Monthly Archives: December 2007

Event News

World Champions Collide at Revolution 19

World Sprint Champion Theo Bos is confirmed for the next Revolution event on January 12th setting up a head to head confrontation with World...

World Champions Collide at Revolution 19
Other

Kinesis Racelight T

Kinesis Racelight T £199 (frame only) – £999 (as tested) www.kinesisbikes.co.uk The Racelight has been around for a while. RCUK first had one on test in 2004,...

Kinesis Racelight T
Event News

Bioracer Anato Storm Jersey

Bioracer Anato Storm Jersey £129.99 Non-stretch windproof fabric may not be that great an idea over the knees, but Bioracer’s Anato Storm jacket proves it’s a...

Bioracer Anato Storm Jersey
Other

Condor Fratello

Condor Fratello £1149.99 (as tested) www.condorcycles.com For the past couple of decades steel has been facing some pretty stiff competition as aluminium, titanium and finally carbon have...

Condor Fratello
Racing News

Madison to equip Rapha Condor

Madison have announced the newly formed Rapha Condor Recycling.co.uk team is to be sponsored by Madison for the 2008 season as the company’s sponsorship...

Madison to equip Rapha Condor
Event News

Hoy Returns to Revolution

It will be an eagerly anticipated appearance from Hoy who hasn’t featured at Revolution since the first event of last season. On that occasion...

Hoy Returns to Revolution
Racing News

Museeuw partner Swift Racing in 08

Swift Racing has announced a sponsorship partnership with Museeuw Bikes, which will see the team using the Museeuw MF-1 carbon-flax frame for...

Museeuw partner Swift Racing in 08
Gear

Burls bike frames

There’s an increasing desire for custom, made to measure frames, and while Burls is no new brand (they’ve been around for ten years), we’ll freely...

Burls bike frames
Features

Festive Ramblings of the Season

David Harmon hopes to forget all about the 2007 ‘circus’ “Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking…” goes the old saying, which in my case is...

Festive Ramblings of the Season
Gear

Fixie Inc Pure Blood arrives at Mosquito Bikes

The first examples of Fixie Inc’s fantastic-looking Pure Blood disc only ‘cross bike, as seen at the Eroica, have arrived at Islington’s Mosquito Bikes....

Fixie Inc Pure Blood arrives at Mosquito Bikes
Rides News

Paris Roubaix Randonnee ride for 2008

Riding the 2006 edition was one of our cycling lifetime highlights and we return on June 8 for another taste of the pave ...

Paris Roubaix Randonnee ride for 2008
Racing News

Hoy on target for Track Champs 08

Britain’s top track sprinter Chris Hoy is happy with his form just three months prior to the start of the UCI Track Cycling...

Hoy on target for Track Champs 08
Other

The Wet, the Cold and the Miserable

Waterproof gilet offers flexible response Fixed wheel, beard, woollen jersey, warmth The priority when cycling in winter is to keep warm, not least becasue getting cold is...

The Wet, the Cold and the Miserable
Other

Islabikes CNOC 14 child's bike tested

Luca gives it big legs Mean and moody – that’s enough about the bricks Islabikes CNOC 14 £109.99, purple colour kit £19.99 Just lifting Islabikes’ CNOC 14 out...

Islabikes CNOC 14 child's bike tested
Other

Castelli Espresso Jacket

Castelli Espresso Jacket £194.99 Armando Castelli, working for a small clothing company popular with cyclists during the 1940s, made clothing for Gino Bartali. But later, while...

Castelli Espresso Jacket
Racing News

Astana to ride Trek

It was announced today that the Astana team will ride Trek bikes in 2008, with the Wisconsin company announcing it will supply its new Madone...

Astana to ride Trek
Racing News

Pearl Izumi Optik Jacket

Pearl Izumi Optik Jacket £55.99 Pearl Izumi’s Optik jacket is a super lightweight windshell that weighs less than a satsuma and squashes up really nearly as...

Pearl Izumi Optik Jacket
Rides News

Gore Bike Wear Xenon Gloves

Gore Bike Wear Xenon Gloves £39.99 Gloves are a decisive piece of clothing in the winter. Cold fingers never make for a good time, but winter...

Gore Bike Wear Xenon Gloves
Rides News

Rouleur Calendar 2008

The Rouleur calendar showcases a selection of work from Rouleur’s photographers, with images from the big races and events across Europe. There’s a limited edition...

Rouleur Calendar 2008
Rides News

The London-Paris Calendar 2008

The London-Paris is a rapidly growing cycle tour gaining an increasing number of riders and supporters year on year. It’s a fantastic challenge ride which...

The London-Paris Calendar 2008
Rides News

Bioracer Anato Hurricane Bibtight

Bioracer Anato Hurricane Bibtight £114.99 Somebody out there must like riding in tights like these or they wouldn’t get made. So, for such potential buyers, the...

Bioracer Anato Hurricane Bibtight
Rides News

Spiuk Thermal Thetwe 3 Elite Winter Jacket

Spiuk Thermal Thetwe 3 Elite Winter Jacket £79.00 All the way from sunny Spain comes a winter riding jacket that really keeps out the chill, thanks...

Spiuk Thermal Thetwe 3 Elite Winter Jacket
Rides News

Evans Cycles want staff for Ride It series

Evans Cycles, the UK’s largest specialist cycle retailer, recently announced the creation of a nationwide series of organised mountain biking and road rides throughout the...

Evans Cycles want staff for Ride It series
Rides News

Castelli Pioggia Shoecover

Castelli Overshoes £45 Pioggia, for the non-Italian speaking amongst us, is Italian for rain. It’s also the name for Castelli’s wet weather overshoes. A waterproof coating...

Castelli Pioggia Shoecover
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