ITV’s flagship morning show, Good Morning Britain, has been slammed on social media after it aired a segment entitled “Should cyclists ride single file?” which pitched broadcaster and cyclist Matt Barbet, who patiently explained why it is often safer for people to ride two abreast, against writer and BBC DJ Ed Adoo, who ignored the … Read more
Isonam Energy from Italian nutrition company NamedSport is a very palatable, easy to mix energy drink that’s formulated for use before or during exercise. The container is oversized for the amount and the instructions are more difficult to find than they should be, but otherwise it’s good – so long as you don’t want something … Read more
End to End is one of the best cycling books I’ve read. It’s beautifully written and full of fascinating insight into the UK’s signature long-distance challenge, but it’s not just that: part travelogue and part confessional, Paul Jones’ book is both about him and not about him, about cycling and not about cycling; the disparate … Read more
The Noah Fast Disc is Ridley’s top-level aero racing bike that’s been designed and developed using its own wind tunnel. The Belgian brand has optimised the well-known NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) profile for each tube, and has also built in more comfort.> 25 of the best and fastest 2021 aero road bikes: wind-cheating bikes … Read more
The Assos UMA GT Spring/Fall Airblock Vest is a comfortable, close-fitting gilet that provides ideal protection from nippy winds and surprise showers. The quality is excellent, and it’s slim for its protection and warmth. The lack of an integrated stuff sack makes it harder to pack away, though, and while the rear gives access to … Read more
A memorial bike ride has been held in the New Forest for two cyclists who died in separate incidents at the same crossroads. Mark Brummel and Kieran Dix were both hit by drivers at Ipley Cross, near Beaulieu.Mr Brummel died in May 2012 and Mr Dix in February 2017.The ride, organised by Southampton Cycling Campaign, saw cyclists … Read more
First published November 4, 2017With more and more sprockets on our wheels, do we still need two chainrings up front? We take a deep dive into the pros and cons of 1X gearing.The drivetrain on a modern road bike has evolved loads since the early days when you turned a lever to move the chain to … Read more
Germany’s Storck Bicycle is introducing another extremely limited edition model.Only 25 of the Aerfast3 Pro Disc will be available so if you want to splash out on the €7,999 (currently around £6,873) bike, you’ll have to be quick. Previously, on their 25th anniversary, Storck released the GRIX Platinum 25thShortly after, the Aernario.2 Signature 25th followed as the second anniversary model.We reviewed a Storck Aernario.2 here on … Read more
Thousands of cyclists ‘broke through’ a police barricade to ride across Auckland Harbour Bridge in protest at its lack of a cycle lane.Two lanes of the bridge were flooded with jubilant cyclists as they ‘opened up the bridge’ and rode across ‘showing the Government what was possible’. Cyclists from all walks of life rode to the bridge yesterday … Read more
Proper Cleaner by Guy Martin’s Proper Degreaser comes with two sachets, which is enough to fill the robust plastic bottle twice. It’s a good idea that avoids the waste of shipping tons of water around a generally very watery planet, but unfortunately the result is just bad at degreasing things.Having carefully followed the instructions for … Read more
