Latest articles by Andy Carr
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Prologo NDR range is overhauled today, and we’ve been testing one of them –here’s what you need to know about the new Nago NDR
More grip, more padding, more lines, a better colourway. What’s not to like with the new NDR range of MTB saddles from prologo, that identify as gravel or road just as nicely
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Castelli says "Performance cycling will never be the same again" with what it hopes is your new best waterproof cycling jacket
Castelli have teamed up with Polartec® on a new material called AirCore™ which it seems pretty confident will transform your view of waterpoof and breathable clobber, without forever chemicals
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Bianchi releases ‘Founder Edition’ Oltre RC and Specialissima RC road bikes - you collect it at its pro team pre-season training camp
End of season special editions are coming in hot and this one is no cheaper than any of the other mad specials we've seen recently. If you love a Bianchi, step away from the credit card now.
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What's made in Italy, currently in Suffolk, and covered in dragons? Geraint Thomas’s special edition bike for the Tour of Britain, of course
Geraint Thomas's start his last ever professional road race today, on board a custom painted, special edition Pinarello Dogma. Check out the specs here.
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The wildest gravel bike of 2025 just dropped and you'll never guess who made it
Pashley moved to gentile Stratford Upon Avon from Aston, the home of Black Sabbath. Is the new Wildfinder a return to their hard rock roots?
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Quella's latest bike is more than just an able commuter, it's a force for good
The UK brand is donating 25% of the sales of the bike to the Bristol-based charity Life Cycle
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Can you turn a Tour de France road bike into a cargo bike? Yes, says US company Argo, launching a new flat pack kit to turn any bike into a cargo bike
The Fy from Colorado-based Argo Cargo Bikes is designed to be a more affordable and practical solution for those wanting to carry loads by bike
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8 useful things Tour de France pros use, that we might actually bother buying
The Tour de France welcomes oodles of new gear which we love poring over. Some of it makes no sense to riders like you and I, but if it were our money, what would we buy and why?
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No paint, no bar tape, no bottles: take a look at the bike that Tadej Pogačar rode to Tour de France stage 13 glory
Shaved paint, no bar tape and 140mm rotors - UAE Team Emirates XRG went all in to make GC leader, Tadej Pogačar's Colnago Y1RS as light as possible for the 16% pitches of Stage 13
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Best road bikes under £1800/$2400 - our group test sets four of the best around head to head
This road bike test reminded me just how far we've come and that there is performance on offer without spending a fortune
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Lightweight wheels announced on rest day at the Tour de France - avoiding 'Lab test'
Lightweight, the boutique German wheel manufacturer is back with a blunter, wider, and even lighter aero wheelset that's no less eccentric and certainly, no more attainable
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Heatwave Hack: Grab a couple of these Camelbak bottles in the Amazon Prime Day sale for less than a round of Frappuccinos - hurry, sale ends midnight
With a heat wave forecast, it’s vital to keep cool on the bike - when the mercury rises, however, your water bottles can quickly taste like a lukewarm cuppa, and it's horrendous
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Mathieu van der Poel and the Alpecin-Deceuninck team train with these bone-conducting headphones, and you can now get them at 50% off this Amazon Prime Day
These Tri2 headphones, as worn by the pros, are currently a real steal on Amazon, both in the US and the UK
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€10 per gram is how much the Prologo Predator saddle Jonas Vingegaard used at the Tour de France today costs, and he looked far from comfortable on it
We see some pretty expensive tech on the WorldTour and especially in the Tour de France, but it's difficult to remember a time when a single saddle cost this much.
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Tadej Pogačar’s Tour de France Colnago time trial bike setup
We stopped by the UAE team bus to get up close and personal with Tadej Pogačar’s Colnago TT1 ahead of stage 5 of the Tour De France
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I'm a cycling journalist and I use a Garmin Fenix 7 multisport watch for cycling because you don't need the 8, especially at this price - here's why...
With Garmin Fenix 7 already ram packed with features, it's more than most people need for multisports. At this price, it's better value than anything else out there today.
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First look at unreleased Cervelo R5 - Visma's not-so-secret new weapon for the mountains
Cervelo's new R5 looks so similar to the last, no one noticed it at the Criterium De Dauphine. Can it make it's mark when the riders head into the mountains next week?
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I used to run a custom paint shop – harsh bike cleaners will ruin your paint and eat your parts, but Fenwick's is strong yet gentle. This deal is unmissable.
Fenwick's Concentrated Bike Cleaner is 20% less on Amazon Prime Day - hurry before stock gets cleaned out!
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DJI Mini Four just ran away with the best value drone title, thanks to this Amazon Prime Day deal on a More Fly Combo
With the Flip and Bigger drones making it super hard to decide which drone to go for, Amazon are making the higher spec DJI Four Pro the stand out choice at this price
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Three ‘UCI Approved’ Ketone products you can try for yourself with big discounts this Amazon Prime Day
The UCI is set to approve Ketones for use in professional cycling - Thanks to Amazon Prime Day, testing them yourself might never be cheaper. Here’s three of the biggest discounts on ketone products we could find today.
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Smaller bars, 'normal' cranks and wider tyres: here are 9 trends we spotted at the Tour de France
The new tech being used at the tour often shapes future products. The question is, should you be copying the pros?
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Unreleased Shimano C60 wheelset with carbon spokes breaks cover ahead of the Tour De France
Shimano steps into carbon spokes with updated C60's spotted on Mathieu van der Poel’s Canyon
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UCI’s bar width rule dominates conversation behind the scenes ahead of the Tour De France start in Lille
We took a measuring tape around the team buses, and found most riders were running bars that will soon be outlawed
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What are Mathieu van der Poel and Alpecin-Deceuninck listening to on the Team bus this week, en route to the Tour de France?
Alpecin-Deceuninck audio partner, H2O Audio, sent us their best headphones, the H20 RIPT Ultras to test, and let us into some team bus music secrets ahead of the Tour De France, this week.
