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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
Tyre firm Vittoria returns to Italian ownership with big plans for the future (+ video)
Tyre firm Vittoria has been bought by an Milan-based private equity house in a deal that sees the company return to Italian ownership following three decades in Dutch hands that have seen employee numbers grow from 180 to 1,300 with annual turnover of around €60 million and some 7 million tyres produced each year.The sale … Read more
Five cool things coming soon from AbsoluteBlack, Roval, Apidura, Bontrager and Zipp
The sun made a welcome appearance this weekend, which meant we managed to get plenty of sunny miles in testing some snazzy new bikes and gear. Here’s the cream of the crop this week…Zipp SL Sprint stem£254.00Yes you can pick up a perfectly serviceable second-hand hack for the price of this stem, but then this … 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
Continental relaunches GP5000 Special Edition tyres with tan sidewalls for the Tour de France
Always wanted to ride Continental’s GP5000 tyres but love your tan sidewalls too much? It’s a problem that affects us all*. Now though, our problems are over as, in honour of the Tour de France, the German tyre giant has relaunched the tan sidewall version of their GP5000 clincher that appeared during last year’s race.*A tiny … Read more