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Video: Bikes of the elite women’s world championship road race

What a race! The Elite Women’s world road championship was a superb showing of form from Annemiek van Vleuten. A 100km solo attack saw her take the victory on the roads of Yorkshire. We wandered the pits after the race to check out the bikes that survived the tough course. For the women’s peloton, the …
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The Lazer Genesis returns and is the company’s lightest helmet yet

The original Lazer Genesis was a well-loved helmet for many years. Even in its prime, it wasn’t the most ventilated nor the lightest, but it often proved to be dreamily comfortable for its owners. Lazer’s Rollsys system – with its wire-based retention system wrapping the full circumference of the head – was the stand-out feature, …
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Quoc Gran Tourer gravel shoe review: Luxurious lace-ups with a minor misstep

In 2009, Quoc Pham set out to build a better urban cycling shoe. His first offerings were stylish and classic-looking laced leather numbers, before expanding to include the suede SPD-compatible Derby and the more casual, sneaker-like Hardcourt Hightop and Urbanite boots. So in 2017, with the unveiling of the performance road shoe, the Night, it …
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Wahoo acquires Speedplay pedals

Wahoo Fitness, a company best known in cycling for its indoor smart trainers and GPS bike computers, has announced its acquisition of Speedplay pedals for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is the second from Wahoo in as many months, with the American company recently acquiring the Sufferfest online training platform. Speedplay, best known for its …
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Knog Oi Luxe bell review: Better in every way, but maybe not better enough

Knog is stepping up its bell game with the new Oi Luxe, a much more refined and better-engineered version of the bell that took the crowdfunding world by storm in 2016. It’s still a very slick design, and is vastly improved in every functional way, but is that enough to win back the backers it …
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