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Universal Colours Mono Men’s Bib Shorts 2.0 Black
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
We need to talk about that head tube! Check out this steel Olmo track bike from the 1980s
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
Ridgeback Tour
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
Litelok Core Plus
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
A £115 clip-on power meter that claims “pro-level” accuracy is set to hit Kickstarter, plus Trek’s “industry-first shift” to low-emission aluminium, a fancy new Chris King headset patent + 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
Cyclist injuries dropped by half after “hated” cycle lane installed, but mayor still claims scrapped lane largely used as “bike run” for drug dealers to “get through traffic”
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
Merida’s sensible Silex and Marin’s versatile sub-£1k touring bike both impress: road.cc Recommends updated with 9 more excellent products
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
Rim brakes, mechanical shifting and £10 gear bags: check out the only bike to complete the full London–Edinburgh–London 2025 route
London–Edinburgh–London is ridiculously tough at the best of times, but this year Storm Floris ensured that Ian McBride was the only entrant to complete the full route, and this is the Trek Madone he rode it on, complete with rim brakes and mechanical shifting.For the uninitiated, London–Edinburgh–London is a randonnée from the English capital (this … Read more
How does Cube keep its bike prices so low? We crunched the numbers and took a huge road trip on Cube’s latest and greatest road bike
As one of the top bike manufacturers in the world, you’ve likely heard of Cube Bikes already… but, did you know Cube has only been established in the UK since 2006, or that its top-end Litening C:68X SLX costs considerably less than pro-level bikes from most rival brands? To find out what Cube’s increasingly hyped road … Read more