Before 2022 I lived in London, and it was bloody brilliant for cycling.I had routes and routes of high quality and well-thought-out cycling infrastructure. I was using the Q1 Quiet Route before it was Q1, and I was one of the first cyclists using the new bike lanes over Blackfriars. For anybody who complains that they aren’t … Read more
Nukeproof, the American mountain bike and gravel bike brand has been sold by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group to Belgian Cycling Factory (BCF), less than a year after buying it as part of the Wiggle Chain Reaction Cycles acquisition deal.Belgian Cycling Factory is one of the biggest bike manufacturers in Europe and owns high-end brands like … Read more
XDS Carbon-Tech’s X-Lab AD9 aero road bike is available to purchase in the United Kingdom, framesets officially now listed online for £2,553.The bike has attracted plenty of attention in recent months, especially since WorldTour team XDS Astana — now also with XDS Carbon-Tech’s brand as part of the team’s name under sponsorship rights — is racing the aero road model … Read more
Get yourself the right pair of cycling shoes and your riding immediately becomes both more comfortable and more efficient. While you can cycle in a pair of trainers, we’re going to assume for the sake of this article that you want to ride in dedicated cycling shoes. Cycling shoes are designed to be light and … Read more
Ekoi’s attempt to revolutionise cycling pedals has hit the market, the PW8 system priced at a nice round £592.12 for the figure-of-eight shaped pedal and compatible carbon-soled road shoe.It’s a system that has been in development for more than four years, and the French cycling brand promises its patented PW8 concept – self-described as “the new pedal that has Look and … Read more
The Galibier Ardennes Headband is a really well-thought-out bit of kit: light but really warm without loads of bulk. It’s an ideal piece of kit to add to your cold weather riding collection.> Buy now: Galibier Ardennes Headband for £9.22 from GalibierA cycling headband is an often overlooked bit of kit. Many will opt straight … Read more
Much of the UK’s cycling industry has been at the COREbike show 2025 over the past few days and here are some of the highlights and sneak peeks from behind the curtain.Liam has already shared CoreBike 2025 tech gallery – the best kit from the show. Here’s more. It’s a pretty random selection, to be honest … Read more
A cyclist in the London Borough of Bexley has spoken out about a segregated cycle lane next to a primary school that is “blocked twice a day by parents parking illegally” during the school run, the council apparently dismissive of the issue suggesting “it doesn’t matter because it’s only twice a day”.A local rider who passes the … Read more
