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Check out Trek’s new Checkpoint ALR bikes: “big gravel capability at an affordable price”
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
Cannondale Synapse Carbon 4
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
Carradice Bagman Bar Rack
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
Canyon reckons it can make you a set of handlebars in 10 seconds — plus beautiful oversized pulley wheels, an 8.5kg e-road bike prototype, affordable gravel bikes incoming + loads more from Eurobike 2025
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
Carradice Bowland Bar Bag 20L
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
“It’s a political attack on someone trying to make our roads safer”: Row erupts after “libellous accusations” aimed at cycling councillor for filming illegally parked drivers outside school – but Tory opponent says “double standards at play”
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
Turn your turbo trainer into a rowing machine (no, really… and you can even clip in with cycling shoes)
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
Cyclists furious as “completed” bike path blocked by locked gate after opening delayed by two months – forcing them onto busy “unsafe” road with narrow tunnel
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
Garmin and Tacx release £930 climbing simulator for indoor training
It’s Eurobike this week, which means big names from across the bike industry have descended on Germany to display new and exciting tech, the latest release to catch our eye this gradient simulator for home training by Garmin and Tacx.The Tacx Alpine is now available to buy from Garmin’s website, priced at £929.99, the brand … Read more