Eurobike has been and gone for another year, and this time we saw everything from concept bikes and unreleased gravel machines with ever-wider tyre clearance, to the latest carbon wheel and spoke innovations. We had Andi Sykes out at the show capturing the photography and taking notes, while we took a closer look at the … Read more
A much delayed report into active travel investment in a London borough has found that car ownership and road user injuries are increasing, despite council targets in the opposite directions.We reported last week on Brent Council’s Active Travel Investment Plan that had failed to produce a single monitoring report in the two years since it … Read more
In an era when most tyres are getting wider, the Continental Dubnital has been downsized in an effort to bridge the gap between gravel and cross-country. At 50mm (or 2.0in if you prefer imperial), it gives incredible speed and superb grip in dry conditions – it’s one of the fastest gravel race tyres available. However, … Read more
The Abus Taipan LED is said to combine the advantages of the company’s road helmets with the requirements of the gravel lifestyle, whatever they might be. In essence, that means it’s a helmet with road DNA but with a little bit of off-road rugged stirred into the mix. The helmet promises to be flexible enough … Read more
The Sonder Camino Ti GRX1 Di2 is a very well-considered titanium gravel bike that’s solidly specced and nicely made, and it’s fun to ride on a range of surfaces whether you’re carrying gear or not.Sonder Camino GRX1 Di2: the rideSonder says it’s developed the Camino Ti, “to give you the perfect mix of speed and … Read more
The Cinelli Classic Road Cork Bar Tape has been around since 1987 and, for me at least, feels as relevant as ever. While it lacks the outright grip and shock absorption of some contemporary polymer types, it offers a decent blend of grip, control and damping without looking bulky. It’s best suited to drops with … Read more
For five or so minutes, Caroline Livesey sat on a bridge, sheltered by her team’s van, staring out through the torrential, relentless Highland rain at Inverness Castle, the finish line of her North Coast 500 record attempt.By this point, Livesey had been awake, and almost constantly riding her bike, for over 32 hours. She’d just … Read more
Earlier this week, Canyon unveiled the Lux Era, a concept cross-country bike that aims to push the boundaries of speed with aero gains, a mental-looking cockpit… and yep, 32” wheels. Of course, it was met with a mostly negative reception, but in an industry that once flourished with crazy ideas, I reckon we need to … Read more
After another completely normal week of British weather, we’re highlighting some of the Eurobike-adjacent e-bike releases that have caught our eye. We’ve also got good news from Halfords, and some befuddling and frustrating news from New Jersey…Amflow unveils versatile TL Carbon Amflow TL Carbon (Image Credit: Amflow) DJI spin-off Amflow has revealed its do-it-all TL … Read more
