The Koo Hype sunglasses are an unusual looking, premium priced pair, seen on the faces of Red Bull-BORA Hansgrohe in 2024. Their design grew on me, and they perform really well, but I’d have expected a hard case to be included for the money.> Buy now: Koo Hype sunglasses for £180 from Koo EyewearThey come … Read more
For this evening’s Bike at Bedtime we’re showing you the Look 795 Blade RS, a professional-level race bike that we got to ride last week in a money-no-object Campagnolo Super Record build. Spoiler alert: it’s efficient and fast. 2025 Look 795 Blade RS static (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson) We recently published an article, Why the … Read more
The Pearson Shift is an aero bike that’s fun and rewarding to ride, with responsive handling and a solid performance. It’s a firmer ride than some, but if you can live with that then you’ll enjoy the feedback and rider involvement – and the fact that it’s competitively priced.> Buy now: Pearson Shift Dura Ace … Read more
A Labour council is under fire after it ignored recommendations made by its own safety audit that adding planters and parklets to narrow the road and decrease through-traffic speed could make cyclists vulnerable to side swipe collisions.However, the council has claimed that the concerns are “disproportionate” and recommendations are “not justifiable given the nature and … Read more
A driver who crashed into an oncoming cyclist while going “too fast” on a blind bend, leaving him with life-threatening injuries and trauma, was given 180 hours of community service and a 12-month driving ban after he apologised to the cyclist during the hearing in the court.Edward Seabrook, of Kibworth Beauchamp, had only passed his … Read more
The Topeak Ratchet Rocket Essential is a super-compact and easy-to-use ratchet and bit tool set that you can employ both for roadside repairs or regular maintenance in the workshop. It’s well made, very effective and feels good in your hand. And while a little pricier than a lot of its rivals, it is lighter and … Read more
We’ve brought you more than a touch of new tech this week, from Specialized’s £479 S-Works Ares 2 shoes that’ll apparently see you enjoy a “7-watt power increase”, to Rapha’s new “lightest ever” rain jacket, and even a new rim brake wheelset from Parcours. When was the last time you saw one of them?Thankfully, a busy … Read more
A campaigner calling for the police and local authorities to crack down on the use of illegally modified electric bikes – which she says could lead to “someone being killed” – has argued that the problems surrounding the “dangerous” machines aren’t helped by the presence of shared-use paths or “cycle routes painted on our pavements”.In … Read more
Komoot’s staff say they have been “totally blindsided” by the news that the route planning app has been bought by Bending Spoons, an Italian tech firm infamous for implementing severe cuts and mass redundancies after purchasing companies.The acquisition, which was confirmed on Thursday, comes in the same month Komoot announced that new users will be … Read more
