Are modern bikes really so much better? Comparing vintage vs new road …
Apr 13, 2024 · Comparing vintage vs new road bikes for ride quality, aero, weight, gearing + more. How much better is a road bike with an additional 24 years of technological progress behind it? We weigh up whether bikes are heading in the right direction, or if retro really does rule.
2,000-year-old Roman road revealed directly under Old Kent Road …
Nov 16, 2024 · A major discovery has revealed a well-preserved section of Watling Street, an ancient Roman road, beneath the modern Old Kent Road in Southwark, southeast London.
Ancient Roman Road Discovered Beneath Old Kent Road
Nov 11, 2024 · Historians (and the well-informed populace at large) have known all this forever. But now we have the first evidence of the ancient highway directly below the modern Old Kent Road.
History of Roads - Evolution of Paved Roads - Road & Track
May 16, 2013 · From the twisty mountain backroads to superhighways, our roads have deep and fascinating history. Thousands of years before urban planning, motor vehicles, or even the wheel, the first roads...
Road - The modern road | Britannica - Encyclopedia Britannica
Road - The modern road: Since the beginning of the 20th century, as the automobile and truck have offered ever higher levels of mobility, vehicle ownership per head of population has increased.
Roman road revealed directly under Old Kent Road - BBC
Nov 12, 2024 · Known as Watling Street, the near 2,000-year-old road ran from the Roman port at Dover through London to the West Midlands. Archaeological work has been taking place as part of the expansion...
Well-preserved ancient Roman road found in London: photos
Nov 12, 2024 · The 2,000-year-old route known as Roman Watling Street began in modern-day Dover on the southeastern tip of the United Kingdom, ran through London and continued northwest toward modern-day...
2,000-year-old Roman road discovered beneath Old Kent Road in …
Construction workers uncovered a well-preserved section of the 2,000-year-old Roman Watling Street beneath Old Kent Road in Southwark, London. The discovery was made during early works by...
Roman road found under modern Old Kent Road in London
Nov 14, 2024 · It was discovered beneath the modern Old Kent Road in Southwark, which was thought to have been built directly on top of the ancient Roman road, but this is the first archaeological evidence confirming it.
How much better would a modern road bike be then my old …
I recently went from a 30 year old road bike to a modern gravel bike. Gear shifting is amazingly easy with indexed gears. Braking is so much better with disc brakes.