Tech

Just In: Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL C wheels

New clinchers have all-carbon rims, new aero profile, and laser treated brake surface for better stopping in the wet

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Just in: Specialized Diverge Comp Carbon

Road and other stuff green machine from Specialized

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Spain joins France in banning disc brakes from road events including sportives

National federation cites safety as reason for its actio

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New Ritchey Reveller dirt sportive set for Bristol

Route takes in gravel, bridleways and farm tracks

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Just in: Roux Foray P19

A multi-purpose flat-bar bike with hydraulic disc brakes, priced at £800

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Worried about air pollution? There’s an app for that…

Find a greener way from A to B with app designed by Toronto professor

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Tour de France chief: Mechanical doping the biggest challenge facing pro cycling

Christian Prudhomme says "Motors are no longer a rumour - they exist"

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Disc brakes banned from French sportives including L’Etape du Tour

French federation acts after UCI suspends disc brake WorldTour trial

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People’s Choice: Your favourite GPS apps and devices revealed

Plan, navigate and record your rides

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Updated: 4iiii introduces updated Precision 2.0 power meter

There's a new dual-sided Precision Pro power meter too

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Just in: Wilier GTR Team Disc Ultegra

Disc-equipped carbon-fibre road bike in a Shimano Ultegra build

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First Ride: Merida Scultura Disc CF4

A lightweight, reactive, and comfortable race bike with the addition of disc brakes

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Updated: UCI officially suspends disc brake testing

… while bike industry insists disc brakes will still become an important part of road racing

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Pro Bikes: Ian Stannard’s Pinarello Dogma K8

The bike the Team Sky racer rode to a podium finish in Paris-Roubaix

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Have disc brakes really led to injuries in peloton?

UCI suspends disc brake use, but have they really caused damage?

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Garmin drops prices on Vector power meters

Pedal-based systems now cheaper than ever before

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Omata hits $150,000 Kickstarter target in 2 days

The analogue GPS speedometer has proven a hit with cyclists, 200 of whom pledged upwards of $499 to own one

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Updated: Garmin Vector power meter now compatible with Shimano pedals

New cartridge kit allows you to use system with Ultegra pedal bodies

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Hexlox anti-theft system smashes Kickstarter target

Design fills bolt heads to stop thieves nicking your components

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Introducing Omata, the first analogue GPS speedometer

It records all your GPS data and gives key measurements on a mechanical display

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Zipp introduces new disc brake 404 and 808 wheels

There’s a new lightweight 303 NSW carbon clincher too

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AA warns of “zombie” pedestrians and cyclists

An AA-Populus poll of 24,070 drivers found most have seen pedestrians distracted by phones or headphones step out into the road

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First Ride: Kinesis Aithein Disc

A lively, sharp-handling alloy frameset updated with disc brakes for £750

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New Merida Scultura Disc breaks cover

Yet-to-be-released lightweight race bike with disc brakes to be ridden in Tour of Flanders

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Shimano unveils Tiagra hydraulic disc brakes

Disc braking trickles down to fourth tier road groupset

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Pro bikes: Cobbled Classic tweaks that will boost your ride too

Looking to make your ride more comfortable? Take some tips from how the pros prep their bikes for the cobbled Classics

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New product roundup

Cool new kit from Cinelli, Vittoria, Selle Italia…

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New road bikes coming from Giant and Merida

There’s a new Giant Defy Advanced SL Disc and a new Merida Scultura Lite Disc

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SRAM goes 12-speed

Will new mountain bike setup eventually convert to the road?

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Highlights of Cafe Du Cycliste’s spring/summer range

Check out the new clothing lineup

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