Monthly Archives: February 2008 - Page 2

Racing News

Backstedt Heads To Girona

Magnus in action in the 2006 Tour (pic: Gerard Brown) Backstedt Heads To Girona A little over 2 weeks ago, Magnus Backstedt was laying in the road...

Backstedt Heads To Girona
Rides News

CTC Challenge Rides for 2008

Dates for the Cyclists’ Touring Club’s series of Challenge Rides, the only sportive events to raise money to improve cycling for all, have been announced...

CTC Challenge Rides for 2008
Gear

Retul bike fit

David Zabriskie and other members of the new Slipstream team have been using the system recently to hone their fit. Buying a bike is about much...

Retul bike fit
Racing News

Revolution 20 08

British Cycling is facing a tough decision in the run up to the Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester. With an enviable strength in depth...

Revolution 20 08
Gear

Rapha Spring/Summer 2008

A range of colours for the classic Club jersey. Choose your national allegiance with this special Club jersey. 20th anniversary of Andy Hampsten’s winning ride over the...

Rapha Spring/Summer 2008
Racing News

Pearl Izumi / Planet X / High 5 Racing Team Launch

The launch of the Pearl Izumi/PlanetX/High5 Racing Team was held at the weekend in Derby. In the Conference rooms on the Premises of Smith of...

Pearl Izumi / Planet X / High 5 Racing Team Launch
Event News

London's Cycling Revolution

The Mayor of London has announced the most ambitious programme to transform walking and cycling in London’s history. The package of measures will ...

London's Cycling Revolution
Riding

Spalding: David Harmon's Alfie Webb Fixed

A couple of photos of my Alfie Webb. For those who have never heard of Alf, he is one of life’s great characters,...

Spalding: David Harmon's Alfie Webb Fixed
Racing News

GWR 2008 team launch

Team GWR steams into 2008 The GWR Cycling Team officially began its 2008 campaign with a launch and presentation at Steam – Museum of the...

GWR 2008 team launch
Racing News

Altura Night Vision windproof jacket tested

Now you see him… Bright colouring less effective than reflective layer Altura Night Vision windproof jacket £54.99 Many of us have the luxury of commuting by bike (substitute...

Altura Night Vision windproof jacket tested
Racing News

Citihub 2008 team launch

Citihub riders line up in Canary Wharf before being moved along by security Citihub have built on their 2007...

Citihub 2008 team launch
Rides News

Cheam and Morden CTC Hilly 50 ride details

The Cheam and Morden CTC Hilly 50 has rightly taken its place among the pantheon of cycling events. Shorter than the Tour de France, and less cobbly...

Cheam and Morden CTC Hilly 50 ride details
Gear

Exclusive First Look: Enigma Elite

Having built a reputation for producing high class titanium frames since the company launch just a couple of years ago, Enigma has come out with...

Exclusive First Look: Enigma Elite
Gear

66cm Cannondale CAAD5 First Ride

You could climb through that SRAM calipers adequate for 120kg Plenty of room for ‘Dale headbadge Beefy bottom bracket a bonus Stem set as low as possible Clean graphics complete...

66cm Cannondale CAAD5 First Ride
Other

Fixed Wheel Fundamentals

Fixed wheel, trendy? Who’d have guessed 25 years ago, when the only cyclists riding around with one sprocket minus freewheel were either ancient diehard tourists...

Fixed Wheel Fundamentals
Other

The Odd Couple; two fixies with a difference

The Fixed with Fat Tyres Experiments with tyre size I carried out a few years ago convinced me that, if there was one type of bike...

The Odd Couple; two fixies with a difference
Gear

MapMyTracks mobile GPS tracking

A new service called Map My Tracks turns a mobile phone into an essential training tool to help cyclists train smarter. Map My Tracks uses GPS...

MapMyTracks mobile GPS tracking
Rides News

Downland Cycles Spring Challenge

The first Downland Cycles Spring Challenge will take place on Saturday 1 March, starting in Canterbury and overing 100km through some fantastic countryside. The event...

Downland Cycles Spring Challenge
Racing News

Bäckstedt Back In Training

During the recent Tour of Qatar, Magnus Bäckstedt’s final sprint ended with a dramatic spill, bringing down several riders and resulting in a broken right...

Bäckstedt Back In Training
Racing News

Rugby star to ride Revolution 20

Ex-England rugby captain Martin Johnson is confirmed as the sports celebrity to take on Geoff Thomas in the Geoff Thomas Pursuit Challenge at the...

Rugby star to ride Revolution 20
Other

Clothing for riding Fixed Wheel

London-based Rapha have a keen eye on the diverse fashions of city cyclists, and it’s those hard working messengers with their unique approach to cycling...

Clothing for riding Fixed Wheel
Racing News

Mavic Open Pro Ceramic rim long term report

Mavic Open Pro Ceramic Rim £81.95 each Well into a particularly wet and mostly warm winter, RCUK can now offer a full assessment of Mavic’s ...

Mavic Open Pro Ceramic rim long term report
Gear

Fixed Wheel Bike Buyers Guide

Fixed wheel riding has exploded in the UK and the daily commute is seeing more and more cyclists ditching gears in favour of the fixed...

Fixed Wheel Bike Buyers Guide
Other

Burls Ti Fixed

Burls Ti Fixed £850 (frame only) www.burls.co.uk Tel: 01255 506558 I’ve been a late-comer to the joys of fixed riding. While all around me cyclists and bike brands have...

Burls Ti Fixed
production