Monthly Archives: May 2009 - Page 3

Gear

Rotor 3D Cranks

The latest product from innovative Spanish component manufacturer Rotor is the 3D Crank crankset, which is being used by Cervélo TestTeam riders in the Giro d’Italia....

Rotor 3D Cranks
Gear

Wilier Mortirolo Centaur First Look

Wilier combine heritage and style into a reasonably priced package in the Mortirolo Centaur, with this the Lampre team replica edition specced with Campagnolo Centaur...

Wilier Mortirolo Centaur First Look
Other

Training in Majorca

Atop the Coll d’Orient A short week of spring cycling in Majorca might be just the tonic you need to round off a long, cold winter...

Training in Majorca
Gear

Campagnolo Athena 11-speed groupset launched

Campagnolo has launched a brand new 11-speed groupset under the Athena name, which slots in below Chorus making the company’s 11 sprocket drivetrain more...

Campagnolo Athena 11-speed groupset launched
Rides News

Gore Bike Wear Road Sportive Series 2009

Photo © Jon Brooke For 2009, the Gore Bike Wear Road Sportive Series 2009 will consist of three rounds: Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales on 4 July, Selkirk,...

Gore Bike Wear Road Sportive Series 2009
Gear

Helly Hansen launches Converter T

Helly Hansen has expanded its already impressive baselayer range with the addition of the Converter T, which slots into the company’s Cool collection, designed for...

Helly Hansen launches Converter T
Racing News

Lincoln Grand Prix 2009

Top class cycle road racing returns to Lincoln next Sunday as the Abstraction Lincoln Grand Prix takes to the streets of Lincoln and the surrounding...

Lincoln Grand Prix 2009
Riding

More cyclists means safer cycling, says CTC

A new Safety in Numbers campaign launches today in parliament by broadcaster and CTC President Jon Snow, as evidence shows that cycling safety increases with...

More cyclists means safer cycling, says CTC
Riding

Bee3POD launches on The Apprentice

Watch the Apprentice on BBC1 last night? (If not, you can catch it again on BBC’s iPlayer). In the show, one of the teams took...

Bee3POD launches on The Apprentice
Rides News

Victoria Pendleton heads to CycleSurgery this week

If you’re in or near Holborn, London on 8 May make sure to check out CycleSurgery, where Olympic Champion Victoria Pendleton will be taking part...

Victoria Pendleton heads to CycleSurgery this week
Racing News

Top Pro Teams for Tour of Britain

A record number of professional teams will contest the 2009 edition of the Tour of Britain, which takes place over eight days from 12th to...

Top Pro Teams for Tour of Britain
Gear

Lance Armstrong’s custom Giro d’Italia bikes

Following on from having a custom painted Trek Madone for Tour Down Under earlier this year, Lance Armstrong will be racing the Giro d’Italia (starting...

Lance Armstrong’s custom Giro d’Italia bikes
Gear

Genuine Innovations combined CO2 handpumps

Genuine Innovations has released the Second Wind Road range of four brand new road combo CO2 pumps, which combine the speed of a CO2 canister...

Genuine Innovations combined CO2 handpumps
Racing News

Tour of Britain 2009 route unveiled

SweetSpot, organisers of The Tour of Britain, today unveiled the route for the 2009 event at The London Transport Museum. The 2009 Tour of Britain...

Tour of Britain 2009 route unveiled
Gear

Everti Eagle weighs just 5.17kg!

Everti has been manufacturing titanium frames from its Canadian base for nearly 10 years, under the Epic Bicycles label until legal issues forced a name...

Everti Eagle weighs just 5.17kg!
Gear

Shutt Velo Rapide

Shutt VR is a new British clothing company founded when two avid cyclists, during a ride around the Yorkshire Dales, hit upon the idea of...

Shutt Velo Rapide
Maintenance

Carbon-Fibre Quick Cosmetic Repair

Back in late May I fell off...

Carbon-Fibre Quick Cosmetic Repair
Gear

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 instore test rides

Unveiled in August 2008, electronic Dura Ace – known as Digital Integrated Intelligence or simply Di2 – is the result of a five year project...

Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 instore test rides
Rides News

Surrey 100 cycling challenge

The Surrey 100 is a brand new fund-raising cycling event aimed at all cyclists who are prepared to ride 100 miles for the national charity,...

Surrey 100 cycling challenge
Gear

Rapha Swift jersey

Rapha’s new Swift jersey has been inspired by the phenomenon of 30,000 swifts congregating in the skies above US biking mecca Portland, Oregon; local framebuilder...

Rapha Swift jersey
production