Like many industries where technology helps sell products, there’s always a lot of slightly dodgy marketing claims mixed up with science in the bike world. This excellent video from Hambini explains everything you need to know about the differences between steel and ceramic bearings from an engineer’s perspective. Five sneaky bike marketing terms you shouldn’t trust The ultimate … Read more
Well-known US titanium frame builder Lynskey has just launched a new gravel machine they claim is their fastest ever. Called the GR Race, it’s got aero tubing, clearance for up to 45mm tyres on 700c wheels and it’ll be available in two complete builds as well as a frameset. Buyer’s guide to gravel & adventure bikes … Read more
Topeak’s Joe Blow Booster is an easy to use, all in one solution for anyone that wants to seat tricky tubeless tyres or just inflate them, using a high-pressure reservoir to provide enough of a blast of air to get even the most stubborn rubber seated. It’s expensive but it’s the best all-in-one unit I’ve … Read more
Following the success of 3T’s more affordable (but still not cheap) Exploro Rival, the brand has added two more Exploros to fill in any gaps in the line, respectively featuring Shimano’s new GRX gravel bike drivetrain and wireless SRAM AXS shifting. The best gravel and adventure bikes you can buy for under £2,000 The best money-no-object gravel and adventure bikes we’ve tested … Read more
The Smith Optics Wildcat cycling glasses are goggle-like mountain bike glasses that offer huge coverage, a clear lens, cool styling and unfortunately a sky-high price. We think they are worth it though, look after these and they’ll last you a lifetime. Five tips to make winter cycling easier Five ways to survive winter riding if … Read more
Component giant Shimano earned the ire of some in the bike industry by restricting licenses to produce the Micro Spline freehub used on its new 12-speed groupsets to just five external manufacturers, but it’s now announced plans to allow more brands to make compatible hubs. Hope Technology hits out at Shimano over Micro Spline hub license Who … Read more
We’ve just had a load of new Continental tyres drop at the office, plus some Morvelo kit for the colder days and a multi sport watch from Sigma with which we are looking forward to testing the GPS function. There’s also some Cush Core for gravel wheels and tyres which we are going to hand over … Read more
The Dual Charger is Bontrager’s offering to the floor pump market. The high volume/high-pressure switch makes the Dual Charger a versatile choice if you have a mountain bike and a road rig in the shed but it’s a touch pricier than other well-established competitors. Is it worth converting your mountain bike to tubeless? 7 trailside fixes every … Read more
Whyte are clearly hitting the electric bike market hard, following up on the release of the E-150 mountain bike with this e-gravel bike, the Gosford. It’s got a Fazua motor and looks to be specced in a pretty aggressive way, we took a first look at the NEC Cycle show. off-road Opinion – E-bikes aren’t … Read more
