Cyclist Magazine

Hold on, what’s this? Small wheels, folding frame, casual wear – have we changed into Commuting World? Fear not, we’re still dedicated to the road, but this little bike deserves a special mention. Brompton is a rare British manufacturing success stor

When the 3T Strada was released in 2017, the controversy around its 1x gearing system overshadowed other arguably more important aspects of its design. It was a bike that tried to balance performance with practicality. It had an aero-styled frameset

British brand Aerocoach specialises in making riders more aerodynamic, whether that be via ride position consultancy or its range of proprietary kit and componentry. The Ornix aero bars are the brand’s latest product. ‘The rider is by far the biggest

After Hunt added carbon spokes to its Aerodynamicist wheels, the company says it was flooded with requests to do the same across the board. So when they weren’t manning the phone lines, Hunt’s engineers created a carbon-spoked version of its Limitles

‘Most people ask me if it’s suspension,’ Sam Fish tells Cyclist during a rare break from welding and changing nappies (not at the same time, thankfully). ‘It’s actually an adjustable seatmast. I was asked to make a bike for the Grinduro gravel race a

It’s natural to want to make improvements. We’re hardwired to expect better and to constantly strive for growth. No business can afford to keep producing the same old product when customers are demanding something new. Whatever it is you make, you ha

From £28, cannondale.com Unemployed? Search and Rescue is always looking for people. Need to carry stuff on your bike? Cannondale’s QR is what you might be looking for. It’s made from waterproof nylon with a storm zipper, but the really neat thing is

‘This image looks more like a winter training ride rather than the pointy end of a bike race. Stage 6 of the 2022 Tirreno-Adriatico featured a double ascent of Monte Carpegna and the race was relatively compact on the first ascent, but another push t

Cyclist: What was your life like before finding cycling? Jack UltraCyclist: I was and still am a very normal dude. During school, I was a triathlete, which kept my mind steady, but when I went to university I gave it up to concentrate on my studies a

Five starts. One second place. Four abandons. So read Henri Pélissier’s record in the Tour de France as the 1923 edition of the race prepared to roll out from Paris. It was a mixed bag for sure, and so the question was which version of Pélissier woul

A recent study in journal Science looked at 5,604 people across 23 countries aged from eight days to 96 years and identified a wide range of variables responsible for ‘water turnover’ (WT) – that is, the amount of water we need per day – and it diffe

‘This is medium-calorie, so it’s worth having a good chunk of bread with this easy-to-make soup if you’re pushing on,’ says The Cycling Chef Alan Murchison. ‘It freezes really well and can be made using any manner of root veg – literally, whatever yo

Every year the Étape du Tour sportive offers ordinary cyclists the chance to take on a stage of the Tour de France, and this year it will be Stage 14: Annemasse to Morzine in the Alps. For pros and punters alike it will mean 152km of riding and 4,100

The scorched earth ends with precision. One side of the road is a scattering of blackened stumps, the other side a carpet of pristine green, like the stuff greengrocers used to put under their shop displays. This is Quinta do Lago, less nestled and m

Life, as far as Will Butler-Adams is concerned, should be a risky business. ‘As you get older, your risk profile drops,’ he says. ‘In business you have to stop that happening, because you get too comfy. You have to keep taking risks. I’ve started tak

As a self-governing British Crown dependency laying claim to the UK’s longest-running parliament and a three-legged flag, the Isle of Man is far from ordinary. Situated in the Irish Sea between England and Ireland, the island spans 52km by 23km, maki

‘Education has helped. Plus many riders today weren’t even born when the past offences happened. However, we always have to be awake to fight against doping. It can never stop.’ The words of Nicholas Raudenski, head of the ITA, aka International Test

Are you in the market for a new bike? Of course you are – all cyclists have an eye out for their next bike – but how do you find the right one when you can’t test them all? If only you could tell how a bike is going to ride before you sling a leg ove

There’s a good chance you haven’t heard of the Col de Couraduque, let alone ridden it. That’s likely true even if you have visited the Hautes Pyrénées to tackle the likes of the nearby Col du Tourmalet. While the latter has been climbed by nearly 26,

For a bike to be aerodynamic, it’s not enough that the frame is sculpted in a wind-tunnel. It’s how that frame interacts with all the other components, as well as how the rider fits on top, that really matters. As a result, most of the big brands now

You could be forgiven for thinking bike designers must by now have run out of different ways to make things squishy. Surely every possible combination of flex, springs and dampers has already been tried? Specialized’s Chris D’Aluisio – he of the Alle

Guess how much Scott’s Addict RC Ultimate road bike costs? It’s £15,999. Yes, I’m aware I tested a £13k Argonaut last month, but that bike was custom-built and Argonaut can at least claim a boutique builder’s economy of scale (or lack thereof). One p

February is traditionally the month that sets the hearts of cycling fans beating that little bit faster. It’s when box-fresh hopes and dreams collide with harsh reality, and happiness and heartbreak are decided by physique and cunning. Yes, I am of c