It’s hotter than hell out there, so spare a thought for our poor reviewers out testing all the latest bike kit in the scorching sunshine! Someone’s gotta do it… Lauf Grit gravel and CX fork £749.00Lauf Grit Gravel Fork – detail 1 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) Lauf’s unusually-shaped gravel fork got some mixed comments when our tech writer Dave … Read more
The new BMC Teammachine – lighter, stiffer and more compliant than the previous version – has been getting some action in the Tour de Suisse and in this video you can discover the many changes and what they mean for the pro cyclists charged with racing the bike in a stage race.Most top-end carbon fibre … Read more
Peter Sagan got to demonstrate his climbing skills at the Tour de Suisse yesterday – by using two ladders to clamber over a security fence to get to the podium presentation.Race crew put a ladder in place on either side of the fence before Sagan appeared through some bushes, leading one Twitter user to wonder … Read more
Has it really been ten years? British bike brand Pinnacle Bikes is this year celebrating its 10th anniversary, and marking the occasion with three limited edition bikes. Pinnacle Bikes is the in-house brand of retailer Evans Cycles and its range of bikes, from road to commuting and mountain bikes, have been a hit with consumers over … Read more
A 61-year-old rider competing in the coast-to-coast Trans Am Bike Race in the United States has been killed in a road traffic collision in Kansas, around halfway through the 4,300-kilometre route.In a statement published on their Facebook page, the event organisers said: “We’ve just spoken to the Kansas Highway Patrol and confirmed rider Eric Fishbein … Read more
It’s hot, sweaty work today picking winners for the Sportful Giara kit (well doing anything to be honest!) but finally, two winners have been chosen.Step forward Darren Collard and Ben Naismith. Congratulations to our two winners; Sportful will be in touch shortly so you can choose your kit. You could win a set of Sportful Giara … Read more
Stuck in the middle of nowhere with a gert big gash in a lightweight tyre? The Bank of England Five Pound Note is an excellent, robust tyre boot that will get you home, and then you can pop out and spend it on well-deserved cake.On Sunday’s ride, about 8km from Saffron Walden, I hit a … Read more
Thanks to its lightweight mesh construction, the PBK Scala jersey is perfect for those hot and humid days in the middle of summer. The fabric has excellent wicking properties and a comfortable feel against the skin, and the price is a steal too.PBK is online retailer Probikekit’s in-house brand, and if the rest of the … Read more
An Italian pro cyclist showed off some top-notch bike-handling skills at the Tour of Slovenia on Friday when he bunny-hopped over riders who had crashed in the wet on the final bend in the country’s capital, Ljubljana. Androni Giocattoli’s Andrea Palini seemed almost certain to be among the riders hitting the deck in the incident on Friday’s … Read more
A team of cyclists will next month spend five days riding from Yorkshire to London in memory of Jo Cox, the Member of Parliament for Batley and Spen who was murdered a week before the EU Referendum last June.The second edition of The Jo Cox Way will start at Horbury Bridge in her constituency at … Read more
