Bike Reviews

Whyte Suffolk 105 review

The Suffolk 105 is a quality aluminium road bike from Whyte, with nice spec and some good features. It rolls well and is stable but is no lightweight

By Paul Norman • Published 18 August 16

Wilier Cento1Hy e-bike review

We’ve been getting a bit of help on the hills from Wilier’s e-bike

By Paul Norman • Published 12 December 19

Merida Ride Lite Juliet 94: First ride review

We don’t know wherefore Romeo art, but the Juliet is Merida’s women specific contribution to the crowded sub-£1,000 sportive bike category

By Nigel Wynn • Published 2 August 13

Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Disc 8.0 Di2 review

Just landed: We have got hold of the new Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Disc and it's the first and only one in the country! Here are our initial thoughts, but a full review will follow when we can spend more time with the new disc offering from Canyon

By Oliver Bridgewood • Published 15 December 16

Canyon Endurace CF SLX 9.0 Disc review

Without doubt one of the best bikes produced by Canyon as it offers good comfort and truly competitive weight savings

By Symon Lewis • Published 13 December 18

Ribble 7005 Sportive review

Starting from just £530, the Ribble 7005 Sportive represents excellent value for money, and is an excellent choice if you're looking for a first road bike.

By Henry Robertshaw • Published 9 August 16

Heroïn bike review

The Heroïn bike has been designed for experienced cyclists who want almost haute couture high-end performance for all day rides.

By Hannah Bussey • Published 17 October 20

Bianchi Intenso Tiagra review

We review Bianchi's Intenso Tiagra, an endurance road bike with kevlar inserts to increase frame comfort and a 10-speed Shimano Tiagra groupset

By Henry Robertshaw • Published 30 July 15

Condor Super Acciaio frameset review

Condor celebrates its 70th birthday this year: what better way to pay homage to the London brand than by testing a steel Condor Super Acciaio frameset?

By Symon Lewis • Published 8 January 18

group test: Specialized Crux Elite review

By jclarkson • Published 12 November 10

Dedacciai Atleta Athena review

This new aerodynamic road bike from Dedacciai looks fast and uncompromising — but can appearances be deceptive?

By Nigel Wynn • Published 2 June 15

BH Prisma 7.3 review

BH’s sportive special from sunny Spain comes from a company boasting big-race credentials

By Nigel Wynn • Published 9 April 13

Condor Baracchi review

Latest version of the Baracchi carbon-fibre offering from Condor, £1699.99 for frameset

By Hannah Bussey • Published 12 April 13

Thorn Raven Adventure review

13th October 2010 Better than sex? The Thorn Raven Adventure tandem might not offer quite the smiles-per-hour of everyone’s favourite activity, but it will certainly go further and longer.

By jclarkson • Published 13 October 10

Genesis Volant 00 review

Two equally priced entry-level road bikes from opposite sides of the Atlantic go head to head: Genesis Volant 00 and GT GTR 5

By Cycling Weekly • Published 19 February 13

Cervélo R3 review

The Cervélo R3 retains the sporty handling of the R5 but is compromised by its wheelset

By Rupert Radley • Published 30 April 19

Look 795 Aerolight Proteam review

The Look 795 Aerolight Proteam has the tag-line "successful integration" and was clearly designed with all out speed in mind

By Chris Hovenden • Published 5 April 16

Enigma Excel frame and fork review

Hannah Bussey tests the very British Enigma Excel frame and fork

By Hannah Bussey • Published 1 March 13

Lightweight Urgestalt Road Bike review

By Mike Hawkins • Published 7 March 14

Time VRS Vibraser review

By Mike Hawkins • Published 30 April 09

VanRysel RR 900 AF review

The VanRysel RR 900 AF is part of Decathlon's premium aluminium framed road bike collection and represents amazing value for money from its spec.

By James Bracey • Published 12 December 19

Storck Scenario C1.1 review

Storck Scenario C1.1

By Cycling Weekly • Published 8 January 10

BMC Timemachine 01 Road Four 2020 review

Will Thompson takes the BMC Timemachine Road 04 on an epic 25-hour relay race to see if this disc only aero bike can give him the speed to survive

By Will Thompson • Published 2 January 20

Specialized Sequoia Expert review

The Specialized Sequoia Expert belongs to a range of bikes designed to offer the rider optimum enjoyment on all roads

By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan • Published 11 October 17

Storck Aernario Platinum review

The Storck Aernario Platinum gives you everything that you would hope to get from an 11 grand bike, and you'll do well to find a better production bike.

By Henry Robertshaw • Published 14 September 16

Biomega Copenhagen: First ride review

Now for something completely different — Cycling Active’s first ever test of a shaft-driven bicycle

By Nigel Wynn • Published 12 April 12

Focus Paralane Ultegra review

The Focus Paralane Ultegra sits one down from the top of the company’s new endurance range and it is a bike with all-round appeal

By Janek Jaros • Published 10 July 17