Simon Bromley

Apr 2, 2024 | bikeradar.com | Simon Bromley

The Gamechanger 2.0 is ABUS’ latest flagship aero road helmet. In use, it’s an excellent performer, offering great comfort, impressive ventilation and lots of smart aerodynamic details. Though it retains a similar form factor to the original Gamechanger, which launched back in 2017, the Gamechanger 2.0 MIPS sees a number of improvements. However, both of the helmets I tested – a pre-production sample without MIPS and a production model with MIPS – had faults.

Apr 1, 2024 | bikeradar.com | Simon Bromley

Finding the best road bike saddle is perhaps one of the important ways of unlocking greater comfort on the bike. This presents several problems, though, because finding the right saddle is one of the most personal choices due to everyone’s differing anatomy and riding style. In reality, the best way is to test every option yourself until you find nirvana, but it's more realistic for us to test those options for you. That’s precisely what we’ve done.

Apr 1, 2024 | bikeradar.com | Simon Bromley

Though their name might suggest they’re just for shielding your eyes from the sun, the best cycling glasses and sunglasses will do much more than that. Protecting your eyes from the elements and hazards, such as insects or grit from the road, is also important. Like anything you wear when riding, a decent pair of cycling glasses needs to be durable, comfortable and should ideally offer some versatility – either through interchangeable or photo-chromatic (light-sensitive) lenses.

Mar 28, 2024 | bikeradar.com | Simon Bromley

Every Friday is a Good one here at BikeRadar, because it means it’s time for another edition of everyone's favourite bike tech round-up, First Look Friday. This week, we’ve got a great selection of new things to share with you, but before we get onto that, let’s take a look back at some highlights from the week just gone. First and foremost, last week was Adventure Week here on BikeRadar.

Mar 24, 2024 | bikeradar.com | Simon Bromley

The Veloce Extreme is Northwave’s latest flagship road cycling shoe. Developed in partnership with Filippo Ganna, one of the sport’s most decorated riders across road and track, the Veloce Extreme shoes are claimed to help maximise power transfer to the pedals. In the hand, the Veloce Extreme shoes feel masterfully constructed and befitting of their high price. Likewise, in use, comfort and heel retention are excellent, and the carbon soles don’t show any signs of flex.