The Santini Gravel Women’s Bib Shorts promise comfort, durability, and functionality – and I’m a lover of the cargo pocket design. But after wearing these bibs over more than 1,000km, while they have been very comfortable in many respects, they also fall short in some areas, including long-ride comfort and durability.For more options, check out … Read more
Usually the footage on our Near Miss of the Day series is just that — a near miss, always scary and with the potential to turn into something much more dangerous but fortunately doesn’t, and most of the time free from any physical contact, let alone a physical altercation.Not this time though, as the driver first … Read more
Canyon has expanded into head protection with the launch of two new high-end race helmets, the Disruptr CFR and Stingr CFR. Designed for elite road, cross-country, marathon and gravel racing, these helmets incorporate the innovative HighBar chin strap closure system that we first spotted in February, and got up close and personal with back in April. Canyon … Read more
The Rapha Pro Team Socks offer excellent wicking, breathability and support, as well as a classic understated design.> Buy now: Rapha Pro Team Socks for £20 from RaphaDuring the summer there is nothing worse than poor sock choice – something that doesn’t wick or breathe well enough can genuinely ruin a ride.Luckily, these do very … Read more
Children riding their bikes at a BMX track in Yeadon, Leeds, were left traumatised after a bikejacking attack in which two teenagers pushed and kicked a young cyclist off his bike, before stealing it and running away.The incident took place on Tuesday at 3pm at the Yeadon Tarn BMX course, just off Cemetery Road, with West Yorkshire Police … Read more
The Ridley Grifn RS is a lighter addition to the company’s allroad line-up, and with bigger tyre clearances than the bike that launched the range in 2023 it’s a bit more versatile too. The geometry sits in between the norm for road and gravel bikes, but it manages to work both on the road and … Read more
The track cycling at the Paris Olympics was pretty good, wasn’t it?Even for a committed roadie like myself, whose interest in the fine art of riding around in circles only rears its head once, maybe twice, a year, there was plenty to feast upon during what was a frenetically fast week of racing at the … Read more
Two months after being declared bankrupt, amid reports that he had “lost absolutely everything” and had been forced to “sofa surf” at the homes of friends and family, Sir Bradley Wiggins has finally broken his silence on the financial problems which have plagued him since retiring from professional cycling in 2016, telling Lance Armstrong in … Read more
