Rapha Touring Shorts £70 Satisfactory alternatives to Lycra shorts for performance cycling are few, with the baggy, heavy duty type favoured by many mountain bikers perhaps...
Simkins Designs is the work of former bicycle racer whose day job as a mechanical engineer working for a Silicon Valley based medical device company...
Lew Racing makes some of the lightest carbon rims, and wheelsets from Lew weighing under 850g are not uncommon. The company has recently turned its...
Pics: Trevor Lenthall The Tour of the Hills is not a sportive. If it were, it would be one of the most celebrated on the UK...
“Proper maintenance of the perineal area is essential during high level training and racing. Nothing can ruin stage race success faster than an infected saddle...
Effetto Mariposa has released the Carbocut, the first hacksaw designed specifically for the job of cutting carbon steerer tubes and seat masts. A grit edge tungsten...
As winter approaches (yes I know, I’m still holding out hope for a later burst of summer too) for many thoughts invariably turn towards preparing...
The Genesis range of bikes, originally a spin-off from the popular Ridgeback model of the same name, has been steadily growing in popularity since its...
Cervélo has identified a potential safety issue involving the fork steerer which can crack and eventually break during normal use, causing the rider to lose...
Wiggle, distributors of dhb, Lifeline and Focus bikes, have added a new exclusive brand to its portfolio in the shape of Kiron. The label is...
Giordana Technical Blend Silverline Vest £39.99 At the time of writing it’s August but the weather looks more like November – conditions where a gilet can...
Following two years of development Met has released the SINE Thesis, a helmet that the company claims “defies conventional design ideas and shows Met’s pure...
Stronglight have launched the Helion chainset, based on the design of the X-Wing chainset launched last year, and it weighs just 640g. Hollow Carbon Technology, titanium...
Arguably the most talked-about bikes of the year are those produced by Cervelo, with the company finding its sponsored riders picking up medal after medal....
V95, the cycle design company from west Wales, launched its unique range of Italian-built carbon frames at the 2007 London Cycle Show. The frames are said...
FFWD, the Netherlands-based company hand-building carbon wheelsets, has revealed the addition of a white version of its F2R climbing wheelset to its range. Distinguishable by the...
Rebycle offers unique gift and promotional items made from, alas, recycled bicycle parts. Whether you’re looking for a great gift idea for a bike-mad friend...
Focus Izalco Team £2,399 Size tested: 56cm Head tube: 73.5 Seat tube: 73.5 www.focusbikesuk.com When the 2008 Focus range was first revealed to RCUK, the £2,399 Izalco Team immediately stood out...
Gore Bike Wear Power II bib shorts £64.99 Gore Bike Wear’s range of shorts has been seriously impressing RCUK in recent years, and the great strides...
There were high hopes at Cervelo when it appeared, in the closing kilometres of the Beijing Olympic road race, that the win might go to...
Superseded recently by successive models bearing ever more impressive supplementary designations, Continental’s Grand Prix clincher disappeared from the UK a couple of years ago despite...
So the months have passed, we’re apparently in summer and Mr Hallett has asked me for an update on the mighty red gate… ahem, Cannondale,...
Nicole Cooke clinched Britain’s first gold medal at the weekend, winning the Olympic road race from a breakaway group of five. Cooke, 25, has been...
