Sam Challis
Tech Editor at Cyclist
Editorial Assistant at Britain's premier road cycling magazine, Cyclist.
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3 weeks ago |
cyclist.co.uk | Sam Challis
It has been quite a week for both pro racing and tech this week. We reflected on the result of a truly entertaining Giro d’Italia and then assessed how each individual team did in the race, but there was barely chance to catch our breath after that before an explosion of important tech. Campagnolo looks to have turned a new leaf with the launch of the first mainstream 2×13 groupset, Super Record 13.
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1 month ago |
cyclist.co.uk | Sam Challis
The flight from London to Billund in the west of Denmark is a short one, the kind where it feels like no sooner have you gone up than you’re on your way back down. Such a quick transfer makes the contrast between the grubby bustle of our capital and the serene cleanliness of Denmark’s rural west especially stark. A sense of calm percolates through the place. Everything from car journeys to restaurant menus is well ordered and precise.
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1 month ago |
cyclist.co.uk | Sam Challis
Parlee is renowned for its bespoke framesets. American-made tube-to-tube models such as the Z-Zero have built its reputation for high quality designs that are robust and ride superbly. That said, though not as widely recognised, stock models are as integral to the brand’s offering. ‘We’ve offered stock alongside our custom options for over 17 years,’ says Tom Rodi, Parlee’s product manager. What is new, however, is the provenance of Parlee’s stock models.
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1 month ago |
cyclist.co.uk | Sam Challis
Freed from the shackles of rim brake callipers, road bike tyre sizes have been trending up for a decade, but their growth in volume has felt almost exponential recently. Well, in the mainstream at least, for brands such as René Herse were espousing the benefits of extreme width a long time before it became lodged in popular consciousness. The purported benefits are no less deep-rooted for them being only recently appreciated either.
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1 month ago |
cyclist.co.uk | Sam Challis
Hasn’t this week’s weather just been perfect for riding your bike? While you’ve been out doing that, the Cyclist team have been hard at work producing articles about doing it, so you’re able to read about doing it again, straight after doing it. What could be better? We’ve even found time to sneak out for a bit of riding ourselves. As a result, this week’s content schedule has been ticking along nicely.
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