“What’s your mindset? What are your values? What are your morals? What kind of sport do you want to be? What kind of team do you want to be? What kind of rider do you want to be?”Emily Brammeier, the recently installed president of the Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC), has a clear vision for … Read more
Fizik has brought back its Arione saddle, including models with 3D-printed uppers – although you could be forgiven for never realising that it had gone away because it has remained in stock with many retailers.First things first: is the 2026 Arione still a foot long? Near enough. It’s actually 284mm, if you’re interested (and you’re … Read more
It’s been just under two weeks since the Irish government – amid a cacophony of confusion and mixed messages – insisted that cyclists would not be required by law to wear high-visibility clothing every time they get on a bike.But that hasn’t stopped Ireland’s National Bus and Rail Union, who this week have called for … Read more
While the rest of the cycling industry focuses on recovery after a turbulent few years, the fitness tech boom shows no signs of slowing down, with Garmin reporting a record consolidated revenue for 2025, 15 per cent up on the previous year.Last year, the GPS tech giant’s consolidated revenue was $7.25 billion (around £5.4bn), compared … Read more
In 2022, encouraged by the rapid sales of bikes and e-bikes during the Covid pandemic, US-based private equity giant KKR struck a €1.8 billion deal to take over Accell Group, the parent company of Raleigh, Babboe, Lapierre, and a host of other cycling brands.But just four years on from that high-stakes lockdown-era bet, KKR has … Read more
There are plenty of folks out there who are pushing themselves to their limits with a big goal in mind, and one of those folks is David Stoyle. Not only is David planning, at the age of 60, to ride every stage of the Tour de France this year a week ahead of the pros, … Read more
The Gaerne G.Ice-Storm Road 1.0 Gore-Tex boots are a dry and toasty solution to riding whatever the winter weather has to throw at you. Add to that plenty of comfort and a roomy toe box and there is a lot to like here, as long as you aren’t hoping to spend long efforts pushing out … Read more
The other day, I got excited and bought a cycling jersey. For most cyclists, this would be a fairly run-of-the-mill event that probably happens a couple of times per year, but for me, it is actually much more monumental. On the surface this doesn’t make sense, because I have far more jerseys than most. I have … Read more
If you could do with some route-planning inspiration – and most of us could – navigation platform Komoot has launched a ChatGPT app that gives you instant suggestions based on your simple text queries.Komoot says, “The new tool makes it frictionless to discover the outdoors through natural language prompts. Users can type a request and receive … Read more
