Colnago Ottanta5 C60 launched to celebrate Ernesto’s 85th birthday
Image, gallery or video: Colnago Ottanta5 sigma sport 6.jpgColnago Ottanta5 C60 launched to celebrate Ernesto’s 85th birthday
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. World champion Peter Sagan does an impressive hair throw!Find out more here. Tacx Booster -1.jpg2. Using your bike on a turbo trainer could void the warranty, depending on the brand.Find out more...
View ArticleNewspapers mock Dutch Reach technique – based on a dodgy video
The Sun says it’s ‘rude’ and ‘absurd’; clearly losing a fight with the keyboard, the Mail brands it ‘ridiculue’ and ‘wweird’ – it’s the Dutch Reach technique that can prevent cyclists from being...
View ArticleVideo: Cyclist saves Kingston commuters from swans
A cyclist saved the commutes of several drivers in Kingston on Friday after he shepherded two lost swans to safety on Kingston Bridge in London.The footage, which can be found on Gary Chatwood's...
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This #mycyclingweekend show us your wheels!
We know you ride bikes, Cycle Surgery knows you like bikes, but we don't know exactly which bikes you like. We also don't know what you're riding and why you love riding it. So, help us out?This...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Betfair is offering odds of 9/1 that Laura and Jason Kenny will name the baby they’re expecting Lance.Find out more here. 2. Vincenzo Nibali can pull a pretty mean one-handed wheelie.Find out more...
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10 of the most blinging - and expensive - bikes we have ever seen
We talk about ‘bike bling’ a bit here on road.cc, although that’s often about the finishing touches you can make to your daily ride – but here are ten of the most seriously expensive and exclusive...
View ArticleBBC4 to screen hour-long documentary charting Raleigh's history next week
If you grew up in the UK and are above a certain age, there’s a decent chance you’ll have owned a Raleigh bike at some point. Next week, an hour-long documentary on BBC4 will celebrate an iconic brand...
View ArticleCyclist - complete with helmet - spotted having sex in roadside bushes in London
A student has described how she saw a cyclist – complete with helmet – having sex in some bushes on a common in southwest London.University of Roehampton English Literature and Philosophy student Sian...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Lance Armstrong was a dick to deny doping. He says so himself.Find out more here. 2. Team Sky allegedly tested Viagra for its performance enhancing (on the bike!) benefits.Find out more here. 3....
View ArticleCycle helmets back in inflation basket
Bicycle helmets have been added to the basket of goods used to measure the UK's inflation rate. Goods included are meant to reflect contemporary habits and technology so as to better indicate the...
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Video: Graeme Obree eat your heart out - Deliveroo makes bike out of unused...
Graeme Obree famously set the Hour record on a bike that included parts from an old washing machine, and pressed an old saucepan into service for his more recent attempt on the human-powered vehicle...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Ben Swift is the only Briton to have two Milan-San Remo podium finishes to his name.Find out more here. 2. Apple has applied for a US patent that could add a cycling power output function to its...
View Article18,000 miles down: British pair set to break tandem cycling world record
Next week 23-year old George Agate and 25-year old John Whybrow will roll up to Canterbury Cathedral to complete a world record-breaking circumnavigation aboard a tandem bicycle.The pair set off from...
View ArticleWould you like to work at road.cc? Someone has to so we're hiring…
Would you like to work at road.cc? Cos we’re hiring and it’s not just any old job either. We’re looking for the next Liam Cahill, road.cc’s star of Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and occasionally...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Michal Kwiatkowski averaged 443 watts for 5:47mins when climbing the Poggio at the end of last weekend’s Milan-San Remo.Find out more here. 2. A rider taking on soft sand could be the funniest...
View ArticleRapha jersey designed by Sir Paul Smith on sale on eBay ... for £10,000
A limited edition jersey designed for Rapha by Sir Paul Smith to commemorate the London Grand Depart of the 2007 Tour de France is on sale on eBay with a Buy It Now price of £10,000.Retailing for £175...
View ArticleBizarre rant against flashing front bike lights scrawled on abandoned sofa in...
Flashing front lights, like helmets, team kit or which groupset to use, is one of those subjects that polarises opinion among cyclists. Some swear by them, others insist you should only use a solid...
View ArticleLVMH-backed private equity firm completes Pinarello purchase
An investment fund backed by French luxury goods giant LVMH has completed its acquisition of Italian bike brand, Pinarello, bike sponsor to Team Sky.Fausto Pinarello, whose father Nani founded the...
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11 things we've learnt this week
1. Mario Cipollini’s mother sawed his bike in two to stop him riding away as a child.Find out more here. 2. The maximum gradient of the Tour of Flanders’ Koppenberg climb is 22%Find out more here....
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