Jack Luke

Feb 13, 2025 | bikeradar.com | Jack Luke |Warren Rossiter |Liam Kyle Cahill |Tom Marvin

Whether you’re a go-fast gravel racer or lean more towards the shreddy end of gravelling, one of the great pleasures of gravel bike ownership is the opportunity to spec and build your bike to suit your mores. But among the many compelling and worthwhile upgrades are those that don’t quite cut the mustard. Following our lists of the worst road bike upgrades and worst mountain bike upgrades, we round out our trio of sore memories with the gravel tech we’d rather forget.

Jan 28, 2025 | bikeradar.com | Jack Luke

Having the correct handlebar height is important to the overall comfort and handling of your bike. It's one of the key things we do to make our test bikes fit and handle better, and adjusting it can help you achieve a more tailored position on the bike. Racier riders will want to drop their handlebar for aerodynamic gains, while more relaxed riders may raise it for a less restrictive position.

Jan 20, 2025 | flipboard.com | Jack Luke

2 hours agoAn excessive amount of options does nothing but overwhelm customers. “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” In recent months, engineers from two different cycling brands have referenced this quote during our discussions about new …

Jan 20, 2025 | bikeradar.com | Jack Luke

Velofollies has grown from a regionally important Belgian cycling trade show to become the second-biggest in Europe, with more than 300 exhibitors welcoming 40,000 guests to the 2025 edition this past weekend. Held in Kortrijk, Belgium, Velofollies cuts back on the endless aisles of grey-label rebranded products, indistinguishable ebikes, and OEM gear seen at Eurobike – historically the biggest and most important cycling trade show globally – to focus on consumer-facing products.

Jan 20, 2025 | bikeradar.com | Jack Luke

Cinelli says the new Nemo Tig Gravel is "the future of handmade gravel bikes", thanks to its innovative coil-sprung suspension fork. The Nemo Tig is built around the HiRide Sterra fork. Released in 2022, the Sterra uses a coil spring to offer 20mm of hydraulically damped travel. Unlike a conventional fork, the active part of the fork is located above the crown. A similar design was employed by Cannondale with its HeadShok system.