The Novatec Jetfly SL wheels are light, relatively cheap, and responsive. They’re great for training and day-to-day use, although you do notice a bit of flex when really pushing hard. Pros: Cheap, light, responsive Cons: A bit of flex The Jetfly is Novatec’s mid-range training wheelset, with a 32mm deep rim, a 21mm wide outer and … Read more
Giant Bicycles has revived its Cadex name for a new collection of carbon fibre wheels and components, which debuted at the 2019 Tour de France with the CCC team.Readers with a long memory will know that Cadex was the name first used by Giant in 1985 for its then cutting-edge carbon fibre bikes. The name … Read more
Cyclists in South Yorkshire and the Peak District are being targeted by people setting a variety of booby traps on trails including branches placed at head height and rocks being placed on a path to create an obstacle, as well as tacks scattered across a road.The news coincides with the editor of a Sheffield lifestyle … Read more
We’re just got back from a couple of days in Brussels ahead of the Tour de France Grand Depart nosing around the team trucks for new bikes, interesting setups and other tech scoops. We’ll have a raft of articles and video starting next week but until then here are some things that grabbed our attention.peter … Read more
Organisers of RideLondon have come under criticism after it emerged that a photograph on their website had been photoshopped to include a black woman participating in the event, with a leading blogger and cycling author saying “they should be embarrassed” about it.The image, which had apparently been manipulated to try and make the event appear … Read more
Mike Teunissen, the first Dutchman to lead the Tour de France for 30 years after winning yesterday’s opening stage in Brussels, remains in the yellow jersey after his Jumbo-Visma team won the Stage 2 team time trial in the Belgian capital today. The Dutch team, the final one out of the course, was the only … Read more
Vitus has delivered plenty of quality bikes over the last few seasons and the Substance CRX doesn’t let the side down. It’s an absolute cracker off-road, offering a fun yet stiff ride, plus it rolls surprisingly well on the tarmac too. Ignore that weight as well – it rides like it’s a couple of kilos … Read more
Astana has said it is concerned over Jakob Fuglsang’s knee following the Dane’s crash during yesterday’s opening stage of the Tour de France in Belgium.Fuglsang, whom bookmakers have made third favourite for the overall behind Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal of Team Ineos, crashed heavily around 20 kilometres from the finish in Brussels. That didn’t … Read more
The Topeak Ninja Master Toolbox T8 is a handy multi-tool and holder that can be attached to the bottom of Topeak’s Ninja Master bottle cages. It’s nicely made and well thought through, but there are cheaper and more practical standalone options out there. Pros: Very well made, sensible choice of bits, handy Ninja Master system … Read more
