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Fizik releases short-nosed 3D-printed Argo Adaptive saddle range starting from £259
Images: Matt Ben StoneFizik has expanded its Argo saddle range with the new Argo Adaptive saddle featuring a 3D printed “digital-padding” upper that aims to improve comfort with its optimisation for varying postures and sit bone positions. 2022 Fizik Argo Adaptive 4 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)The Argo Adaptive combines 3D printing technology manufactured by a specialist company … Read more
FulGaz training app
FulGaz is an indoor training app that uses rider-generated video content captured alongside power data that attempts to give a more accurate real-world feel than other apps and software. While it succeeds in some areas, in others the software still feels unfinished.> Download FulGaz hereFulgaz is not the first software to use captured video, but it … Read more
GB Olympic cycling chief joins calls on UCI to tighten transgender rules
The head of British Cycling’s Olympic and Paralympic programme is one of more than 70 signatories to a letter calling on the UCI to tighten its rules on allowing transgender cyclists to compete in women’s events. Meanwhile, in an allusion to the Emily Bridges case, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that he does not … Read more
‘Crass and insensitive’ front page slammed after ‘Adolf Hitler’ signs bike lane petition
Local Brighton newspaper the Argus has come in for criticism after its front page featured a photograph of Adolf Hitler as part of a story about the possible return of a bike lane on the Old Shoreham Road in Hove.In November 2021 Brighton and Hove City Council was docked 25 percent of its Capability Fund … Read more
Craft Cadence Top Tube Bag
The Craft Cadence Top Tube Bag is well made and well designed, with a very reliable magnetic and Velcro closure that’s surprisingly easy to operate mid-ride. The Velcro straps for attaching the bag are better suited to frames with larger diameter tubing than narrow tubes – something to bear in mind if you’re wanting a … Read more
Near Miss of the Day 744 revisited: Cyclist “fuming” after lorry driver who nearly hit him head-on avoids prosecution
“Fuming” – that’s the reaction of a cyclist who had to swerve sharply to avoid being hit head-on by a lorry driver in Oxfordshire who was overtaking a tractor, but who did not face prosecution since Thames Valley Police believed there was “insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.”Posting footage of the incident … Read more
Hiring a bike vs taking your own: what’s best for cycling holidays abroad?
Escaping British weather to cycle up and down the incredibly smooth roads typically found abroad is an absolutely great way to spend a holiday; but how you go about sorting your bike for the trip can make a huge difference, both in terms of how much you enjoy the rides and the practical considerations when getting … Read more
Hill-top finishes to bookend tough 2022 Tour of Britain route
The 2022 edition of the Tour of Britain will feature both its most northerly start and most southerly finale, as the race ventures from Aberdeen to the Isle of Wight over eight stages of tough, attritional racing – with the overall battle set to rage from the first stage to the last.Taking place between 4 … Read more