Monthly Archives: March 2008 - Page 2

Rides News

Points classification for Highclere Castle

A new points participation challenge will be part of UCI Highclere Castle Sportive on Sunday 8th June 2008. Victor Ludorum Points Challenge: This challenge is open...

Points classification for Highclere Castle
Gear

Universal frame fitting Park Tools pump

Fold out handle locks and loads Multiple length lock feature A novel and devilishly cunning handle arrangement allows the new PMP5 Dial Adjust frame fitting pump from...

Universal frame fitting Park Tools pump
Racing News

2008 World Track Championships GB Lineup

British Cycling have announced a 23-rider Great Britain team, including reserves, for the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, which are to be held...

2008 World Track Championships GB Lineup
Gear

Mad Parlee

If Max Rockatansky, the character played by Mel Gibson in the 1979 apocalyptic action thriller film Mad Max, rode a bike, it would probably be...

Mad Parlee
Racing News

New Cycling Club from Rollapaluza

Roller racing specialists Rollapaluza took part at over 50 roller-races with 3000 competitors in the 12 months to March 2008. Events included The Hovis...

New Cycling Club from Rollapaluza
Riding

Chrome 2008

Chrome, well known for its messenger bags and other urban inspired stuff, has expanded its range with the release of three new items: the Champ...

Chrome 2008
Gear

Custom-Fit moves down Shimano shoe range

Custom-Fit, the Shimano shoe technology designed to offer a closer, more efficient fit between shoe and foot introduced last year on the top of the...

Custom-Fit moves down Shimano shoe range
Rides News

Nationwide ride series kicks off

The Evans Cycles Ride It! events comprise a series of organised road and off-road rides that are designed to take the hassle out of your...

Nationwide ride series kicks off
Rides News

London Phoenix Easter Classic reliability

London Phoenix Cycling Cub will be running its inaugural Easter Classic ride on Easter Monday, 24th March 2008, through the country lanes of Essex....

London Phoenix Easter Classic reliability
Gear

More on those 850g Lew wheels

Spotted at the recent 2008 Museeuw Bikes press day was the company’s Benelux media relations manager, Klaas Van Uden, on a pair of the...

More on those 850g Lew wheels
Gear

Glider Tupelo Ti first look

Elegant lines of Tupelo CNC-machined dropouts by Serotta Tucked way in a Covent Garden side street, CycleFit distributes Serotta cycles in the UK and has established an...

Glider Tupelo Ti first look
Racing News

Good Friday 2008 Motor Paced lineup

Colnago’s response to the Far East Always a popular feature of the Southern Counties Cycling Union¹s Good Friday Meeting, the International Motor Paced race...

Good Friday 2008 Motor Paced lineup
Racing News

Tour of Wessex Premier Calendar race cancelled

British Cycling and cycling event organiser Pendragon Sports Ltd have announced today that the eagerly-anticipated Tour of Wessex Premier Calendar road race has been cancelled....

Tour of Wessex Premier Calendar race cancelled
Racing News

Parlee Z4 review

Parlee Z4 £2000 (frame, fork, headset and carbon front mech clamp) Bike weight: 6.5kg (14.3lb) www.bespokecycling.com www.parleecycles.com Tel: 0207 7390119 You only need to take one look at this bike...

Parlee Z4 review
Gear

Lew Racing's 850g wheels

Reputedly the lightest wheels in the world, US-based Lew Racing combine some nifty techniques and a little carbon to produce a wheelset that bothers the...

Lew Racing's 850g wheels
Rides News

The Tour in London before 2012?

The London Mayor Ken Livingston, Transport for London head Jim Hendy an Tour de France Director Christian Prudhomme, met earlier this week to discuss a...

The Tour in London before 2012?
Gear

Precision torque wrench from Pro

Despite arguments over the necessity of using one, the torque wrench is a useful addition to the serious cyclist’s tool box, especially where said cyclist...

Precision torque wrench from Pro
Rides News

£500 Evans vouchers up for grabs on RCUK

Evans Cycles, one of the UK’s leading cycle retailers, is offering all RCUK readers the chance to win some rather generous £500 vouchers. And would...

£500 Evans vouchers up for grabs on RCUK
Racing News

East Mids International CiCLE Classic 2008 news

Over the last week or so, East Midlands International CiCLE Classic organiser Colin Clews has had a number of enquiries from individual riders and...

East Mids International CiCLE Classic 2008 news
Gear

CNC replacement hangers from Wheels Mfg

Something for everyone Even nicer in close-up Spare hanger just in case… Riders with longish memories may recall the days when it was thought useful to be able...

CNC replacement hangers from Wheels Mfg
Racing News

Eroica Return for Backstedt

Only five weeks ago, Magnus Backstedt was laying in a hospital bed undergoing an operation to repair the broken collarbone sustained in a crash...

Eroica Return for Backstedt
Other

Burls Audax Frame

Burls Audax Frame £900 (frame only) Bike weight: 18.5lbs approx www.burls.co.uk Tel: 01255 506558 Previously a frame designer and builder in steel, Justin Burls has become increasingly popular for the...

Burls Audax Frame
Event News

Extended visiting hours at Eurobike '08

EUROBIKE 2008 is set to be more exciting and innovative than ever before. The international trend show of the bicycle industry will introduce...

Extended visiting hours at Eurobike '08
Rides News

Pendle Pedal entry online

Keen cyclists from across the country will descend on east Lancashire this summer for one of the toughest sportives around, the Pendle Pedal. This epic...

Pendle Pedal entry online
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