole’ Freeman and TalkTV’s Mike Graham suggesting “pursuing a green agenda” was … Read more
The Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 is a do-it-all carbon road race bike, balancing lightweight and aero credentials, and it’s my frame of choice for this 6.92kg build. I’ll be the first one to admit that a few of my component choices are a little abstract, so let me know which components you reckon I should switch out … Read more
