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1 week ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
SQUIRREL_13203700The Kudo is Fizik's lightest and most ventilated road helmet. The rounded low-volume design makes it light and very airy, and the fit is highly adjustable. However, the somewhat scratchy straps and a rear clip-in light that needs to be more secure hold it back. Factor in a high price, of £269.99, and the Kudo is struggling to make our list of the best road bike helmets.
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2 weeks ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
Boost’s take on a lightweight ebike conversion kit is effective, runs smoothly, and is a more straightforward, cost-effective method of powering up your non-assisted bike than front-wheel systems from brands such as Swytch. It comes in plenty of options to suit your needs, although you'll need some technical knowledge to nail down the best setup for your bike.
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4 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Warren Rossiter
2 hours agoWhy SRAM’s New Mechanical Mountain Bike Derailleurs Are Such a Big DealSRAM's slick-shifting Eagle 90 direct mount rear derailleur proves mechanical shifting ain't dead yet.
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4 weeks ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
Ridley’s new gravel bike, the Ignite GTX, is claimed to bridge the gap between mountain bikes and gravel. It's a bike designed for the toughest races, even able to make the leap into ultra-distance mountain bike events according to Ridley. The Ignite GTX has the biggest tyre clearance we've seen on a gravel bike to date – 2.3in, or 58mm.
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4 weeks ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
Ever thought there weren't enough colour choices for your bike tyres? Well, Panaracer now has you covered. Panaracer has released its Gravel King tyre in two new vivid colours, Honey Butter and Cranberry, with the option of black or brown sidewalls. I can’t say I've ever thought I needed more vividness from my tyre choice, but I'm warming to the Cranberry and tanwall option, which might be a good fit for my Cannondale Topstone.
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1 month ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
SQUIRREL_13199318The new Cadex Max 40 is a road-specific wheelset that combines Cadex’s featherweight carbon-flanged hubset with filament-wound aerodynamically shaped spokes and a 40mm-deep aero rim. Originally designed in conjunction with the 10th-generation TCR, the wheels are aimed at road use only and optimised around 28mm tyres. The new Max 40 is a step up from the original Cadex wheels, although it shares the same road-optimised rim-bed width.
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1 month ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
3T’s Strada Italia looks like an aero road bike but has the geometry of an endurance bike, the tyre clearance for all-road duties and delivers impressive comfort. It could well be the ideal road bike for most riders. However, you’ll need to part with a hefty wedge of cash to own one, with the Strada Italia priced at £11,462 / $15,899 / €14,951. The original Strada debuted in 2017. Back then, it was a radical mix of an aero road bike with wide (for the time) 30mm tyre clearance and a 1x drivetrain.
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1 month ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
Back when bikes all shared a double-diamond frame with a horizontal top tube, the frame-fit pump ruled. These long-stroke pumps were easy to operate and, in use, looked almost elegant, with riders dropping to one knee by the side of the road and pushing the long plunger into the barrel. Contrast that with the dreaded mini pump and its short, stupid action.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Warren Rossiter
1 hour agoBreaking News: Jonas Vingegaard Crashes at Paris-Nice: Vingegaard falls midway through stage 5 at Paris-Nice but remains in the race. Jonas Vingegaard crashed midway through Thursday’s fifth stage at Paris-Nice, race officials confirmed. Race radio reported that the two-time Tour de France winner went down in a spill, but there are no more immediate …3 hours agoAfter a Year-Long Delay, Tracksmith Finally Has a Super Shoe. But How “Super” Is It?
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1 month ago | 
bikeradar.com | Warren Rossiter
We’ve all seen the rapid escalation of bike prices in recent years. We only need to look back through the BikeRadar archives to see how much things have changed over the past decade. In 2014, I awarded the £1,849.99 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5 a full 5 stars, praising its full Shimano 105 groupset, Shimano wheels and a complement of quality components, which made it a superb all-round bike. It wasn’t cheap, but it was very good.
