Buyer’s guide:race-day wheels

How do you make something light? You either use lighter materials or less of them, and for the stunningly light 1,060g Aura 40s, Rar has done both. ‘We took our UL+ hubs and removed all the material w

Hunt’s Limitless Aero road wheels impressed me when I tested them, so the idea of the brand applying their progressive aerodynamic design to a set of off-road hoops grabbed my attention. These Limitle

In the second instalment of Group Think, we turn our minds to race bikes. The all-road bikes featured in part one of this series (see issue 164) may be hogging the spotlight currently, but race bikes

It felt like just yesterday when a 40mm gravel bike tyre was considered wide. Then it quickly became 45mm, then 50mm. But now bike brands are pushing the boundaries even further, with some new bikes s

RIDDEN AND REVIEWED

Maxxis’s Rekon is targeted at fast cross-country and light trail use, and has the tallest tread blocks on test, which offer solid grip in slow, technical corners and good braking traction. Despite the