The challenges facing the bike industry have once again been demonstrated by the financial results of some of the market’s biggest players, Shimano having downgraded its outlook for 2025 and Giant and Canyon reporting profits down 66 per cent and 30 per cent respectively.While there was hope things might start to improve across the industry in 2025 … Read more
CyclingMikey has shared footage of a driver who ignored a road closure and ran over his bike, before fleeing the scene, the road safety campaigner saying “these drivers don’t even care slightly” after spotting several ignoring a no entry sign for roadworks in west London.The famous online figure, real name Mike van Erp, uploads videos to his YouTube and social media … Read more
The Universal Colours Mono Men’s Bib Shorts 2.0 Black are an excellent choice if you’re looking for an understated-looking pair of bibs at a price that isn’t going to require taking out an overdraft. They offer a fit and performance on a par with that offered by some of the biggest brands in cycling – … Read more
If you fancy something more distinctive than a generic carbon-fibre road bike, how about this 1980s Olmo track bike – made from Columbus Aelle steel tubing – which is currently up for sale?This particular bike caught our eye on The UCI’s Bandit Bikes Facebook group recently, where you’ll see loads of interesting bikes. It’s always worth … Read more
The Ridgeback Tour is just about the least expensive entry into the world of cycle touring you can buy. Straight out of the box it comes with mudguards and a rear rack, it’s comfortable for extended adventures, day-to-day rides and commuting, and the kit is generally well chosen. About the only exception is that I’d … Read more
The Litelok Core Plus is designed for securing high-value bikes and e-bikes for longer periods or in high-risk areas. It’s a robust piece of kit that you can wear around your waist, but it’s not as comfortable as I’d hoped, and while it proved quite resistant to the angle grinder in our staged attack, it didn’t … Read more
It’s that time of the year that in the cycling world is all a bit after the Lord Mayor’s show. We’ve had both editions of the Tour de France and all the bike tech goodness that comes in the build-up, now everyone’s looking around wondering what’s next. Thankfully for Tech of the Week the bike … Read more
Middlesbrough’s Linthorpe Road cycle lane – the centre of one of the UK’s longest-running and most controversial cycling infrastructure sagas of recent years – is finally set to meet its end in a few weeks, with work to rip out the much-derided protected lane scheduled to begin on 26 August.The contentious, “hated” cycle lane’s impending … Read more
We may earn affiliate commission from some of the links on this pageBoth Tour de Frances are over, which gives us even more time to get out riding again! Not that we weren’t doing a lot of that around watching the races, as our busy reviewers cracked through plenty of bikes, kit and tech during a … Read more
