The Sonder Santiago Grand Tourer is the British company’s big-mile-eating machine. It’s based around a neatly finished Reynolds 631 steel frame and both the fame and the steel fork are fully festooned with all the fixtures and fittings you need. Our model comes with mudguards, a rear rack and a Brooks leather saddle. But old-school … Read more
Colnago has more heritage than most other brands could shake a stick at, but did you know that it was one of the first to bring hydraulic disc brakes to a performance-focused road bike back in 2012? Fast forward to today and hydraulic disc brakes are very much the norm on bikes of this kind, but the C59 Disc was in … Read more
An uninsured hit-and-run driver who only held a provisional driving licence has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for causing two deaths by dangerous driving, a father and son out cycling when they were fatally hit by the driver who police say showed a “lack of respect and remorse” in initially walking over to the criticially injured cyclists before getting … Read more
With the Tour de France just a month away and one unreleased road bike already doing the rounds today in the form of a potential new Canyon Aeroad, it looks like mysterious new road bike leak season is well under way… and fittingly, the next one we’re bringing you news of will almost certainly have a gaping hole … Read more
A former professional cyclist has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for EPO having achieved several emphatic victories at Italian Gran Fondos.Nicola Genovese rode at UCI Continental level during his career, competing at races in 2016 and 2017 alongside more illustious names such as Tom Boonen, Dani Martínez and Davide Rebellin. However, while Martínez was this weekend sealing a second-place finish at … Read more
It looks like F1 driver Valtteri Bottas is riding around on an unreleased Canyon Aeroad aero road bike, so we could see a big launch this side of the Tour de France.It’s well known that Finland’s Valtteri Bottas has a passion for cycling and he’s an ambassador for both Canyon and SRAM. … Read more
In April, the team edition replica of Van Rysel’s RCR Pro bike, used by Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale, was available for pre-order and reportedly sold out within minutes on the French sporting retail giant’s website. For those who missed out, it’s now back in stock in the UK, but with a limited number of bikes available. Van … Read more
Merida has reported a fall in sales and profits for the start of 2024, following on from a challenging 2023 as the bike industry continues to battle through difficult times.The manufacturer saw sales drop by 29.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, while post-tax profits are down 31 per cent, both of those … Read more
The prospect of “dangerous cycling” laws being introduced in the United Kingdom in the near future looks increasingly likely, Labour joining the Conservatives in committing to introduce stricter laws if they win the upcoming general election.In a fast-paced legislative push, the government had agreed to introduce tougher laws for “dangerous cyclists” who kill or injure — the … Read more
