Monthly Archives: August 2007

Event News

Rouleur Exhibition 07

Hot on the heels of news of the latest issue of our favourite read (in print), Rapha presents a Rouleur Exhibition in London...

Rouleur Exhibition 07
Gear

Brooks Messenger Bag

Carbon Fibre framed belt-driven MomoDesign bike won a Eurobike gong Highlight of the show has to be this basket from Eurobike (don’t you think Richard ;)) Titanium...

Brooks Messenger Bag
Gear

SRAM Red Cassette at Eurobike

Precise details of how SRAM managed to get the weight of the new Red road groupset below 2kg became clearer at the Freidrichshafen show, where...

SRAM Red Cassette at Eurobike
Gear

Laurent Desbiens Sportif 07

Two rides over the August Bank Holiday – part one, the Laurent Desbiens Sportif A weekend of rides based in the Nord/Pas de Calais region of...

Laurent Desbiens Sportif 07
Gear

Rouleur 006

The next issue of Rouleur will be here on 4 September. Once again expect 100 pages of sublime photography and the finest features on road...

Rouleur 006
Event News

Beer Prize for Newport Nocturne

Julan Ramsbottom 2003 Winner Chris Newton 2005 Winner Apart from a big cash prize, the winner of the Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne gets a very unusual award...

Beer Prize for Newport Nocturne
Event News

Mark Cavendish wins Stage Two of Eneco Tour

Again confirming his sprinter agility, Brit Mark Cavendish won stage two of the Eneco Tour in Belgium. The win is his eighth of the season and...

Mark Cavendish wins Stage Two of Eneco Tour
Event News

David Millar to ride Newport Nocturne

Yet another top rider has decided to ride the Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne on September 1. David Millar of the Saunier Duval team is...

David Millar to ride Newport Nocturne
Gear

Race Face components

Cadence cranks Cadence stem Cadence handlebars Cadence seat post RaceFace, a name better known to anyone who dabbles in the knobbly tyred discipline of MTBing, has, in the last...

Race Face components
Gear

CTC Phil and Friends Challenge Ride

Ron Grey looks forward to a hard day in the saddle Phil Liggett puts a friendly hammer down Carlton Reid nurses the Harmonator through another bad patch Phil,...

CTC Phil and Friends Challenge Ride
Gear

Infinit Nutrition

Here’s the formula once you’ve been through the simple form Infinit Nutrition £23.99 Walk into any well stocked bike shop and the racks crammed with products will...

Infinit Nutrition
Gear

Sunday Bicycles Silk Road

Sunday Bicycles Silk Road £749.99 (frame only), £799.99 (Ti seatclamp and bottlecage bolts), full bikes from £1,549 www.sundaybicycles.co.uk Pushed for time? Skip straight to the...

Sunday Bicycles Silk Road
Rides News

Rangers needed

Sustainable transport charity Sustrans is calling for more volunteers to help look after the cycling and walking routes across Berkshire and is inviting would-be ...

Rangers needed
Gear

New Eddy Merckx carbon frame for '08

The 2008 Eddy Merckx carbon road range remains largely unchanged from 2007 but with one additional model. Merckx will continue to manufacture the full...

New Eddy Merckx carbon frame for '08
Racing News

'Battle for Beijing' at Floodlit Bike Race!

In the thick of the action at the 2003 Nocturne The promoters of Britain’s only floodlit bike race have managed to attract three of...

'Battle for Beijing' at Floodlit Bike Race!
Event News

Win with Bonthronebikes.co.uk

Bonthronebikes.co.uk is the fastest growing specialist sports retailers in the country. With over 30,000 products available online, they can offer both superior and quality products. As...

Win with Bonthronebikes.co.uk
Gear

Vandenbergh is king of the hill

Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) arrived victorious into the city of Cork today as the first stage of the Tour of Ireland completed 174km from Kilkenny....

Vandenbergh is king of the hill
Event News

New company smooths potholes

Rosyth-based Nu-Phalt Scotland uses innovative infrared technology that offers a much faster, environmentally-friendly, safer, cheaper and longer lasting way to repair potholes than conventional methods. In...

New company smooths potholes
Event News

Rotor Bike Components S1 Stem

Rotor S1 Stem £79.00 It’s not often we get to see a component that features genuinely ground-breaking technology, but here it is: the Rotor S1 Stem....

Rotor Bike Components S1 Stem
Racing News

Tour of Britain 07 London Support Races

The opening stage of this year’s Tour of Britain will be at Crystal Palace on Sunday 9th September. In a stage of firsts, the...

Tour of Britain 07 London Support Races
Event News

Ride London to Windsor for charity

Following the great success of last year’s event, leading charity Bowel Cancer UK has once again teamed up with organiser Bike Events to host a...

Ride London to Windsor for charity
Gear

New Bontrager products

New Bontrager XXX Lite Team Carbon Road Stem Speed Limit brakes Variable Radius drops on the Race X-Lite Blade bars Race X-Lite Aluminium Stem (l) and Aeolus...

New Bontrager products
Rides News

New London Cycle Maps

Transport for London (TfL) has today launched the latest edition of its popular free bike maps covering the whole of London. The new set...

New London Cycle Maps
Riding

Rapha Fixed Rucksack arrives

Rapha Fixed Rucksack £85 The latest offering from burgeoning cycle clothing brand Rapha joins shorts and T-shirts under the ‘Fixed’ grouping, and shares something of their...

Rapha Fixed Rucksack arrives
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