ROAD BIKES

The secrets of the most successful Grand Tour bike brand — behind the scenes at Pinarello

Pinarello revealed the brand new Dogma F this summer, sticking to their guns with the one bike to do it all approach. We were invited over to Italy to find out more about the bike brand with more Grand Tour wins than any other

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Gravel bikes vs road bikes: what are the differences and which is best for you?

If you could choose just one bike and one bike only, should it be road or gravel? Read on to find out

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Are premium road bikes about to get cheaper? A brief analysis of bike prices before and after the industry’s boom and bust, and what this means for you

Top-end and even mid-range road bikes seem more expensive than ever before; but with some brands starting to offer more affordable options, are others in danger of pricing themselves out of the market?

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Do wide ratio cassettes for lower gears have any place on performance road bikes? Why the pros are moving away from smaller sprockets

Is an 11-34 cassette always better than an 11-25? We weigh up the pros and cons of sticking a bigger cassette on your bike

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Best aero road bikes 2026 — get yourself a wind-cheating bike for an extra turn of speed

With elongated tube shapes and other wind-cheating features, aero road bikes provide a small but handy speed boost over regular road bikes

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New Trek Madone breaks cover at Dauphiné… or is it an Emonda?

Updated road bike comes with slimmed down tubes and retains the IsoFlow hole in the seat tube designed to improve aerodynamics and smooth the ride

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Best road bikes under £3000 2026 — our top-rated road bikes in the popular sub-£3k price range

Looking to invest in a new ride and have three grand to spend? Check out this guide featuring carbon, aluminium, titanium and steel road bike recommendations

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The most expensive road bikes in the world — here are some of the priciest production bikes you can buy

Won the lottery? Here’s an indulgent selection of the most expensive production road bikes currently available, with the 'cheapest' now way north of the ten grand mark

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What is an open mould bike frame?

Find out all you need to know about buying a bike with a generic design (i.e. open mould) and whether it's better to spend more on a brand-exclusive model

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Liv Avail Advanced Pro 0

Impressive fusion of comfort and performance, with geometry suited to cyclists who want to ride all day

£5999.00
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