The Chrome Industries Yalta 4.0 is typical Chrome – built like a brick outhouse with lots of recycled materials, good looks and with a lot of neat design touches. The wet section might divide opinion, but it doesn’t have to be used, and doesn’t affect the overall storage capacity much. Critically, the Yalta is very … Read more
Trek has launched the third generation of its Checkpoint ALR aluminium gravel bike, offering some of the features of its carbon stablemate along with larger tyre clearance, greater off-road capability, and a more upright, comfier geometry than previous alloy generations. Trek promises “big gravel capability at an affordable price”. Of course, “affordable” is a relative … Read more
The Cannondale Synapse Carbon 4 balances stiffness and comfort superbly, surprising me from the word go with its incredibly responsive frame. It’s good value, too, when you consider how future-proof it is, with wider tyre clearance than its rivals, giving it the ability to become an allroad gravel machine for adventures off the beaten path.The … Read more
The Carradice Bagman Bar Rack is the handlebar version of their popular saddle support racks, offering an easy-to-mount and brilliantly stable platform for products like the Bowland Bar Bag from their new Adventure Range.> Buy now: Carradice Bagman Bar Rack for £69.95 from CarradiceAnyone who uses a Carradice saddlebag will be familiar with similar support … Read more
In case you missed it, one of the biggest bike shows in Europe took place in a rather warm and sweaty Frankfurt this week. Roving reporter Rebecca was at Eurobike to find some interesting bits and pieces from the airport-sized halls, as well as getting lost trying to find the press room every single day. But when … Read more
The Carradice Bowland Bar Bag is built for bikepacking adventures. It will withstand some of the worst weather imaginable and ensure that your kit stays super dry. When used in conjunction with a Carradice Bagman Bar support it delivers an exceptionally stable ride with no hint of wobble, but it may cause issues with narrow … Read more
A row has erupted within Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) council after a Conservative politician was reported for allegedly making “potentially libellous accusations” aimed at a pro-cycling Liberal Democrat opponent, who was criticised earlier this year for “inappropriately” filming motorists parking illegally outside a school.That spat has prompted another Tory councillor to resign from the … Read more
Another thing that caught our eye this week at Eurobike was this, the “world’s first rowing extension for smart bicycle trainers”, a training product that gives the cycling phrase ‘take a pull’ a whole new meaning. The S-Rower as it’s known is now available for pre-order, having displayed at the industry show in Frankfurt this week, the product … Read more
Swansea Council has admitted that a new shared-use cycle and pedestrian path may not officially open for another two months – despite describing it as “largely complete” – as locked gates blocking access to the route have forced frustrated local cyclists to use a “very busy” stretch of road with a narrow tunnel instead.After receiving … Read more
