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Cannondale Synapse Carbon Ultegra Disc – riding 1

Check out the Cannondale Synapse Carbon Ultegra Disc – our 2014/15 Bike of the Year was a taste of things to come

With disc brakes, 28mm tyres, and a big focus on comfort, the Synapse was a glimpse into the future – and it offered a superb ride

Sun, Jan 12, 2025 21:45
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2025 Winspace T1550 Aero Gen 2 – 1

The aero bike that’s a quarter of the price of a Factor Ostro Vam

Although the Winspace T1550 boasts many of the features of a big-name race bike, it comes at a fraction of the price

Sun, Jan 05, 2025 21:45
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2013 Trek Madone Series 6 riding – 1

Check out the Trek Madone 6 Series, the road.cc Superbike of the Year from 2012

We head back over a decade to look at a ground-breaking redesign that marked the start of a new era for one of the world's most famous road bikes

Sun, Dec 22, 2024 21:46
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2024 Filament FX – 1.jpg

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

Sun, Dec 15, 2024 21:45
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2011 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX riding – 1

Check out the 2011 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX, the first road.cc Bike of the Year

Let’s head back in time to take a look at our very first Bike of the Year, the 2011 Canyon Ultimate CF SLX. Bikes have changed a whole lot since then…

Sun, Dec 08, 2024 05:27
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2008 Scott Addict R2 daniel dvc on Flickr Creative Commons, CC BY 2.0- – 1

Check out Scott’s sub-6kg Addict from 2008

The new 5.9kg Scott Addict isn't the first sub-6kg Addict so let's take a look at the original, the lightest production frame in the world at launch and a bike that powered a legend to a season of spectacular wins

Sun, Dec 01, 2024 21:45
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Bike Bedtime Cavendish, action shots Simon Wilkinson simon@swpix.com_

Check out the Cervelo S5 that Mark Cavendish rode to four Tour de France stage wins

Cav has just retired with a record 35 Tour de France stage wins, four of them achieved in 2016 on this rim-braked aero bike with blacked out components

Sun, Nov 17, 2024 21:45
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Image Wiki Commons AndrewBressel

Softride: extraordinary suspension tech that never stuck

Beam bikes designed to smooth the ride gained ground in the 1990s, but here’s why they’re not due a comeback anytime soon

Sun, Nov 10, 2024 21:46
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Why aren’t more all-road bikes like Pinarello’s Dogma K8-S?

Check out the bike that Team Sky’s Ian Stannard rode to the Paris-Roubaix podium back in 2016, complete with a rear suspension system to smooth over the cobbles

Sun, Nov 03, 2024 21:45
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Bike at Bedtime – Mavic Zap 01

Check out Mavic Zap, the first electronic shifting from 30 years ago

Electronic shifting rules the roost these days but let’s look back at the earliest designs…

Sun, Oct 27, 2024 21:45
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