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Trek launches new, lighter Domane endurance road bike and ditches front IsoSpeed system

Trek has launched an all-new Domane, the fourth generation of its most versatile endurance road bike platform. Trek claims the new bike is more aerodynamic and, like the radical new Trek Madone there’s a significant frameset weight saving of 300g thanks to a simplified IsoSpeed decoupler system.2022 Trek Domane SL (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Domane is Trek’s endurance road bike designed for long days … Read more

Selle Italia Model X saddle

The Selle Italia Model X Saddle combines impressive eco credentials – it’s made without waste or pollutants, and is entirely recyclable – with the quality of a prestige marque yet an impressively affordable price. It’s comfortable too, but the (literal) rough edges could do with a little smoothing and it’s not the lightest.This impressive saddle … Read more

The all new Canyon Ultimate is here and it could save you 10 watts

Everyone act surprised, Canyon has released the ‘new’ Ultimate! The new bike might just be the worst-kept secret in cycling having been raced by the pros for the majority of the 2022 season. Today’s release, however, does give us some nitty-gritty tech details including a claimed 15% increase in head tube stiffness and a 10 watt saving at 45kph, with … Read more

Council slaps nuisance notice on family cargo bike parked on pavement

Hackney Council has come in for criticism after an enforcement notice was placed on a family-owned cargo bike which was parked on a pavement, demanding its removal within seven days.The bike belongs to Will Prochaska, who uses it to transport his three children, one aged four and two two-year-old twins, to nursery and at the weekend. As … Read more

Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 8 Di2 2023

The Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 8 Di2 is a very good road racer’s bike, and this model, though not cheap at £6,499, isn’t bad value for money when compared with some of its main rivals. But Canyon isn’t the bargain that it once was.> Buy now: Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 8 Di2 for £6,449 from … Read more

How to upgrade your wheels and revolutionise your ride

Something that has become almost a cliché in bike reviews is the idea of upgrading wheels. Statements similar to, “If only this bike had a better set of hoops, it would really come alive”, can be found in bike tests across price points and disciplines over decades. But just because it’s an idea that has … Read more

Altura Grid Travel Bag

The Altura Grid Travel Bag is spacious and looks just as at home on your urban bike commute as it does in the office, or on the bus or plane. It has plenty of pockets for storage and the reflective detailing is a big bonus for the winter months.The Grid Travel Bag isn’t designed primarily … Read more

French pensioner caught motor doping during hill climb

A 73-year-old cycling club president put in a storming ride during a 10-kilometre-long hill climb event in the Ardèche to finish sixteenth, just three minutes down on the much younger winner – only to be almost immediately found guilty of mechanical doping by race organisers.But the septuagenarian justified his use of a small motor, hidden … Read more