Simon has been news editor at road.cc since 2009, reporting on 10 editions and counting of pro cycling’s biggest races such as the Tour de France, stories on issues including infrastructure and campaigning, and interviewing some of the biggest names in cycling. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, his background has proved invaluable in reporting on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, and the bike industry. He splits his time between London and Cambridge, and loves taking his miniature schnauzer Elodie on adventures in the basket of her Elephant Bike.
I bought a new bike via cycle to work in December (not Sigma but a different bike shop). Luckily they had the bike in stock so I could take it (I...
This. My Strael did double duty with 2 sets of wheels. Fast enough to scare the buddies on the road with 700c, supple enough to ride bridleways...
I did the maths on this once, comparing car tyres vs. bicycle tyres....
Just install a dark energy collector at the front and the collected dark energy will counteract the classical mass, so you have sub 4kg in no time....
The Aussies hate cyclists even more than the Brits it seems, as their use of ridiculously excessive fines and illegal use of the helmet law...
We're in South London but ours is a BMX club. Lots of us ride on the road (good for training) and even more ride MTBs and the same is true of the...
Cheaper to adapt than to swap in a new caliper, and keeps both using the same brake pads is the thinking. They're the Force AXS levers, so sadly...
I don't necessarily believe that. some no doubt, but there's a world of difference between saying "I'd kick the 5h1t out of anyone who said/did...
I had to swerve around a spitting cobra once when I was living in West Africa....