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Cyclo-cross bikes buyer's guide
Cyclo-cross demands quite a lot from a bike so we've put together the key things you want to bear in mind before you invest. Geometry and forks : Taking a quick look at a cyclo-cross bike you'd be forgiven for thinking it was a road bike with different tyres and brakes. (07/09) ReadYou may also like
Get In The Saddle
Daily Record | 12/06/08 
THERE are many good reasons to cycle. But if you haven't sat on a saddle for many years, you might need some new kit to get you started.
First, you ... More
Cairo to Cape Town
RoadCyclingUK | 29/03/07 
Cars whiz by in every direction, hooters blaring, switching lanes as they please, pushing through every little gap; only half have their lights on in the ... Read
Indian cyclists denied Pakistani visas
Daily Times | 05/04/07
The Pakistani government has denied visas to the members of a cycling expedition promoting Pakistan-India peace. The expedition departed from India on ... Read
Dahle-Flesjå and Absalon the best ever?
Velonews | 05/01/07
Perhaps it's no surprise that Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjå and Julien Absalon earned top mountain-bike honors in the VeloNews Awards for the third year running. ... Read
BMX bike racer continues on a winning streak
Intermountain Catholic | 31/05/07
Quintin Long began BMX (Bicycle Moto-cross X) racing only five months ago. He is already a champion and has won eight first place trophies. He rides at ... Read
Bicycle in NYC without being killed using Ride the City
CNET Networks | 03/07/08
My CNET colleague in New York, Caroline McCarthy, insists there's not a single safe street for bicyclists in New York City. Don't tell that to Ride the ... More
Triathlon incidents may be wake-up call
Charleston Post Courier | 03/07/08
There is so much good about participating in local road races, bike rides and triathlons. For one, it gives people goals to improve their personal physical ... More
Pedaling through life: Love for bikes prompts business
molokaitimes.com | 26/06/08
When Phillip Kikukawa was 6 years old, he wrote a letter to Santa Claus asking for a bicycle.
Kipukawa woke up Christmas morning to find his very first ... More
When is a bike not a bike? When it's electric
The Sydney Morning Herald | 20/06/08
THEY might look like a solution to the rising oil price and global warming, but a court ruling has found some motorised bicycles cannot be legally used ... More
Coping with bike flat situations
heNewsTribune.com | 20/06/08
A bicycle tire problem can quickly interrupt - or even spoil - a day of serious open road or mounting biking.
Sometimes tire damage hazards can't be ... More
Get In The Saddle
Daily Record | 12/06/08
THERE are many good reasons to cycle. But if you haven't sat on a saddle for many years, you might need some new kit to get you started.
First, you ... More
Giro di PEZ: On The Pirate's Roads
Pez Cyclingnews | 22/05/08
Welcome back to Pirate's roads. Thirty-five kilometres to go and I stop once I read the big advice on the right side of the road. The Giro today is north ... More
Tubeless Tyres Set For Breakthrough
Bike Europe | 22/05/08
The first road win on the professional circuit for commercially available road tubeless tyres took place last March at the ‘Omloop Het Volk'. The technology ... More
Cycling Success Measured in Frequent-Flier Miles
The New York Times | 09/05/08
EARLY last year, Dr. Jason Newland, a 34-year-old pediatric infectious disease physician from Stilwell, Kan., decided he would upgrade his Cannondale road ... More
Pretty in pink
BBC | 09/05/08
Although not as iconic as its elder French cousin, the Giro is one third of cycling's "Triple Crown", along with Le Tour and the Road World Championships.
