Good year, bad year: cycling’s winners and losers in 2020

There has no doubt been a lot of bad this year, with an incredible amount of upheaval to our daily lives thanks to, you know, that global pandemic. Everyone has had to adapt, but we have always had our trusty bikes (indoors and, when we can, outdoors) and with that there has been some good … Read more

Polaris Pro Wheel Bag

The Polaris Pro Wheel Bag is hardwearing and offers good padding to keep your wheels protected when they aren’t on your bike. It’s not a bad price either.If you travel a lot with your bike in the back of your car, either for recreation or racing, then a quality wheel bag is a must to … Read more

Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty 1

Cannondale’s Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 is a technological tour-de-force: a sub-10kg, full suspension gravel bike with a monoblade Lefty fork. It’s also a hoot to ride, and well-suited to fast riding on a wide range of surfaces. Yes, it’s expensive, but nice things often are.First things first: do you need a full suspension gravel bike? … Read more

Lusso Breathe Overshoes

Lusso’s Breathe Overshoes are supposed to be both warmer and more breathable than its own excellent Windtex Stealth Overboots – and they achieve exactly that. They’re very good, but could be – arguably should be – better still with a few tweaks to the fit and construction.The Breathe overshoes are an incredibly comfortable, close fitting … Read more

£90,000 compensation for Dorset cyclist left-hooked by driver

A Dorset cyclist has won £90,000 in compensation from a motorist who knocked him off his e-bike, resulting in the rider sustaining a triple fracture to his left arm.The driver of the Audi A1 car turned across the path of the cyclist, a 41 year old man, at Penn Hill in Poole on 30 May … Read more