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Shimano PD-A 520 pedal

Shimano PD-A 520 pedal £34.95 Not everyone wants to ride around in cycling shoes that make walking, whether from house to garage, around the supermarket or...

Shimano PD-A 520 pedal
Gear

Specialized helmet gets lighter

We were at the Specialized offices recently (no not the Morgan Hill ones, the offices in South London) and got a chance to poke around...

Specialized helmet gets lighter
Gear

Mambo II

Not our hand we hasten to add GPS devices are proving to be all the rage right now, with technology allowing them to become both smaller...

Mambo II
Event News

Grand Union Cyclosportive

Taking place on September 2 and so called because this ride centres around the Grand Union Canal in the Heart of England. With nearly 2,000...

Grand Union Cyclosportive
Event News

Southdowns Challenge

The Sportive is a continental style cycling event starting and finishing in the village of Southwick, Hampshire on road routes (over 2 distances 50...

Southdowns Challenge
Gear

Conti Supersonic gets Black Chili compound

Continental Grand Prix Supersonic Black Chili £29.95 Claimed to be the lightest clincher in production, Continental’s Grand Prix Supersonic certainly looks and feels that way. Quoted...

Conti Supersonic gets Black Chili compound
Gear

Pro Bike Test : Cannondale Super Six

Cannondale’s latest and greatest Tour KoM Mauricio Soler placed 3rd at Plateau de Beille Lugged appearance… … looks like this before assembly New ‘Dale fork goes 1.5″ for...

Pro Bike Test : Cannondale Super Six
Gear

Bergamont bikes come to the UK

You might never have heard of Bergamont before, but in Germany they’ve been producing bikes for over 15 years, so should know...

Bergamont bikes come to the UK
Rides News

La Laurent Desbiens Sportive route preview

Plenty of Flanders atmosphere Not a race, but there is a race type finishing straight Riders can rely on being ‘looked ...

La Laurent Desbiens Sportive route preview
Gear

New Flite from Selle Italia

The new Flite is a classic saddle updated. Most of us will have perched upon a Flite – seemingly the saddle of choice during the...

New Flite from Selle Italia
Gear

Eddy Merckx Premium SL Road Test

Eddy Merckx Premium Classic – £1,305 frame and fork...

Eddy Merckx Premium SL Road Test
Racing News

Post-Tour de France Roundup

With the Tour not long finished, there’s been plenty happening amongst the pro ranks. Here’s a roundup of all that has happened recently. The end for...

Post-Tour de France Roundup
Gear

Sunday Bicycles release Monday’s Child

Sunday Bicycles has been around for about a year now, and was set up by Greg Roche, a rider with over 15 years of competitive...

Sunday Bicycles release Monday’s Child
Gear

Bikes in the City

Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, announced today that he has asked Transport for London to examine the feasibility of a bicycle hire scheme to...

Bikes in the City
Rides News

Exmoor Beast; New Cyclosportive for November 4th

Just when you thought it would be safe to stow your good road bike away for the winter, the Exmoor Beast is set...

Exmoor Beast; New Cyclosportive for November 4th
Riding

Charge Plug Titanium

Following the preview of the recently released Charge Plug (full review on its way), we’ve just heard news on a titanium version. Details are brief, but...

Charge Plug Titanium
Racing News

BMC pulls support for Astana team

To have to pull out of sponsoring one pro team may be unlucky, but to pull out of sponsoring a second… Someone at BMC must be...

BMC pulls support for Astana team
Racing News

Slipstream-Chipotle bag top riders

For what has become one of the most ‘who is it?’ transfer rumours in World cycling for some time, Swedish champion Magnus Backstedt has...

Slipstream-Chipotle bag top riders
Gear

Pro Vibe handlebar and PLT Carbon stem

Bigger drop please Roughened surface plus 4 bolt fixing equals no slip Superb finish… ….is good enough for the pros Pro Vibe handlebar £150.00, Pro PLT carbon stem £69.95 The...

Pro Vibe handlebar and PLT Carbon stem
Features

Skoda stage 1 VIP experience

Paul Clarkson won himself the fantastic opportunity to watch stage 1 of the Tour de France from a team car and a helicopter, courtesy of...

Skoda stage 1 VIP experience
Racing News

The Party Line

Iban Mayo in action A kilo lighter after getting rid of some toys Leonardo Bertagnolli on his way to San Sebastian win One of the advantages of having...

The Party Line
Gear

Camelbak Elixir

If Camelbak’s Elixir conjures up a sense of deja vu, it’s because it bears a more than passing resemblance to both Nuun and Zym, which...

Camelbak Elixir
Racing News

The Tour of Britain 07 - The Teams

Last year’s ToB peloton. Pic. – Ronnie Gallacher The Tour of Britain has announced the teams that will be contesting the 2007 race Amongst the teams...

The Tour of Britain 07 - The Teams
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