Bicycling Australia

HAS THE SPORT OF CYCLING EVER BEEN STRONGER? There’s a fair amount of evidence to suggest the answer to that is a resounding no! More a raging river than trickling stream, cycling, the bike industry and most aspects of our sport have surged forward o

A MAJOR INDUSTRY development recently occurred—big news that surprisingly stayed under the radar. It concerns one of the greatest success stories in Australian business and a pivotal investment in cycling. It’s not every day a developing bike brand r

Merida have launched the 2022 Scultura, their headline road bike as ridden by Jack Haig in the Vuelta España. The company's lightweight climbing race bike for the year ahead, the Scultura inherits many of sister bike the Reacto's aero features, inclu

IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND A MORE IMPRESSIVE cycling power couple than Tiffany Cromwell and Valtteri Bottas right now. The Australian Olympic cyclist and the Finnish Formula One driver; both are at the top of their game and seemingly helping each other

SHIMANO’S MUCH-ANTICIPATED JUMP TO 12-SPEED arrived on the first day of Spring, the world’s leading groupset manufacturer launching its latest Dura Ace and Ultegra series on one of the milestone days of the year. The shift to a 12-tooth cassette is c

IT’S BEEN QUITE A RISE FOR AUSTRALIA’S #1 VIRTUAL cycling club, WMZ. After only taking its first tentative steps back in April 2020, it today boasts more than 550 active members and recently won the inaugural AusCycling Club Esports NationalSeries, h

FIVE YEARS AGO, IN 2016, IT WAS ANOTHER harrowing statistic that prompted Black Sheep to begin the Man Ride: 1 in 5 men were taking their own lives. Anxiety. Depression. Mental illness were all on the rise. It wasn’t an exclusive club either. Fathers

Bringing back the passion and the heritage of the past with the classic original jersey from Australian company Cinettica. Made with superb fabrics, these lightweight, second-skin jerseys beautifully cut and top-class in fit and finish. They feature

Vadolibero’s stunning collection of premium bike furniture, designed and handmade in Italy, is now stocked in Australia and available for Christmas orders. Each Vadolibero piece is a timeless blend of style and functionality. It’s perfect for cyclist

Ezigrip is a second-generation family-owned business. They love riding bikes and their passion and knowledge are evident in all their products. The Ezigrip towbar mounted range caters to most bikes—from family models through to road and mountain bike

SUDDENLY IT FELT AS IF WE HAD REACHED THE END of the world. Rugged cliffs fell away into an unforgiving sea that churned and frothed, throwing a salty mist high into the air, filling our nostrils with the fresh smell of the world below us. We lay our

2021 HAS BEEN challenging for many of us. Lockdowns, LGA rules and interstate borders closures have all contributed to many of us riding less kilometres. Annual distance tallies are down and many of us may be feeling a little behind the eight ball, s

IN THE CYCLING WORLD, THERE ARE a few quick measures often used to judge the seriousness of other cyclists encountered on the road or in the cafe. Shaved/ unshaved legs, disc/rim brakes, tubes/tubeless, appropriate sock length…the list goes on. While

THEY ARE BEING WORN BY SOME of the biggest name riders, two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar debuting them in July this year. And that’s not where the ‘big’ theme ends—has there ever been more expansive lens real estate in cycling? I think no

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY significant changes to the sport of cycling over the past 5 to 10 years, and I’d go out on a limb to say indoor online training has been the biggest development. Sure, stationary training has been around for almost as long as the

LIKE SEVERAL KASK ROAD models, the Valegro was developed in collaboration with UCI WorldTour heavyweights, Team Ineos. Specifically, the British team was looking for a new helmet option with minimum weight and maximum cooling to sit alongside Kask’s

WITH THE 42 LIMITLESS Gravel Disc, Hunt’s objective was simple and straightforward—develop one of the world’s best all-round gravel-specific wheelset. Gravel events are booming, and riders are wanting higher-quality technology, wider inner and outer

ONE OF THE WORLD’S PREMIUM race bikes, the Trek Madone is a standout model that has proven itself time and again. I guess it’s personal preference, but not many designs match the stunning smooth-flowing aero lines of the benchmark Madone SL7. Similar

LIKE MANY ENTHUSIASTS IN OUR sport, Trent Forbes has been riding for as long as he can remember. Starting out in Tasmania, he joined the Australian Defence force. He was posted to Sydney for around eight years, then reposted to Brisbane where he stil

I ALWAYS SAY A FLOWER DOESN’T blossom 12 months of the year, and the same can be said for cycling form. You’re not going to be flying 12 months of the year—even the pro's find that very difficult. The brutal reality is there will be days, weeks and e

“I’M NOT REALLY SURE WHY…I was telling myself to be calm, but I felt like there was maybe a boiling point. Normally, I feel like I like challenges, but recently, I feel very anxious when things don’t go my way—and I feel like you [the public] can fee