The November 2015 issue of Cycling Active is on sale from October 7th at WHSmith, major supermarkets and all good newsagents priced £4.75. This is the second issue since we re-designed the mag with a new look and all new content.
Here’s what’s inside…
REULARS
Big picture: Maratona
Event news
Your rides
Five things I’ve learned: Alex Dowsett’s hard-won wisdom
Hardware: 10 products to use
Software: 9 products to wear
N+1: Parlee ESX-R Custom
Most wanted: Chris King hubs
Great moments: Tom Simpson wins the 1965 Worlds road race
Bike maintenance: How to adjust your brakes
Calendar: Dates for your ride diary
My toughest day: Mark Beaumont
COLUMNISTS
Old School: Why Simon Warren just can’t wear Rapha kit
New School: Brett Lewis is on another spending spree
EVENT RIDES
Somerset Screamer James Shrubsall takes on Cheddar Gorge and much, much more
Bitter Beast The Jurassic Coast lies in wait on this challenging sportive
ROAD TESTED
Grouptest: titanium bikes Enigma Evade, Van Nicholas Zephyr and Lynskey R240
Grouptest: £2,000 carbon bikes Specialized, BMC, Vitus, Forme and Raleigh go head-to-head
Grouptest: front lights10 of the best beams available
Grouptest: filets 4 thermal tops ridden and rated
Grouptest: carbon shoes 4 mid-priced models on test
Tech investigates Is the quick-release on its way out, wonders Matt Lamy
TRAINING + FITNESS
Training + fitness news Life-lengthening foods, latest safety tech and pain cave column
November training plan This month’s plans explained
Your Challenge training plan
Your Epic training plan
Creating your pain cave Everything you need to make training indoors effective
Nutrition: Why you need magnesium, plus two fine recipes
Whey protein: How it works, plus five protein products tested
Interview: We talk to cycling osteopath Alice Monger-Godfrey
Cycling Active magazine November 2015 issue on sale from October 7th at WHSmith, major supermarkets and all good newsagents priced £4.75. This is the second issue since we re-designed the mag.