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Plastic spokes and wavy rims: The clever wheel tech that powered Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to Olympic glory
By Tom Wieckowski published
tech Pidcock and Ferrand-Prévot both used polyethylene Berd spokes to win Olympic Cross Country Mountain Bike titles
Vittoria Corsa Pro review: A year with the peloton’s favourite cotton tyre
By Will Jones published
Review Fast and grippy, but it’s the smoothness that really sets them apart
Best budget hybrid bikes 2024 – Get out and ride for less
By Benjamin Page last updated
buyer's guide Our pick of the best budget hybrid bikes from a range of competitive price points
Best road bike pedals - Road pedals that focus on power delivery and performance
By Tom Wieckowski last updated
Buyer's Guide A look at the best clipless pedal systems on the market for road bikes
Best hybrid bikes - Fast bikes for leisure and commuting
By Mildred Locke last updated
buyer's guide The best hybrid bikes will get you around town fast and keep going into the countryside when it's time to relax
Wout van Aert spotted testing double disc wheel setup for Paris Olympics time trial
By Will Jones last updated
Tech While UCI legal, this setup is certainly unusual, and has some handling implications
Bikes of the Transcontinental Race: How do you set up a bike for a 4,000km unsupported event with no set route?
By Will Jones published
Tech Gallery
From lighting to luggage, aero hacks and comfort mods. When riders are free from sponsor commitments the setups can run wild
Stock shortages, equipment registration and the latest marginal gains - Talking Olympic Games track tech with the Dutch head mechanic
By Tom Wieckowski published
Member Exclusive
Chatting 200 psi tubulars, track air pressure sensors and the need to win ahead of the Paris Olympic games next month
Van Rysel RCR review: It cements the brand amongst the big players, but is it actually that good value?
By Will Jones published
Review A true performance machine from the budget brand, but the bike doesn't offer the value the brand name suggests
Cofidis issues statement after Guillaume Martin blames weight of Look bike for Cofidis' poor Tour de France
By Josh Croxton published
news 'I don’t want to make my bike even heavier with a 200-gram bike computer' says French climber
Kask releases Nirvana helmet: Over-ear aero helmet claims six-watt saving over Utopia Y model
By Paul Norman published
news Kask’s latest helmet incorporates 3D printed padding for impact absorption and airflow
Tour de France 2024 tech wrap up: Who won with what?
By Alex Hunt published
Tech What bikes, wheels, tyres and groupsets did best and which brands trailed behind?
Tour de France final day tech: Curious choices, sponsor appeasement, new tech and aftermarket hacks
By Josh Croxton published
Mismatched setups, franken-bikes, insanely expensive watches, sunglasses under visors, aftermarket weightweenie-ism, and what looks like a new Roval wheel
I built a bike for a 22km Strava segment that nobody was going for, and I’d do it again in a heartbeat
By Will Jones published
Bike Build How I turned my old road bike into a flat bar rocket ship for Bristol’s steepest hills
Canyon says the 2024 Aeroad is faster than the Tarmac SL8 and the Cervélo S5, thanks in part to a 14-watt-saving aero cockpit
By Alex Hunt published
news The bike, initially spotted at the Critérium du Dauphiné, is also made easier to live with
The Art of the Sprint - Mark Cavendish’s Nike X Damien Hirst shoes are the most unusual, and expensive, cycling collaboration of 2024
By Will Jones published
Tech UK’s richest living artist designed Cav’s final pair of custom shoes
POC claims its new Cytal Carbon helmet is its coolest yet
By Paul Norman published
news Handmade carbon wing is claimed to increase airflow through the new helmet for better cooling
Oakley Radar EV Path review: Old school, multi-sport option that still mixes it with the best
By Will Jones published
Review Not the biggest coverage, but can be used off the bike and they never shift
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