Category: Buyer Guides

Repente 2.0 Grip bar tape is thin but grippy, rain or shine, and it’s also one of the easiest tapes I’ve ever had to install. Repente’s UK distributor calls this tape ‘Tackey Light’ and its surface is exactly as that label suggests: very tacky, which translates into a nice grippy surface when installed. > Find […]

Movistar rider Matteo Jorgenson has added to the pro debate around disc brakes. The American needed surgery in 2019 after a disc rotor sliced through his calf muscle during a crash at Paris Roubaix Espoirs. Jorgenson told Cyclingnews that disc brakes are “definitely more dangerous than rim brakes”.  “They’re an exposed piece of the bike that gets […]

Surly describes its 2021 Disc Trucker as ‘a pure-bred drop bar touring bike suitable for travelling anywhere in the world on mostly paved roads’. And miles of riding both unladen and loaded to the gunwales leads me to think that Surly has summed it up pretty well. The Disc Trucker really is a super-comfortable, long-distance […]

Chris Froome moved from the Ineos Grenadiers (formerly Team Sky) to Israel Start-Up Nation for the 2021 season, and he’s done more than change his jersey. Froome has also switched from Pinarello to Factor bikes, a move that will see him racing on disc brakes for the first time in his career. But in a video […]

Have you heard of PassPixi? It’s a magnetic plate or adhesive sticker that you can put on your pannier, the back of your jacket, or basically anywhere a driver may see it, and with a logo similar to that found on speed camera signs, it alerts drivers to the fact that the cyclist ahead is […]

The Jack Wolfskin Allspark Daypack is a good looking bag that can remain understated when needed then highly visible when the lights are turned on. It sits comfortably on the back and has a commuter-friendly 20L capacity too. However, it would be good if the smaller internal pockets were a bit bigger and if it […]

The titanium Van Nicholas Ventus road bike is being tested by road.cc reviewer Stu at the moment, and we thought we’d nip in first with a bit of info and a few pics to whet your appetite. If you don’t know much about Van Nicholas, it’s a brand from The Netherlands that specialises in ti. […]

Dan joined road.cc as live blog editor last year. He has previously written about various sports including football and boxing for the Daily Express and covered the weird and wonderful world of non-league football for The Non-League Paper. Part of the generation inspired by the 2012 Olympics, Dan has been a keen cyclist ever since and spends his weekends […]

The Spatz BASEZ 2 baselayer offers excellent warmth for colder training and general riding. It has some really novel design features that add up to create a baselayer that might make you think differently about such layers. The high neck with no zip opening can make variable temperature days a little uncomfortable at times, but […]

Need more water but not enough bottle mounts on your bike? Granite Design has just announced the launch of the Aux Cage, a new strap on bottle cage for road, mountain and gravel riders.  The Aux Bottle Cage is the answer to your “why can’t I fit a bottle cage on my bike?!” prayers. Strap it anywhere you […]

Connected fitness brand Peloton says it will airfreight its bikes and treadmills from the Far East to the US in an attempt to circumvent the current global shipping capacity, the news coming as it reveals that its quarterly sales have topped $1 billion for the first time. Writing on the company’s blog on Thursday, the […]

The cyclist who sent in the video featured today in our Near Miss of the Day series described it as a “closer than close” pass from a BMW driver – and one, moreover, that caused a motorist coming in the opposite direction to have to brake to avoid a collision. John, the road.cc reader who […]