32-inch wheels are the talk of 2026, and I reckon that the wheelsize is a match made in heaven for gravel, but at the moment, availability of compatible parts is pretty slim. And with 32-inch wheels finding themselves on gravel race machines but in prototype form, like what we saw on Scott’s Unbound contender, it’s … Read more
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon has announced a strategic partnership with Brompton, aimed at expanding the folding-bike manufacturer to China and Germany.Decathlon say they hope the investment will “accelerate the adoption of cycling as a core solution for urban mobility” and will see Decathlon Pulse, the company’s innovation and investment division, support Brompton’s “long-term development, … Read more
The Castelli Superleggera Bibshorts are supremely light, they feel great, and the pad is a winner. They’re ideal shorts for long, hot rides if you’re willing to stump up the cash, although in certain lights the side panels could perhaps be just a little more opaque.At 146g for the size large tested here, the Superleggera … Read more
The A40 Westway, London’s second-busiest road, was the scene of a “mass trespass” on Friday evening, when up to a thousand cyclists ignored the road closure signs to ride their bikes on the former motorway, almost a decade on from the decision to scrap plans for a protected cycle superhighway along the route.As a slow-moving … Read more
The head of the UK’s association of independent bike shops says that rising employment costs are threatening a pipeline of part-time staff members entering the bike industry.Jonathan Harrison, Director of the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT), which represents approximately 4,000 cycling-related businesses, says the government should consider targeted exemptions or support for younger or part-time … Read more
Eurobike has been and gone for another year, and this time we saw everything from concept bikes and unreleased gravel machines with ever-wider tyre clearance, to the latest carbon wheel and spoke innovations. We had Andi Sykes out at the show capturing the photography and taking notes, while we took a closer look at the … Read more
A much delayed report into active travel investment in a London borough has found that car ownership and road user injuries are increasing, despite council targets in the opposite directions.We reported last week on Brent Council’s Active Travel Investment Plan that had failed to produce a single monitoring report in the two years since it … Read more
In an era when most tyres are getting wider, the Continental Dubnital has been downsized in an effort to bridge the gap between gravel and cross-country. At 50mm (or 2.0in if you prefer imperial), it gives incredible speed and superb grip in dry conditions – it’s one of the fastest gravel race tyres available. However, … Read more
The Abus Taipan LED is said to combine the advantages of the company’s road helmets with the requirements of the gravel lifestyle, whatever they might be. In essence, that means it’s a helmet with road DNA but with a little bit of off-road rugged stirred into the mix. The helmet promises to be flexible enough … Read more
