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2026 Wilier Rapida opener

Wilier’s new Rapida road bike comes with 36mm tyre clearance and sub-£3k price

New model blends race-inspired aerodynamics with a more forgiving geometry and space for wider tyres, with prices starting at £2,999

Wed, May 06, 2026 10:00
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Wilier unveils its “lightest ever bike”, the Verticale SLR… and it’s (we think) even lighter than the Specialized Tarmac SL8

Wilier's new all-rounder is a climber's dream with a brand new lightweight cockpit and frame, and you'll need at least £9,000 to own one. By our calculations, the frame, fork and seatpost combined are a shade lighter than Specialized's flagship road bike

Tue, Jun 25, 2024 14:00
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Carrera Phibra bike at bedtime

Remembering the stunning Carrera Phibra (not that Carrera), one of the finest Italian bikes of the 2010s

A bike with a pleasing touch of the fantastical about it, the Phibra is hard to come by nowadays, especially so in the UK due to a certain large retailer preventing the Italian Carrera bikes from being sold on these shores

Sun, May 19, 2024 20:44
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Gianni Motta bike – by Anders on Flickr Creative Commons licenced under CC BY-ND 2

Five classic Italian cycling brands of the 70s and 80s

Italian bikes and components were the things or dreams and teenage lust for cyclists of the 70s and 80s. Here are five of the most desirable that are gone but not forgotten

Mon, May 29, 2023 10:57
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Bike at Bedtime: Basso Diamante SV

Basso claims there is an aero boost with the redesigned Diamante SV thanks to the OpenFlow fork design

Sun, Jul 25, 2021 20:45
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15 of the best exotic Italian road bikes May 2021

Best Italian road bikes ⁠— exotic, and utterly lovely

Ignite your flair and passion for cycling with the best Italian road bikes

Sun, Apr 04, 2021 10:03
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Basso launches 2020 Astra road bike

Italian-made disc brake bike has a complete redesign

Mon, Sep 02, 2019 11:32
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Bianchi launches Sprint road bike

New model replaces the Sempre Pro and comes in both rim brake and disc brake models, prices starting at £1,850

Fri, Apr 05, 2019 20:45
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Olympia’s new Boost disc aero bike celebrates company’s 125th birthday

Here's a Friday treat for you, Olympia's new Boost aero disc bike

Fri, Aug 31, 2018 11:37
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Officina Battaglin embraces disc brakes with new Power+ Disc steel road bike

Columbus steel tubing and disc brakes meet in Officina Battaglin's new offering

Mon, Mar 26, 2018 14:29
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