Philip evans’s specialized tarmac sl4

As gravel riding evolves and diverges, the off-road racing scene has been no exception. That means the bikes have been changing at quite a pace too. We’ve assembled three great examples of cutting-edg

This version of the Rave SLR has been designed with racing at its core – not that the original model was a slouch when it came to going fast. However, while it’s an excellent racer, there’s more to th

BMC say their new Teammachine SLR 01 is 16% lighter than before, while maintaining the same stiffness values. It’s “built for the pure climber”, but borrows from the aero-optimised Teammachine R 01 fo

These new carbon wheels feature a modernised rim profile designed to make riding faster and easier. The V-shaped outer rim has a bend halfway up the rim wall, designed to create a boundary layer of ai

‘A murderous climber, always the same sustained rhythm, a little machine with a lower gear than the rest, turning his legs at a speed that would break your heart, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.’ So

The UCI should allow the separation of pro-race bikes from mass-market bikes. That way, the pros would enjoy better-suited bikes and so would we. At the minute, even the most dedicated race machine is