Laurence Kilpatrick

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Canyon Disruptr CFR helmet review

1 week ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Nothing is safe from the claws of innovation when it comes to cycling tech, not even the humble helmet strap. In partnership with the HighBar design team, headed by Eric Horton – formerly of Giro and Specialized – Canyon has launched the Disruptr helmet, which comes with a semi-rigid strap system that claims to position the helmet more securely than traditional fabric-based designs.
Colnago V5Rs is 146g lighter, nine watts more aero and has a slightly more aggressive geometry than the V4Rs

1 week ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Colnago has launched its new V5Rs all-round race bike to complete its updated range, which started with the release of the radical Y1Rs aero bike in December 2024. The V5Rs supersedes the V4Rs that has been ridden by Tadej Pogačar to multiple Grand Tour and Monument victories. Colnago claims the new frame (including fork) is 146g lighter thanks to the use of Finite Elemental Modelling and mandrels that allow for more precise pre-forming.
Colnago V5Rs review: First ride on Pogačar's new bike

1 week ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Having Tadej Pogačar aboard your bikes isn’t the worst advert in the world, so for Colnago, having pushed the envelope with the design of the tomorrow’s world Y1Rs aero bike, was the refurb of the decorated V4Rs ever going to be similarly drastic? Davide Fumagalli, Colnago’s head of product, says yes and no. ‘The riders from UAE didn’t come to us and say we needed a better bike, as with the Y1Rs where they had requested a serious aero bike.
In The Drops: Maap x Quoc gravel shoes, Quella's geared commuter bike, Courier bike socks, trusty valve extenders and Challenger Classics tyres

1 week ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

I get the feeling there’s some bike racing going on this week. Our Classics obsession has spread from print to the interweb, with the Cyclist website an absolute hotbed of damp, soggy Classics content ripe for breaking a femur on. Tech editor Sam Challis kicked things off by concocting his dream Paris-Roubaix bike in our newsletter. You can read all about his 40mm 3T weapon right here (and there’s more where that comes from if you sign up).
Look 795 Blade RS road bike review

2 weeks ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Known for pioneering frameset designs, Look’s flagship race bike, the 795 Blade RS, actually fits quite unobtrusively in the modern lineup of all-round road race bikes. Previous 795s have sported out-there details such as top tubes flowing into stems and one-piece proprietary carbon cranks, but now, after a floor-up redesign, it is looking more like one of the bunch, even if Look doesn’t quite see it that way.
Van Rysel launches RCR-F thoroughbred aero road bike

3 weeks ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Van Rysel has launched the first generation of its RCR-F aero road bike, to sit alongside the RCR all-round race bike. The introduction of aerofoil tubing has contributed to Van Rysel claiming a 13.6 watt advantage over the RCR frame at 45kmh, and it has already been used by Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale on flatter races for several months.
In The Drops: Brand new Hutchinson tyres, Lightweight pedals, Velocio jacket, Lake CX239 shoes, trusty Giro Regimes and pub bike

1 month ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Dare we tempt fate? I type this with the sun in my eyes, suncream on the forehead and clothes on the line, but a base layer resolutely still on under my clothes. The spring Classics are finally upon us. Rubber has started to hit cobblestone and shudder through posteriors across northern Europe, as it has done in these transitional months for as long as I can remember.
Standert Pfadfinder bike review

1 month ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Selling popsicles out of a trendy cafe in Berlin’s Mitte neighbourhood isn’t the most typical origin story for a road bike frame producer, but that’s the case for Max von Senger, the founder of Standert Bikes alongside his wife Anna.
Lake CX239 road cycling shoes review

1 month ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

In some ways, the Lake CX239 road cycling shoes are a more accessibly priced version of Lake’s premium CX333 shoes, retaining many of the design cues and features, but weighing enough and omitting enough – including Lake’s signature carbon heel moulding – to drop the price by £100. The fit is less performance-focussed without ever feeling excessively roomy, while the dials’ position and the tongue have been remodelled.
Clothes maketh the team: behind the scenes at WorldTour kit supplier Gobik

2 months ago | cyclist.co.uk | Laurence Kilpatrick

Stepping into arrivals at Alicante airport, it’s evident this is cycling territory. Elite athletes in team-branded casualwear pull executive-style luggage through the corridors. Towering bike boxes roll along in step, policed by support staff. But Cyclist isn’t heading to the weaving climbs of the Costa Blanca or the sun loungers of Benidorm.