Eurobike rides: Orbea Orca

Stiff, light , good looking – and comfortable to ride, when the last incarnation of the Orca hit the streets back in 2006 I really liked it. This was one of the first bikes to demonstrate that the bike industry was really getting to grips with the possibilities carbon had to offer, and it sure … Read more

What I learned at Eurobike today… Day one

There are 68million bicycles in Germany, 1million up on last year. 2.84million have been sold this year so far which means they’ve lost 1.84 million… which seems a bit careless.

Looking for MTB Eurobike news? go to Singletrack…

Some of our best friends are mountain bikers, and we’re guessing so are some of yours… You can talk about mountain biking in our forums – no problem at all, but for a bigger portion of cycling news and views with extra mud and grit check out our chums at singletrackworld.com. They’ve got plenty…

Latest pics from Eurobike 2008

We’ve got loads of pics from Eurobike and we will be adding more over the next few days.Click here to see the Eurobike 2008 gallery

We’re off to Eurobike

It’s that time of year that everyone’s been waiting for. All manner of shiny new things will be on show at Friedrichschafen and, assuming our camper van doesn’t fall apart/crash/get stopped at the German border, we’ll be there to give you all the latest gossip on all things road. watch this space…

New Shimano LX: it’s LX, but not as we know it.

Shimano’s new SLX gear had left LX as a bit of a fifth wheel in the Japanese giant’s MTB armoury, so the decision was made to rebrand the groupset as touring and urban kit. We’ve been running some of this kit on an urban bike for the last month… The most obvious changes in the … Read more