2024 road.cc Bike at Bedtime

Check out the Filament FX bike with no down tube or chainstays

£6,000 frameset takes inspiration from “the maverick frame designs of the 1990s”, but it’s created for use with modern features, like disc brakes

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Why the original Giant TCR from 1997 was one of the most influential road bikes ever

With a sloping top tube, small frame triangles and an aero seatpost – and available in just three sizes – the first TCR was a game-changer and it still influences road bikes today. Here's why…

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Take a look at the smooth-riding Trek Checkpoint SL 6 AXS gravel bike

Get all the details of this versatile gravel/adventure bike with hidden storage and Trek’s bump-absorbing IsoSpeed technology

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Is the District Carbon Trek’s strangest-ever road bike… or even its coolest?

A belt-drive single-speed with a dropped handlebar, the District Carbon was an interesting concept… but it didn’t stick around for long

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How does that work?!? Check out the chainless NuBike

"Faster, simpler and safer", claimed the inventor, so how come NuBike never took off?

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Check out the Colnago C40 Gold Limited Edition

Ridden to Paris-Roubaix victory in 1995, the C40 was one of the key bikes in the rise of carbon fibre – both in the pro peloton and beyond. Take a look at this very special version from 2000…

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Check out the Specialized Roubaix that Philippe Gilbert rode to Paris-Roubaix victory in 2019

Brand new at the time, this version of the Roubaix endurance bike came with Future Shock 2.0 suspension to take the sting out of the cobbles, but why was there an Allen key taped to the seatpost?

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Tartan paint? Check out the very special Specialized S-Works Aethos that’s being ridden from Edinburgh to Rome this week

Spoon Customs has created a stunning finish for a bike that’s being used to raise funds for the fight against motor neurone disease

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Check out Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon Inflite CF SLX

Mathieu van der Poel is the red-hot favourite to win the men’s elite race at the 2024 UCI CycloCross World Championships, and here’s the Canyon Inflite CF SLX that he’ll be riding.

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Is this the ultimate smooth ride? Check out the Trek Domane SL 6

Find out about this endurance bike’s clever tech that smooths the road to keep you feeling fresh

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