You probably saw that our video editor ranked all of the WorldTour bikes in a video earlier this year, but there will be new bikes at the Tour de France including BMC’s Teammachine SLR and Cube Litening Aero C:68X. So, where does Liam think they fit into his rankings?Like this video ranking of some of … Read more
Specialized has finally announced the S-Works Tarmac SL9 with claims that the new model is “the fastest road bike ever made” – more aerodynamically efficient than the existing SL8, with a frame weight of 687g and complete bikes as light as 6.5kg. Specialized has only launched the S-Works Tarmac SL9 today; we assume that the … Read more
Just in time for the Tour de France, French bike pioneer Look has unveiled the third generation of its flagship aero racing platform. The Look 795 BladeRS 3 packs a highly modular integrated cockpit which, along with geometry combinations, is said to deliver a whopping 350 different variations.Look has also extensively tested the bike in … Read more
Welcome to our monthly sentencing round-up, a regular compilation of sentencing stories from local publishers and police forces from around the UK, and sometimes internationally in particularly notable cases.All sources are credited with a link, and where a case has been picked up nationally, we’ll always credit local publishers who have attended court. Before we … Read more
32-inch wheels are the talk of 2026, and I reckon that the wheelsize is a match made in heaven for gravel, but at the moment, availability of compatible parts is pretty slim. And with 32-inch wheels finding themselves on gravel race machines but in prototype form, like what we saw on Scott’s Unbound contender, it’s … Read more
French sporting goods retailer Decathlon has announced a strategic partnership with Brompton, aimed at expanding the folding-bike manufacturer to China and Germany.Decathlon say they hope the investment will “accelerate the adoption of cycling as a core solution for urban mobility” and will see Decathlon Pulse, the company’s innovation and investment division, support Brompton’s “long-term development, … Read more
The Castelli Superleggera Bibshorts are supremely light, they feel great, and the pad is a winner. They’re ideal shorts for long, hot rides if you’re willing to stump up the cash, although in certain lights the side panels could perhaps be just a little more opaque.At 146g for the size large tested here, the Superleggera … Read more
The A40 Westway, London’s second-busiest road, was the scene of a “mass trespass” on Friday evening, when up to a thousand cyclists ignored the road closure signs to ride their bikes on the former motorway, almost a decade on from the decision to scrap plans for a protected cycle superhighway along the route.As a slow-moving … Read more
The head of the UK’s association of independent bike shops says that rising employment costs are threatening a pipeline of part-time staff members entering the bike industry.Jonathan Harrison, Director of the Association of Cycle Traders (ACT), which represents approximately 4,000 cycling-related businesses, says the government should consider targeted exemptions or support for younger or part-time … Read more
