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12 reasons why you should buy, and use, a power meter
Power meter prices have tumbled over the past two or three years, making them accessible to more people than ever before, and here’s why you should consider investing in one as a means of boosting your fitness.> Find our power meter reviews here 4iiii-2.0-6800 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) A power meter is a tool that can be used to … Read more
Cadex Classics 28 Tubeless
Cadex is a high-end, in-house brand of Taiwanese behemoth Giant. This Classics 28 Tubeless clincher comes from the same range as the Race 25 Tubeless but, as the name suggests, it’s more robust. Available in 25, 28 and 32mm widths, it offers really impressive grip and speed – it’s not cheap, though.Cadex says the Classics … Read more
Bike at Bedtime: take a look at the Merida Reacto Team-E
Speed is the focus for Merida’s 7.5kg Reacto Team-E racing bike—it’s incredibly fast on flat and rolling terrain, and it’s the choice of the Bahrain Victorious WorldTour team. But what’s it like to ride this £9,000 disc brake machine?> WorldTour race bikes of 2021 – the models ridden in the pro peloton 2021 Merida Reacto … Read more
Vizirider LED Cycling Backpack Cover
The Vizirider LED Cycling Backpack Cover is a weatherproof cover for a wide range of rucksack shapes and sizes, and boosts visibility still further with rechargeable red LEDs. It does a good job at what it aims to do, but could do with a few tweaks.Made from highly water-repellent fabric, this cover is available in … Read more
10 of Shimano and Campagnolo’s worst ideas
The Big Two in cycling components, Campagnolo and Shimano, have delivered us lots of great bike parts over the years. But now and then it all goes horribly wrong. Let’s take a look at some of their worst blunders.Shimano HollowTech II cranksets: might split in two shimano crank failure – via HawkinsPeter on rodcc forum … Read more
Van Rysel EDR CF 105 Disc Road 2021
The Van Rysel EDR CF 105 Disc is part of the Decathlon brand’s new endurance line-up, but don’t go thinking that it has some kind of relaxed, upright, soft riding style about it. This bike still focuses on performance, and thanks to some well-sorted geometry you end up with a machine that can be ridden … Read more
‘Adult film’ accidentally played at Giro d’Italia finish line
Cycling commentator Ned Boulting has said that a ‘porn film’ was ‘inexplicably’ played through Giro d’Italia sound channels before the stage began today. The author and journalist added it was a ‘source of considerable hilarity’ and a sound engineer was trying ‘desperately’ to locate where it was coming from.Former cyclist David Millar commented: “The Giro is the gift … Read more
AA President says it ‘doesn’t look great’ van was parked in cycle lane
The president of the AA said it ‘doesn’t look great’ after one of his company’s vans was pictured parked in a cycle lane. Edmund King OBE, was responding to an image posted on social media of the vehicle parked in a cycle path in Cheadle Hume, Stockport. Twitter user, Andy Brown spotted the van and posted an image asking the … Read more