SunGod is known for offering highly customisable, performance-driven eyewear with a strong eco-friendly ethos. The SunGod Velans 2 represents its latest attempt to capture the cycling market with a wraparound shield design. The glasses offer plenty of visual clarity and a fantastic lifetime guarantee, but a few quirks in the fit and frame design keep … Read more
When my best mate (and best man at my wedding) Rob suggested revisiting a tour that we’d last ridden in the previous millennium, I jumped at the chance – the only complication was that it would be in two years’ time. Rob has lived in the US now for quite a few years, so our … Read more
Sigma Sports has returned to profit for the first time in four years, the major cycling retailer posting a pre-tax profit of £171,268 after what it described as a “positive year”, despite the ongoing challenges facing the wider economy.After a combined profit of £14m in 2020 and 2021, during the height of the Covid-induced cycling … Read more
The UCI has reasserted its willingness to implement GPS safety trackers in races on a “widespread” basis, announcing this week that a regulatory framework and timeline for their implementation will be “developed as quickly as possible”.The “pressing need” to introduce GPS trackers was emphasised during a meeting of the UCI’s management committee, held during the … Read more
Gravel is one of cycling’s fastest-growing genres, with bikes available for all types of gravel. Whether you’re looking for aero gains in pursuit of absolute speed, more comfort, or mounting points for big adventures, here’s our pick of the very best gravel bikes we’ve ridden for all budgets.As gravel is becoming incredibly broad, finding and … Read more
Castelli has launched new versions of the Gabba and Perfetto, incorporating Polartec’s AirCore fabric into its flagship foul weather garments. It’s the first time that AirCore has featured on the Gabba, with Castelli promising superior windproofing and protection from showers on the Gabba Pro, Perfetto 4 and Perfetto Pro. Castelli Gabba Pro riding (Image Credit: … Read more
On the same day its CEO Fran Millar announced she was stepping down, Rapha has revealed that more job cuts are expected at the beleaguered British brand, after its trading losses more than doubled to £5.6m last year.According to Rapha’s latest figures, which will be published in full later this month, the company’s turnover for … Read more
Confused councillors in Ayr are up in arms after cycle lanes they believed had been removed from a town improvement scheme popped up this week in the latest design report.In January, it was reported that the bike lanes proposed as part of the Accessible Ayr scheme had been ‘scrapped’ after widespread opposition from residents and … Read more
The Ampere X-Trail clearly sets out its stall as a reasonably priced hardtail electric mountain bike, but it also seeks to go beyond what other rear hub motor rivals offer in this 2026 iteration. It has gained new, more sophisticated control electronics, an upgraded front fork (a lighter, better performing air version versus the old … Read more
