If you’re into bike racing in Belgium and northern France, it can all be a bit overwhelming. Every day for about a month, there’s either a bike race on – most of the time a classic, or even a monument – or the local roads are jammed with pros on recon rides, getting ready for … Read more
A new Freedom of Information request sheds light on the demise of the RideLondon cycling festival.London Marathon Events (LME) announced the festival’s “indefinite pause following operational and financial considerations of the event’s future direction” in February after having gone “on hiatus” in 2025.Founded before the London 2012 Olympics, the festival at one point comprised men’s and women’s … Read more
The KMC X Flat Waxed Chain is one of those products that solves a problem you might not have realised you had. Waxed chains offer genuine performance benefits over traditional oil-based lubrication – lower friction, better cleanliness, and longer drivetrain life – but the faff of actually waxing chains yourself has always been a barrier. … Read more
Cycling levels are rising again in four major cities, after an initial surge during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study has shown.Researchers from four different universities and the French Ministry of Transport examined trends in cycling’s popularity, its demographics and injury risk across London, Paris, New York and Berlin using data going back to 1990. … Read more
Hunt has unveiled its new 5AM Limitless Ti_UD Carbon Spoke Wheelset, which it describes as “the fastest all-round road racing wheel system we have ever made or tested” with a 30mm tyre fitted. As well as the aero performance, Hunt reckons its new wheels, designed for flat and rolling terrain, offer “industry-leading” crosswind stability and … Read more
The loud pop that reverberated around Decathlon’s brightly lit lab on the outskirts of Lille, startling a few of the journalists present (including this one) and causing an unflinching model’s skinsuit to rapidly expand, Michelin Man-style, could prove a familiar sound in the professional peloton next year.Or at least that’s what Van Rysel, the brand … Read more
Škoda has unveiled a new design for a bike bell designed to cut through both noise pollution and noise-cancelling headphones. The Czech car manufacturer, which sponsors the Tour de France and started out as a bike-builder in the 1890s, contracted researchers and acousticians from Salford University to examine how active noise cancellation (ANC) technology can be … Read more
Magicshine’s Morpher glasses are available with a range of lenses and the photochromic ones I’ve been testing offer two looks and good comfort adjustability. They’re great value for money too.The Morphers’ party trick is that they have a two-piece TR90 frame, and the lower half can be removed, so you can wear a full frame … Read more
If you’ve spent any time over on our sister site off.road.cc today, you’ll see a story about 18 new Avinox M2S-powered mountain bikes that have just launched (not to mention the other 40 brands rumoured to be releasing bikes with the tech on it today). If you prefer your bikes with drop bars and have … Read more