It ... More
Passing surgeon comes to the rescue of cyclist
Timesonline | 09/05/08
A cyclist who severed an artery when she fell off her bike was saved by a stroke of luck because one of the people who came to her assistance was a vascular ... More
British cyclist Tom Austin among latest victims on the Road of Death
Timesonline | 01/05/08
As the Unduavi-Yolosa Highway in Bolivia winds down 12,000ft (3.6km) over 40 miles, its sheer drops and sudden bends present an irresistible challenge ... Read
Hot sun and snakes on the road
Cyclingnews | 01/02/07
Here in Africa we use sun-screen with SPF of 40 every time we go outside, and Lene runs over at least one snake a day. Even though we've all got ourselves ... Read
A bike helmet built for road hazards
news.com | 31/08/06
From the outside, the Smart Helmet looks ordinary. It's a black, shiny BMX helmet designed to block wind noise. It has a chin bar with a built-in microphone ... Read
Danish capital to host string of cycling world championships
International Herald Tribune | 26/01/07
Denmark has been awarded three international cycling races. The 2008 BMX world championship and the 2010 indoor cycling worlds will be held in Copenhagen, ... Read
Sophie rewarded for bike safety
Swindon Advertiser | 11/01/07
Safety conscious Sophie Grange won a new bike as a reward for wearing her helmet while on the roads. Four-year-old Sophie was riding near her home in Upper ... Read
New cycling test set for children
BBC | 07/09/06
A new cycling proficiency award aimed at preparing children for the present traffic and road conditions has been launched. Bikeability will be awarded ... Read
30.000 cyclists get green traffic light wave
Copenhagen Capacity | 28/12/06
Cars and especially busses have for year had the benefit of a green traffic light wave on the roads. But now it is the cyclists turn to enjoy a smooth ... Read
Green machines for our selves and the planet
Tandem | 24/05/07
Bicycle riding in North America has increased in popularity in recent years and the month of May in the GTA provides much evidence of this. This weekend ... Read
All you need to know about: mountain-biking
Guardian | 07/06/07
Oli Beckingsale is the British mountain bike champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist. Keep your tyres soft Unlike a road bike, where you want ... Read
Get In The Saddle
Daily Record | 12/06/08
THERE are many good reasons to cycle. But if you haven't sat on a saddle for many years, you might need some new kit to get you started.
First, you ... More
Cairo to Cape Town
RoadCyclingUK | 29/03/07
Cars whiz by in every direction, hooters blaring, switching lanes as they please, pushing through every little gap; only half have their lights on in the ... Read
Indian cyclists denied Pakistani visas
Daily Times | 05/04/07
The Pakistani government has denied visas to the members of a cycling expedition promoting Pakistan-India peace. The expedition departed from India on ... Read
Dahle-Flesjå and Absalon the best ever?
Velonews | 05/01/07
Perhaps it's no surprise that Gunn-Rita Dahle-Flesjå and Julien Absalon earned top mountain-bike honors in the VeloNews Awards for the third year running. ... Read
BMX bike racer continues on a winning streak
Intermountain Catholic | 31/05/07
Quintin Long began BMX (Bicycle Moto-cross X) racing only five months ago. He is already a champion and has won eight first place trophies. He rides at ... Read
Carbon nanotubes found in bikes likened to asbestos
BikeRadar | 22/05/08
The material is widely used in the cycling industry as part of frames, forks steerers and seat tubes, which are regularly cut to size by professional and ... More
Cannondale Issues Safety Recall on Lefty Forks
Cannondale | 24/05/07
Cannondale has voluntarily issued a Safety Recall Notice with the Consumer Product Safety Commission involving any 2007 and some 2008 mountain bikes equipped ... Read
Growing use of nanotechnology stirs hopes, fears
San Francisco Chronicle | 09/07/07
Bacteria-proof forks and knives. Pants that never get stains. Computer chips with a considerably better memory, making conventional chips seem almost senile. ... Read
The end of the threaded bottom bracket?
Cyclingnews | 24/04/08
Cannondale was accused of needlessly stirring the industry pot when it introduced its BB30 integrated bottom bracket standard years ago. However, much ... Read
Biking to work without any brakes
Gazette.net | 24/05/07
Dan Hommer has commuted by bicycle to work for the past 30 years. Traveling from his home in Rockville, Hommer loves approaching the intersections on Tuckerman ... Read
Cannondale Recalls Road Bicycles Due to Brake Failure
Consumeraffairs.com | 11/01/07
Cannondale is recalling its 2007 Model road bicycles. The bicycle's front brake can fail, causing the rider to lose control and fall. The recalled road ... Read