To celebrate Tom Dumoulin’s status as the current time trial world champion, his team’s bike sponsor Giant Bicycles has created this custom painted Trinity Advanced Pro bike for the Dutch rider to race against the clock.Giant’s Trinity time trial bike has been in the company’s range for quite a few years now but is still … Read more
The FLR F-XX II Strawweight Road Race shoes are pretty good across the board, with a decent weight, great fit and super-stiff soles making them ideal for the type of rider who puts power transfer and efficiency above all else. For some, though, those soles might be a little too harsh. Pros: Atop lacing system … Read more
It’s been a frustrating few days for Giro d’Italia and world time trial champion Tom Dumoulin at the Abu Dhabi Tour.The race was the 27-year-old Team Sunweb rider’s first of 2018.However, a problem with his bike’s electronic shifting saw him finish a disappointing 12th in Friday’s individual time trial, where he debuted the rainbow bands.There … Read more
The new DT Swiss PRC 1400 Spline clincher wheels come with deep section 65mm rims for aerodynamic efficiency. They’re well made and come with excellent internals, plus you can run them tubeless. Pros: Excellent components, good stability for their depth, good braking Cons: Not the ultimate in aero performance Let me give you a few … Read more
The latest video in our Near Miss of the Day series shows a lorry driver in Leeds overtaking a cyclist, forcing him to brake to avoid being squeezed between the trailer and a row of parked vehicles.It’s also an example of something we regularly see in our readers’ submissions for the feature – a motorist … Read more
A dockless bike operator from Hong Kong called GoBee has pulled out of Europe just four months after launching in France, citing the “mass destruction” of its fleet by thieves and vandals.In early October, Lille in northern France became the first city outside Hong Kong in which GoBee’s bright green bikes appeared.The business also started … Read more
The Eroica Britannia competition is now closedThe lucky winner is Steve Hodgson!Congratulations Steve, we hope you have a lovely time.This week we have something a little different for you to win and not just you, but you and a riding friend can both win an Eroica Britannia Festival Pass for the Classic Event on the 17th June 2018 in the Peak … Read more
I confess I wasn’t expecting to like Alan Anderson’s Muck, Sweat & Gears as much as I did, but I finished it feeling enlightened and re-educated about my general knowledge of cycling.This is the third edition of the book, which is wide ranging in its scope as well as being entertainingly written. It begins simply … Read more
Mark “Bullheart” Fradgley has had cancer for the best part of ten years, a period during which he has carried on raising money for various charities. He needed to self fund his latest treatment and in less than a week people raised £30,000 to support him, with most of the money coming from members of … Read more
The Tacx Spider Team workstand is aimed more at fettling your bike pre- and post-race rather than as a full-on workshop tool, and thanks to its lightweight aluminium alloy/plastic construction it’s easy to transport and simple to set up. Since we last tested it it’s also received a few tweaks which have removed a few … Read more
