Video Review: Garmin Edge 130 GPS computer

You read my review of the Garmin Edge 130, the GPS company’s latest cycling-specific computer, and now you can watch my video review as I talk through its key features and what it’s like to live with and use as a daily computer. So go ahead and hit that play button.– Read the Garmin Edge … Read more

Threefold rise in cycling in Cheltenham town centre after car ban

A trial ban on cars, vans and lorries in several streets in the centre of Cheltenham resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of cyclist recorded passing one location in the Gloucestershire town, according to the local council.Early results show a 206 per cent increase in the number of cyclists passing through the Boots … Read more

Vision TriMax 30 KB wheelset

Vision’s TriMax 30 KB tubeless-ready wheels are built to last, look great and stay that way thanks to a clever surface treatment. Weight-weenies might find them a shade heavy, but that’s far less important than durability and reliability. Pros: Improved braking and tyre width, great looks Cons: A shade heavy for the money These are … Read more

Video: Tory MP cycles naked to promote hospice charity ride

Tory MP Michael Fabricant, perhaps best known for having an even more spectacular shock of blond hair than former foreign secretary Boris Johnson is making waves on social media after posting a video to YouTube that shows him riding a Santander Cycle hire bike – one of the former Mayor of London’s legacies * – … Read more

Xplova X3 GPS Cycling Computer

The Xplova X3 is a decent GPS computer but it’s parachuting into a pretty crowded part of the marketplace here, and the fiddly operation and idiosyncratic interface mean that it really doesn’t stand out among its peers. Overall the performance is disappointing, especially considering that the bigger and brasher X5 and X5 Evo have been … Read more