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Cannondale launches new aero-optimised SuperSix Evo 4 with threaded bottom bracket — all the details + first ride review

Unlike some bike manufacturers, Cannondale likes to do things differently when it comes to media presentations and claims – and I like that. These days, the words ‘faster, better, lighter’ are liberally tossed about to hypnotise the international cycling media’s cognitive thought process, often leading to the same generic launch report drivel. This wasn’t the … Read more

Is Shimano abandoning cup and cone hubs in favour of sealed cartridge bearings?

Coinciding with the launch of the new CUES drivetrain family – the brand-new mid-tier, cross-compatible drivetrain system – Shimano has quietly launched some new hubs as well. And not just any hubs, but hubs with sealed cartridge bearings. Shimano is a brand that has been firmly standing behind the cup and cone bearing system, and the introduction of the … Read more

Driver who pursued teenage cyclist and rammed him off bike avoids jail

A driver — enraged by a teenager accidentally clipping her wing mirror pursued a 16-year-old cyclist and smashed her vehicle into the boy’s bike, knocking him to the ground with facial injuries — has walked away from court with a suspended sentence.Phoebe Groves pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and dangerous driving, and was told by … Read more

Are these Balans bikes really “the most secure bicycles in the world”?

Swedish bike brand Balans claims that it has “unveiled the future of bicycle anti-theft technology”, saying that its security system could “radically change the entire bike industry”, and it is on course to smash its Kickstarter funding target.Okay, so how does Balans justify its claim that its bikes are the most secure in the world? … Read more

Exposure Boost-R with ReAKT and Peloton

The Exposure Boost-R with ReAKT and Peloton is an excellent rear light that provides very good visibility and impressive runtimes along with a couple of cool features that lift its performance above the norm. This puts it right up there with the lights in our best rear lights buyer’s guide.> Buy now: Exposure Boost-R with ReAKT … Read more

Ongoing Brexit “friction” blamed as Frog Bikes reports £500,000 losses

Frog Bikes has released its annual accounts for the financial year to the end of February 2022, reporting losses of more than half a million pounds as co-founders and directors Jerry and Shelley Lawson point to the “continuing friction” from Brexit holding their business back. Back in April 2021, the owners of the children’s bike manufacturer … Read more