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BikeRadar Deals of the Week – Mountain Bikes
BikeRadar's weekly round-up of great online deals from our recommended retailers could save you both time and money. If you just want to get to the bargains, skip to the end of the article to see the...
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BikeRadar Deals of the Week – Road Bikes
BikeRadar's weekly round-up of great online deals from our recommended retailers could save you both time and money. If you just want to get to the bargains, skip to the end of the article to see the...
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Bike racks - a buyers guide
Sometimes, its necessary to drive in order to ride your bike. And unless you're lucky enough to own a van to pile bikes into, you need to transport them by car, which makes a bike rack essential. There...
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How to rejuvenate your waterproof cycling gear
Waterproof cycling clothing is often a big investment for most riders, and looking after it properly is essential to keep with working at its best.Over-washing waterproof gear can reduce its...
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10 ways to make your road bike faster – workshop
Hoping to make an impression at your local club’s weekly 10-mile time trial? Or just want free speed? Then our 10 go-faster bike setup tips are just for you...Tools requiredMulti-toolAllen...
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Fairwheel Bikes builds a 9.18kg fat bike
Fat bikes are usually thought of as heavy and slow. They're also typically ridden in wintery conditions. Jason Woznick of Fairwheel Bikes decided to challenge both of those notions, however, with an...
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Skratch to provide "neutral human support"
Mavic planted its yellow flag in the heart of road racing when the wheel company began doing neutral mechanical support for the Tour de France; this year Skratch Labs is hoping to do the same at the...
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Trek Silque women's endurance bike released
The Trek Silque (pronounced 'Silk') is a brand new women’s endurance road bike with the Isospeed decoupler popularized by the Trek Domane. The Isospeed decoupler allows the seatpost and seat tube to...
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Bianchi Ethanol 27.1 review
This is Bianchi’s first proper year designing 650b bikes. From a first glance at the Ethanol's geometry tables, it’s as if the maker hasn’t really adjusted anything to allow for the larger wheels....
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Inside Giant's Taiwan frame factory - part three
Many already know about how Giant is one of very few companies that manufactures carbon frames from raw fibre instead of ready-made pre-preg materials. What isn't as well known, though, is that Giant...
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Dual Eyewear SL2 Pro glasses - in brief review
Dual’s sunnies incorporate a small bifocal lens within the main lens, which enables you to read your cycling computer if you normally need reading glasses, while barely moving your head. Highs: Very...
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Helly Hansen H2 Flow jacket review
This lightweight jacket by Helly Hansen has a unique air pocket system designed to keep you at a comfortable temperature. There are two hand pockets, elasticated cuffs, a soft collar and a full-length...
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X-Fusion RV1 HLR DH fork review
At 2,970g, X-Fusion's RV1 is no heavyweight, coming in lighter than Fox and RockShox’s coil-sprung downhill forks, and only 130g heavier than an air-sprung Boxxer World Cup. Out of the box, the clip-on...
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The bike that never gets dirty?
A couple of weeks ago Japanese car firm Nissan unveiled a video of its intriguing ‘self cleaning’ prototype car. The video demonstrated the Nissan prototype car being driven through muddy and wet...
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Giro d'Italia jerseys guide
The 2014 Giro d’Italia kicks off this weekend in Northern Ireland, and four jerseys will be up for grabs: pink, blue, red and white. Here’s BikeRadar’s guide to the race, the competitions and how those...
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Strava Metro heatmaps benefit transportation groups
For many cyclists, Strava means recreation, motivation and a training log of sorts. But for an increasing number of city planners, Strava means digital mapping to track cyclists' transportation...
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Cinelli Zydeco review
Just what is the Zydeco? Is it a race machine impersonating a commuter, or an urban bike masquerading as a mud plugger? Well, its Columbus Zonal aluminium frame has cyclocross geometry, with a shorter...
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Best family cycle routes in the UK
Family bike rides are a great way to explore the countryside, or even an urban environment if there are traffic-free cycle routes. It's a simple pleasure you can all do together as a family, it costs...
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Cycling while pregnant: tips and advice
Forget the scare-mongering, cycling while pregnant is a matter of common sense, and it has health benefits too.One thing pregnant women never go short of is advice: cut back on that, don’t do this,...
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Do I need a women's bike?
One of the questions BikeRadar is often asked by women getting into cycling, is whether they need a women-specific bike. Well, the definitive answer is... maybe.Women’s bodies obviously have different...
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