The new Lauf Úthald road bike is built different
Cyclist The new Lauf Úthald road bike is built different Icelandic gravel specialist Lauf has just released its first road bike, the Úthald, which it calls a ‘fast-fit’ road bike, going all in on...
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Cyclist Why do we ride slower in the cold? The winter months mean cold temperatures, frosty mornings and sometimes even snow. You will notice that if you bravely continue riding, your average speed is...
View ArticleBest budget cycling shoes
Cyclist Best budget cycling shoes Graduating from a pair of trainers to dedicated road cycling shoes is a pivotal moment in a rider’s journey, marking the change from casual rider to full-blown...
View ArticleCycling in winter: Top tips for riding outside in the cold months
Cyclist Cycling in winter: Top tips for riding outside in the cold months Winter is coming, the toughest months to continue cycling outside. Have you managed to prepare correctly? Adventurer Tom Allen...
View ArticleIs the Tour de France getting too hard?
Cyclist Is the Tour de France getting too hard? From a fan’s point of view, it seems like most Grand Tours are increasingly designed purely for climbers – and therefore GC contenders – rather than...
View ArticleHow indoor training on Zwift powers the professionals
Cyclist How indoor training on Zwift powers the professionals Pro cyclists live an entirely different training life to the likes of us, right? Well, you’d be surprised. Here, Stephen Gallagher,...
View ArticleHow to complete the Festive 500: Top tips to conquer 500km this Christmas
Cyclist How to complete the Festive 500: Top tips to conquer 500km this Christmas The Rapha Festive 500 returns again this Christmas, with riders challenged to log 500km on Strava between 24th and 31st...
View ArticleBest packable cycling jackets: protect yourself from the wind and rain
Cyclist Best packable cycling jackets: protect yourself from the wind and rain Riding in the UK is often a lottery when it comes to the weather, be it summer or winter. The risk of rain is often not...
View ArticleBike insurance: All you need to know and compare quotes
Cyclist Bike insurance: All you need to know and compare quotes Having your bike stolen, written off or damaged can be both heartbreaking and expensive. So whether it’s a hybrid that takes you to work...
View ArticleStart strong: 14 New Year’s resolutions for cyclists in 2024
Cyclist Start strong: 14 New Year’s resolutions for cyclists in 2024 1. Think small First, the bad news. ‘New Year’s resolutions don’t work,’ says bike fit guru and former British Cycling physio Phil...
View ArticleHow to teach your child to ride a bike
Cyclist How to teach your child to ride a bike Your first memory of cycling will always be one of the greatest. For many of us it’s that moment when we realise that the person teaching us is no longer...
View ArticleBest aero bikes 2023: Ride faster for less effort
Cyclist Best aero bikes 2023: Ride faster for less effort The best aero bikes offer free speed, however quickly you’re riding. A systematic approach to aerodynamics could be the biggest step-change in...
View ArticleIn the Drops: Rapha Cottons collection, Velitos, D-Robe Beaufort Robe and Bob...
Cyclist In the Drops: Rapha Cottons collection, Velitos, D-Robe Beaufort Robe and Bob and Brad massage gun The festive break is upon us, and with that I have been bestowed with the jolly duty of...
View ArticlePogi in pink: What impact will Pogačar riding the Giro have on 2024 and beyond
Cyclist Pogi in pink: What impact will Pogačar riding the Giro have on 2024 and beyond Tadej Pogačar has announced his racing programme for 2024, and in the first year when the 25-year-old can’t win...
View ArticleMeet the maker: Ryan ‘Rhino’ Flinn of Curve
Cyclist Meet the maker: Ryan ‘Rhino’ Flinn of Curve The average sales exec might zip from boardroom to boardroom via train or plane, clad in a suit and carting their overnight gear around a fancy...
View ArticleCyclist’s Gear of the Year 2023: Bikes
Cyclist Cyclist’s Gear of the Year 2023: Bikes Spare a thought for the staff here at Cyclist this Christmas. The Covid years saw a dearth of new bike launches and it was damn difficult to get our hands...
View ArticleOpinion: Save the rim brake!
Cyclist Opinion: Save the rim brake! At this point, saying ‘save the rim brake’ is in itself a tired cliché, conjuring images either of puritanical road cyclists bouncing about on their skinny 23mm...
View ArticleCyclist’s Gear of the Year 2023: Tech
Cyclist Cyclist’s Gear of the Year 2023: Tech As with bikes, 2023 has been a bumper year for new tech. We’ve had five new groupsets from the main players for starters – or ten, depending on how you...
View ArticleOpinion: Cycling still has a body image problem
Cyclist Opinion: Cycling still has a body image problem At first, cycling improved my body image. When I bought my first bike, started doing audaxes and took up work as a cycle courier, I remember...
View ArticleCyclist Magazine Podcast episode 95: Simon Mottram, founder of Rapha
Cyclist Cyclist Magazine Podcast episode 95: Simon Mottram, founder of Rapha This week James and Emma are joined by Simon Mottram, the founder of cycling clothing company Rapha. You might have heard of...
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