This custom painted Cervélo R3 (size 54) frame has been painted by endurance cyclist Chris Hall of Zero Lemon with some friends and and finished by Gun Control Custom Paint to provide a clean and professional finish to the bike, and now it’s being raffled off to raise money for two charities: The Pace Centre and … Read more
If you’re looking for a camera to capture your cycling fun then the Insta360 GO 2 has some things that make it easy to recommend, and some things that make it a bit of a pain. Here are the pros and cons. I’m looking at the GO 2 specifically for cycling, based on my experiences of … Read more
Renpho’s Ai Smart Bike is a functional, sub-£700 option that you can hook up to the training platform of your choice, and it’ll do gradient changes and ERG training. It also comes with its own free-to-use environment that has some positives. The accuracy and the user experience can’t match more expensive smart bikes, though, and … Read more
Aethos is Specialized’s lightest road bike range and this Comp model, built up with SRAM’s Rival eTap AXS, is the most affordable option in the lineup, priced at £5,000.You can hardly have missed the Aethos when it was launched a little over a year ago. Specialized boasted that the top-level S-Works version was “the lightest disc … Read more
Whether it delivers on the ‘free’ speed claims is impossible for me to verify, but Peaty’s Speed Grease is easy to apply, works well, lasts well and is good value compared with other greases with the same “reduced drag” claims.Before we get on to the ‘speed’ aspect, at a bare minimum this product needs to … Read more
Today’s Near Miss of the Day will probably be familiar to any of you who regularly head out into the lanes with a club or group of mates. You are riding two abreast, as is perfectly safe and allowed, when an impatient driver just has to get past.In this case Oxford Cycling Club, who also … Read more
The West Kernow Way officially opened late last summer, a fine addition to Cornwall’s cycle routes and one that was welcomed by cycle tourers and bikepackers looking for a proper adventure. With injury putting him out of action when it opened, Dave was itching to give it a go… but with nights drawing in, there’s not … Read more
In a few days changes to the Highway Code will come into force, including the recommendation for motorists to use the ‘Dutch Reach’ to avoid dooring a passing cyclist.But what is the Dutch Reach? And why have several major newspapers wrongly claimed that drivers face fines if they do not use it?As per ‘Rule 239’ … Read more
As its name suggests, the Santini Vega Absolute Winter Jacket is aimed at dealing with the worst the weather can throw at you. It’s not as waterproof as some, but it still works very well, with a great fit that keeps you always feeling snug.The Vega Absolute makes use of Polartec’s Power Shield Pro fabric … Read more
