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Le Col Winter Long Sleeve Base Layer
The Le Col Winter Long Sleeve Base Layer is a warm undershirt that could have been better planned and put together.For more options, long- and short-sleeved and sleeveless, check out our guide to the best cycling base layers.My favourite-ever band name was The Star-Spangled Chest Wigs; here they are reincarnated as one of the weirdest-looking … Read more
Cyclist in his 80s died after wheel got stuck in cracked road
A cyclist in his 80s has died while riding his bicycle in Lancashire after the front wheel got “lodged in a crack in the road surface”.Lancashire Police confirmed the incident happened on Island Lane near Winmarleigh at around 11am on Monday 2 January and saw the front wheel of the rider’s Claud Butler bike get stuck in … Read more
Is a smartphone better than a cycling computer? Find out if a mobile really is all you need on the bike
With cycling becoming more of a numbers game, do we really need cycling computers or can our smartphones provide all of the functionalities necessary? Bike computers are purpose-built devices, but there is now a wide range of cycling apps capable of recording and uploading rides. When bike computers were first made, they provided a way of recording speed and … Read more
Is this the new Cannondale SuperSix Evo 4? Pro riders spotted on mysterious new road racing machine
Riders from EF Education-EasyPost men’s team have been spotted on social media riding a new Cannondale road bike. The third generation SuperSix Evo launched over three years ago in June 2019; and given what we know about the typical frame cycles (pardon the pun) of high-end bikes, it wouldn’t be unexpected for a fourth generation of the SuperSix Evo to be on … Read more
Proviz Reflect360 Plus Men’s Cycling Jacket
The Proviz Reflect360 Plus Men’s Cycling Jacket boasts unrivalled visibility on night rides. It comes with smart design features and technical performance that make it the perfect jacket for commuting in winter months, but it doesn’t deliver the breathability you might want on longer rides.If your evening commute has lost its magic, the Reflect360 Plus … Read more
Brian Cookson pens outspoken critique of British Cycling at “crisis point” thanks to people “with no real knowledge” of cycling
Former president Brian Cookson has pulled no punches in a start-of-2023 blog, saying British Cycling is “clearly at a crisis point” thanks to damage by people with “no real knowledge or commitment to the sport”.The blog post, published on his own website, titled ‘Some thoughts on British Cycling at the start of 2023’ appropriately begins: “Let’s get straight to … Read more
Panaracer Agilest TLR Road Tyre
The Panaracer Agilest TLR Folding Road Tyre is confident and predictable even on wet, messy roads, and it’s robust enough to handle such winter travails too. Despite this, it’s impressively light and feels fast both for acceleration and rolling speed. It’s hard to say if it’s really the agilest, but it’s certainly among the best … Read more
