The Shimano EX7 Gore-Tex Shoes are designed to hit that sweet spot between comfort and performance when on bike adventures. They’ve really impressed me: the soles feel stiff enough for confident pedalling but are still grippy and comfortable when you’re off the bike. The added Gore-Tex waterproofing also makes them a solid choice for dealing … Read more
Children’s bike brand Frog Bikes could be rescued from administration by Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group, according to reports.Frog Bikes filed to appoint administrators last month following “a series of significant challenges” and two weeks later news trickled through of redundancies at the firm, which maintains a factory in Pontypool and an office in Ascot. The … Read more
Rohan Dennis has been criticised for describing a car on Instagram as “an absolute weapon” ten months after he received a two-year suspended sentence for his role in the death of his wife, former professional cyclist Melissa Hoskins. Hoskins, 32, died on New Year’s Eve when she was hit by a car driven by Dennis after … Read more
The Van Rysel RCR Connected Home Trainer with Zwift Cog and Click is Decathlon’s own-brand flagship smart trainer. If you’re a rider that wants a bit of fun indoors it’s worth looking at, but if you want accurate data and quality training, you’re better off elsewhere – especially as this isn’t massively cheaper than the competition.At … Read more
A driver is set to stand trial accused of attempting to kill former World Champion Alejandro Valverde during a training ride.The incident occurred in Murcia when the Spanish rider was training for the 2022 Vuelta a Espana. Deportivo Mundo report that the driver ran over Valverde and another rider with his car after a previous … Read more
The publication of a report claiming to be “the biggest assessment of walking, wheeling and cycling in the UK” has laid bare the impact of active travel, with estimates included about huge economic and health benefits.Active travel charity Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, formerly named Sustrans, today published its Walking and Cycling Index for 2025, the … Read more
While the British Transport Police recently U-turned on a controversial policy not to investigate stolen bikes if they were left outside train stations for more than two hours, the existence of such a stance and subsequent backtracking have further eroded trust among many cyclists who already feel like bike theft is a low priority or … Read more
Hookless rims first appeared over a decade ago in the mountain bike scene, with ENVE’s M-Series rims. As carbon rim technology and manufacturing improved, engineers found that by removing the hook (also known as a crochet) the production of the rims simplified, but also the weight reduced a little. They also found that there was … Read more
