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Why every cyclist should own a touring bike
If you want adventure and versatility then look no further than a touring bike. Here are five reasons to add one to your collection.
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This week Warren has mostly been using Knog Plus lights...
Senior Tech ed Warren Rossiter is charging up LEDs ready for twilight rides and low visibility
Forgive me Strava, for I have sinned…
Nothing beats uploading a ride to Strava and finding that you've bagged a KOM. Unless you know that you cheated…
This week Warren mostly been wearing… 'retro' cycling shades
Cycling style-icon Warren has been getting in touch with his inner Marty McFly and going back to future with the latest trend in cycling sunglasses.
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This week Paul has mostly been wearing… Morpher folding helmet
What better companion for my folding bike on the commute to work than a folding helmet I can tuck in my bag when I get here…?
This week Warren has mainly been using... Spurcycle titanium tool
We all like a good multi-tool round here, but bell-ringing specialists Spurcycle have taken it to another level with their minimal, lightweight bolt fiddler
This week Warren has mostly been wearing… 100% Speedcraft SL cycling sunglasses
100% have made a significant impact in road cycling in a short space of time thanks to their canny sponsorship of world champion Peter Sagan. But Warren Rossiter wants know if their shades are champion too…
Videos: Shimano's new 105 groupset, Lauf's innovative gravel fork and an American epic.
Our colleagues on Bikeradar make some brilliant videos. Here are three of their latest masterpieces!
Check out this video to see the work that went into Zwift's Alpe d'Huez climb
When you're 'playing' on Zwift it's easy to forget how much work goes into making this turbo-training game work – especially new features like Alpe d'Huez
Meet our Get Britain Riding Prizewinners
Last year we teamed up with B’Twin and Decathlon UK to launch Get Britain Riding and picked four riders, nominated by friends and family, and kitted them out with everything they needed to start cycling.
This week Warren has been mostly eating… OTE sports nutrition bars
It's hungry work testing bikes, so Senior Tech Editor Warren Rossiter also tests sports nutrition…
Have Trek nailed the gravel bike with the new Checkpoint - first ride video
Bikeradar's Ben Delaney was at the US launch of Trek's new Checkpoint. Here are his first ride reflections!
This week Paul has been mostly wearing… Ashmei Merino & Windproof Gloves
Can Ashmei's thin gloves really win the battle with a British winter?
Which shoes would you buy – Specialized S-Works 7 or B'Twin 500?
Decisions, decisions! You need new cycling shoes and two brands have just dropped their latest models – which one do you choose?
A £12,000 road bike, the gravel bike debate and future cycling tech: Three great videos from Bikeradar that you need to watch
Watch our chums on Bikeradar dissect an ultra-expensive French bike, argue about gravel bikes and discuss the future of cycling…
Riding Iceland's Gravel Roads on a GT Grade
Tom Marvin tackles the road less travelled into the Icelandic wilderness on GT’s Grade
This week Warren has mostly been wearing… Zero RH+ Shark winter kit
Senior technical editor finds out if winter clothing from Italian brand Zero RH+ can cut it among other premium cycling brands…
First look: Alba Optics Delta cycling sunglasses
Senior technical editor Warren Rossiter has just taken delivery of a 1980s-inspired pair of cycling sunglasses from Italian brand Alba Optics. What do you think?
This week Warren has mostly been wearing… Fizik Artica R5 winter road cycling shoes
Senior technical editor finds out if Fizik's £190 Artica R5 winter cycling shoe will keep his delicate feet dry and warm…
Cycling Road Trip: Riding the Kinesis Tripster from Harrogate to Aberystwyth
First rides don’t get much more full on, or stories more poignant, than Guy Kesteven's adventures on the latest in the Kinesis Tripster series, the AT. But just where does this new bike sit in the increasingly popular, gravelly area between road and off-road?
Here are the road cycling products we think will be hot in 2018!
Check out Bikeradar's video to find out what our writers are looking forward to riding this year.
