Velocio Women’s Foundation bib short

The Velocio Women’s Foundation bib shorts are marketed as a premium product at a more affordable price, and I have to say they are supremely comfortable. The first pair I tested had a durability issue, which turned out to be a faulty batch of mesh fabric; the second pair have had no issues, and so this review … Read more

Geraint Thomas gives his tips to people new to cycling

Geraint Thomas has been sharing his tips for people looking to get started on riding a bike in his latest column for GQ Magazine – and as you’d expect from a Tour de France winner and two-time Olympic champion, there is some decent advice in there for novice cyclists, though some may disagree with his … Read more

Rapha Core Lightweight Jersey

The Rapha Core Lightweight jersey performs impressively well in high temperatures. Its two ultralight fabrics supply great ventilation, build quality is impressive and it has Rapha’s distinctive look and feel – but compared to the close cut of the rest of the jersey, the sleeves could be tightened up slightly.Rapha’s Core range, launched in 2016, … Read more

Superstrata unveils “world’s first custom 3D-printed unibody carbon-fibre bike”

California-based Superstrata has unveiled what it calls “the world’s first made-to-measure 3D-printed bicycle with an impact-resistant unibody carbon-fibre frame”. The Superstrata bikes are made by Arevo, a company that specialises in continuous carbon-fibre products for aerospace.Superstrata says, “The Superstrata [the name of the bikes as well as the brand] touts a true unibody construction, 3D-printed in … Read more

Tacey and Ovett triumph at Virtual Tour de France (+ video)

British cyclist April Tacey of Drops Cycling and Scottish-born Freddy Ovett of Israel Start-Up Nation were the respective winners of the women’s and men’s races yesterday at the Virtual Tour de France, with four of the six stages now completed.Yesterday’s course on Zwift covered two laps of a 22.9 kilometre circuit designed to reflect the … Read more