How to trim hydraulic hoses — get them the right length in 14 easy steps

With more road bikes now being fitted with hydraulic disc brakes, sooner or later you’re going to need to trim their hoses to length or understand how to disconnect and reconnect one if you’re also using internally routed hoses and cables. It’s really no more complicated than looking after traditional wire cable brakes. Here’s how.Tools … Read more

Specialized S-Works Power with Mirror Saddle

Specialized’s S-Works Power with Mirror saddle is a new 3D-printed design with a honeycomb structure that offers a superb level of comfort, although you do have to pay handsomely for it.You only have to glance at the Mirror saddle – which gets its name because it “perfectly reflects your anatomy”, according to Specialized – to … Read more

The four big cycling challenges companies face post-lockdown

We are all still in lockdown in the UK, but as we are seeing these measures begin to lift, people are slowly going back to their places of work.After we return however, the world we will come back to will not be the same one we left all those months ago. Everything will change and … Read more

Pro Bike Tool 17-in-1 Multitool

The Pro Bike Tool 17-in-1 Multitool is the larger of the brand’s multi-tool offerings. I say larger, but at less than 1cm thick and with a 4.57 x 7.11cm frame it’s anything but big! Pro Bike Tool might be a relatively young brand, starting in just 2015, but it’s already made a name for itself … Read more

Weekday cycling has doubled during lockdown (and more than tripled at weekends) says Grant Shapps at Government daily briefing + more on “Fix my bike” vouchers

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says that the level of weekday cycling has doubled in Great Britain since the introduction of lockdown in late March, with even stronger growth at weekends, when it has been at three or even four times more than the previous levels.  Government release lockdown cycling data. Cycling levels up by 300% … Read more

Spiuk Aldama Carbon Road Shoes

The Spiuk Aldama Carbon Road Shoes strike a good balance between sole stiffness and comfort, making them ideally suited for fast road riding and day-long rides. You’ll need to check the sizing, though, as they come up a little small.The Aldamas offer a comfortable fit pretty much everywhere. The synthetic upper is supple which means … Read more