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AbsoluteBlack launches £519 HollowCage derailleur pulley cage, promising “the new era of silent pulleys”

AbsoluteBlack has unveiled its new carbon-polymer HollowCage rear derailleur pulley cage with bespoke, oversized ceramic bearings and advanced silencing pulleys. It costs £519, yeah that’s incredibly pricey… but AbsoluteBlack claims it marks “a new era” for silent derailleur operation, promising the unique mono-plate design is “the quietest, best shifting, aerodynamic cage design created to date.”The Hollowcage isn’t the … Read more

Vizirider LED Cycling Gilet

The Vizirider LED Cycling Gilet is a pretty good effort. The LEDs are well positioned, they’re bright and the main fabric is wind and water resistant. It’s very much designed with slower, more upright cycling in mind though, thanks to its cut, fit and breathabilty. Roadies need not apply.Incorporating LEDs in clothing is nothing new. … Read more

Trek Domane SL Disc frameset

The Trek Domane SL is a smooth-riding road bike – even an all-road bike – courtesy of IsoSpeed tech both front and rear, which helps it damp down small vibrations and bigger hits. It’s not the lightest bike out there, but if ride quality is your main concern, it’s a real contender.First of all, a … Read more

Residents complain about ‘motorway’ style cycle path

Residents in a coastal town have raised concerns that a ‘motorway style’ cycle path will make cyclists ride faster. A £27,000 project has seen the installation of cycle lanes and signs along 19 miles of coastline in Thanet, Kent. The lanes run along Ramsgate’s West Cliff promenade. Thanet council say the cycling infrastructure is intended to ‘promote respect between pedestrians and cyclists’.However, … Read more

British Continental rider gets Box Hill KoM… but ride is flagged on Strava

A Continental rider took the Box Hill KoM – but had his ride flagged by Strava.Zeb Kyffin reached out on Twitter for a bit of support to help his ‘fragile ego’ after he had the title taken away seven times in one day. The 23-year-old wrote: “Can someone please reach out to protect my fragile ego from losing this Box hill Kom … Read more

Lizzie Deignan opens up about ‘horrific’ experience of doping accusations

Lizzie Deignan has opened up about her ‘horrific’ experience at the Rio Olympics. Days before the women’s road race in Rio in 2016 news broke that Deignan had been cleared to compete by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (Cas) having been suspended from cycling the previous month.She had been facing a four-year ban for missing three drugs … Read more

Motorex Power Clean Spray

The Motorex Power Clean Spray is a fast-acting degreaser designed to quickly dismiss impacted dirt and grime. It’s effective too – more so than some bike-specific blends I’ve used.In the most literal sense, you can simply shake the aerosol, aim and blast away. However, this isn’t the most cost-efficient way of getting the absolute best … Read more