The Milkit tubeless valve and refill kit helps you maintain your tubeless tyres without needing to pop a bead. It makes topping up sealant levels much less messy. Tubeless tech…
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100% Brisker mid weight gloves
100% has made quite a splash in the road cycling market, with its high profile sunglass sponsorship of Peter Sagan. But the brand’s roots are in motocross and it also…
Endura Pro SL bib tights
Endura’s Pro SL is its premium road kit range. Like its Pro SL bib shorts, the Endura Pro SL bib tights (Endura calls them bib longs) benefit from the brand’s…
Ribble Pro Cycling to roll on Walker Brothers wheels next year
The Ribble Pro Cycling team will be using Walker Brothers’s WideBoy deep section road wheels in races. They will train on a yet-to-be-launched brand new wheel from the marque. Walker…
Riding the 2019 Ridley X-Night SL cyclocross bike at Gavere
It’s not often we get to ride a top flight cyclocross bike on a professional course. But Ridley invited Cycling Weekly to ride the Superprestige Gavere course on its latest…
What’s it like to watch a Belgian cyclocross race?
Cyclocross is huge in Belgium. But that doesn’t mean that spectators are kept at arm’s length. Cycling Weekly was a guest of Ridley Bikes at the recent Superprestige Gavere. Although…
Tech of the week: Conti GP5000, eTap 12 speed and good and bad advice
New Conti tyres and 12-speed SRAM eTap It seems as if we’ve been rolling around on our Continental GP4000 tyres for ever. It’s actually 14 years since Conti brought them…
November’s Tech of the Month: New S-Phyre shoes, a CatEye lightshow, Fulcrum carbon wheels and a big bike bag
New Shimano S-Phyre shoes £319 Shimano has a new version of its S-Phyre shoes out. It includes a new heel cup design and heel grippers, added perforations and new Boa…
Selle Italia X-LR TI 316 S saddle
Selle Italia makes a huge range of saddles. To make finding the right one a bit easier it now categorises them according to their profile and fit to different rider…
Sportful Fiandre Strato Wind jacket
We’ve rated the Sportful Fiandre range when we’ve tested it previously. The Gabba-like fabric (Sportful and Castelli are sister brands) gives you warmth and water protection as well as insulation.…
Is Madeira the ultimate adventure destination?
Madeira is steep. Even in the capital, Funchal, there’s little flat and roads climb at alarming angles away from the seafront, without any concessions to the cyclist. Get out of…
Spy shots show 12-speed SRAM eTap
There have been rumours for some time that SRAM was in the throes of upping its road bike groupsets to 12-speed. Now we’ve got the first concrete evidence that 12-speed…
New Gore Wear C7 bibshorts are designed for optimum pad placement
Gore Wear has released details of its latest C7 bibshorts, part of its spring/summer 2019 range. They’re based on what Gore calls its Central Torso Architecture. That’s the combination of…
Tech of the week: a new bike from Canyon, new kit from Rapha and what your Strava data means
New gravel, kids’ and urban bikes Canyon’s new alloy Grail AL gravel bike may not share the double decker carbon bars of the Grail CF, but it’s still got plenty…
Merida Silex 6000
Merida has split its drop-bar off-road offering this year, with the new Mission CX cyclo-cross bike adopting a typically aggressive racing geometry. The Merida Silex gravel bike, however, is much…
Hexo will make you a custom cycle helmet to fit your head
Getting a helmet that fits and is comfortable can be difficult, particularly if you have an unusually shaped head. But start-up Hexo has a solution, which was on show at…
New Devesa print from Chpt3 available on cycling gear from POC, Castelli and other brands
Chpt3, the marque of ex-pro David Millar, sees itself as more of a design consultancy than a clothing brand. It comes up with a range of designs that it applies…
New Hidden Leaves women’s collection and Milano-Roma collection from Rapha
Rapha is launching two new clothing collections this week. The Hidden Leaves women’s special edition has been designed in collaboration with Canyon-SRAM’s Hannah Barnes, who gained inspiration from a trip…
Canyon launches alloy version of its Grail gravel bike
Canyon has aimed to meet affordable price points for the Grail AL, to complement the carbon Grail CF range. So unlike the Grail CF with its shock-absorbing double-decker carbon bar,…
New VanMoof e-bikes come with a host of smart features
VanMoof says that the range of its latest e-bikes is up to 150km in economy mode and 60km at maximum assist level. You can quick charge to 50% in 80…
Abus Bordo Alarm lock
The Abus Bordo Alarm is a folding, keyed lock with an alarm built into the locking mechanism. Abus says that this emits 100 decibels if disturbed. It’s a chunky beast,…
Ridley Noah Fast Disc Ultegra Di2
The new Ridley Noah Fast was launched last summer, in time for it to be ridden in the Tour de Suisse and Tour de France. It’s already achieved notable successes…
Wildoo now offers small run custom cycling accessories
Wildoo makes small cycling accessories like its RidePac water resistant wallets and VeloPac musettes. These come in standard lines, many of which have interesting graphics. Wildoo has now invested in…
Tech of the week: Eddy Merckx back racing, Pinarello goes off road and Rapha goes to sleep
AG2R’s new ride and Giro’s top end helmet With Factor Bikes ending its relationship with AG2R La Mondiale pro team this year, we wondered what Romain Bardet and Co. would…
Zwift announced as official training partner for L’Etape du Tour
You can get your climbing legs ready for L’Etape in the comfort of your shed this winter