The Big Agnes Tiger Wall UL2 Bikepack is a premium lightweight tent designed for riders who want to keep weight and packed size to an absolute minimum without sacrificing livability. With shorter pole sections to fit more easily on a bike and a dedicated bikepacking stuff sack, it is an impressive option for riders who … Read more
Van Rysel has introduced two gravel bikes in very different flavours: the RCR-G (starting at £3,000), developed for speed and racing, and the more endurance-focused EDR-G (starting at £2,100), designed for everything from tarmac and cobbles to gravel roads and multi-day bikepacking. The specs look impressive for the money. > Check out our review of … Read more
The Van Rysel EDR-G GRX is the entry point to the Decathlon brand’s new range of endurance focused gravel bikes and when it comes down to the details, it has done an excellent job of creating an easy to ride, well specced, fun bike that doesn’t break the bank.Van Rysel EDR-G Shimano GRX – The … Read more
Chris Law, the owner of this beautiful Cliff Shrubb bicycle, is a lucky man. Not only did he know Shrubb as a friend, but he was able to have this frame custom made by the master framebuilder too. Chris used to ride with Cliff in an informal group known as the ‘Over The Hill Gang’ … Read more
On Friday evening, after 24 hours of intense speculation and dozens of misty-eyed editorials, one of the most popular professional cyclists of the past decade confirmed that he was hanging up his bike for good.“It is with a very particular emotion that I write these few words to announce the end of my sporting career,” … Read more
The Miss Grape Cluster 13 Adventure waterproof seatpack is capacious and hard-wearing. It provides a decent amount of storage for longer bike-packing trips, but it is on the expensive side.First impressions of the Cluster 13 Adventure are that it feels sturdy, if a little plasticky. It’s made of heavy-duty nylon and polyester — think along … Read more
An IT manager at a school in New Zealand who joked about killing a student who was hit by a learner driver on school grounds has had his appeal against his dismissal rejected.Kevin Whelan worked at Lindisfarne College, a boarding school in Hastings on the North Island for 23 years when, in August 2024, an … Read more
The SKS Smartgrab 360 mobile phone holder mounts to the handlebars and provides a quick and easy way to see your phone while riding. It fits a wide range of handlebar diameters, but it rattled while riding and the limited adjustment positions meant I couldn’t align the phone perfectly straight ahead.The Smartgrab 360 mobile phone … Read more
By the time bike racing properly emerged from the coronavirus pandemic, new documentaries were beginning to shine a light on Julian Alaphilippe’s increasingly inconsistent performances. His old manager, in columns and interviews, began repeatedly airing his grievances on the salary of his star rider, and the difficulty of extracting value for money from him. But … Read more
On paper, the Megamo West 01 looks to be a complete package with an impressive spec sheet, a low overall weight, and huge tyre clearance. The purple paint job even looks quite funky too. But the old adage of judging a book by its cover is definitely apt here, as I feel that its geometry … Read more
