Altitude training for cyclists
The pros have a long history of training at altitude, but can the ordinary rider benefit from raising their game? Altitude training was a staple of the pros long before we ever heard the phrase...
View ArticleSpecialized S-Works Tarmac Disc
Disc brake bikes are coming thick and fast, but the new Specialized Tarmac Disc is one with a difference. When Specialized unveiled the new Tarmac last year, the bike really couldn’t have had a better...
View ArticleFestka One
No two frames are the same from Festkas Czech Factory We decided to create a bike brand because we were both looking to buy a new bike,’ says Ondrej Novotny, co-founder of Festka alongside Michael...
View ArticleBianchi Specialissima unveiled
Brand new 780g climbers bike launched with Countervail technology In 1687 Sir Isaac Newton laid forth his theory of gravity and for as long as people have raced bikes it’s been amongst our chief...
View ArticleBMC releases ALR01 – aluminium version of SLR01
The aluminium battle comes to Trek and Cannondale with the 1,295g BMC release Just when you had just written off aluminium as the material of yesteryear, it’s looking like 2015 could be the year it...
View ArticleNew Giant TCR Advanced SL unveiled
No surprises here - the new TCR is lighter, stiffer and more comfortable. Giant has just whipped the covers off its 2016 updates for the TCR Advanced SL – its top-of-the-range GC contender – which now...
View ArticleDonhou 'Dazzle'
Beautiful paint from the London based custom frame builder. Sometimes you don't need a story to go with a bike - no 15% stiffer or 40g lighter. Sometimes bikes are just beautiful and that is a good...
View ArticleTrek launches radically redesigned Madone
Aerodynamics meets rideability in the new flagship Trek Madone. The Madone has a long history at Trek, introduced during the height of Lance Armstrong’s Tour success and named after his favourite...
View ArticlePinarello Dogma K8-S
Pinarello's new K8-S isn't the first road bike to use suspension, but could it be the first to make it work? The jagged cobbles of Paris-Roubaix have inspired some very creative thinking among frame...
View ArticleWilier launches the new GTR
The Wilier GTR is a popular endurance platform but it has been taken back to the drawing board. With typical Italian romanticism, Wilier doesn’t do stats. After attending the launch of its 2016 range,...
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