The Santini Redux Stamina Women’s Vest Gilet is form-fitting, light, and packs down very impressively given the warmth it provides. Well-positioned wind panels give good defence, while allowing good breathability elsewhere. The price is very high, though.The Redux Stamina is made in Italy from Ghisallo stretch-woven fabric, and its checkered lining is Polartec Delta, which … Read more
A cycling campaigner says Somerset County Council deserves a “gold medal” for its words in support of active travel – but “the wooden spoon” when it comes to putting them in action. The council meanwhile insists that it wants to back active travel schemes in the county – but says funding is an issue.Its defence … Read more
We’re gradually getting details through of complete bikes equipped with Shimano’s new Di2 Ultegra and Dura-Ace groupsets; here are the first ones we’ve heard about…If you’re looking for more deets on the groupsets, find all the information on the Dura-Ace groupset over here, then Ultegra is here. You can also check out Liam’s first ride … Read more
Images: Irmo Keizer / Andreas Dobslaff – ShimanoShimano’s much anticipated top-end Dura-Ace R9200 series has officially landed; it’s 12-speed and Di2-only, offering wireless shifters, faster derailleur operation, and larger 54-40T chainrings and 11-34T cassettes.The new R9200 series also includes a new integrated power meter chainset option, Servo Wave brake technology brought over from the mountain bike/gravel line, and there are new … Read more
Shimano has updated its second-tier Ultegra groupset, making it 12-speed and available only with electronic shifting, and it includes a dual-sided power meter and full-carbon tubeless disc brake wheels for the first time. Like the new top-level Dura-Ace 9200, Ultegra R8100 features semi-wireless shifting, meaning that the two derailleurs are wired to an internal battery … Read more
Fabio Jakobsen of Deceuninck-Quick Step has won his third stage of this year’s Vuelta to extend his lead in the points classification at the Spanish Grand Tour.The Dutch rider came off the wheel of Bora-Hansgrohe’s Jordi Meeus to win in Santa Cruz de Bezana, with Matteo Trentin of UAE Team Emirates third.Jakobsen, assisted by his team … Read more
The Megmeister Aero Woven Jersey is a slim, figure-hugging design with a smooth and lightweight fabric. It is comfortable, has generous pockets and keeps you cool, although the seamless-knit material needs care to avoid threads catching and pulling out. Megmeister specialises in seamless-knit fabrics, and the Aero Woven uses a 4-way stretch version that’s shaped … Read more
A lament we often hear from readers who submit clips to our Near Miss of the Day series is that when they sent it through to the police, they received little-to-no feedback, including which action if any might have been taken against the motorist.That varies between police forces, of course – and today’s video elicited … Read more
Shimano has just launched its new flagship groupset, Dura-Ace R9200. Because someone had to we got to test it out in the sunny French Pyrenees. Here are our thoughts from those first few rides…We’ll stick mostly to the ride impressions here so if you want the tech details of the new Dura-Ace R9200, head this way.There’s new … Read more
