Listen to your heart

Lighter doesn’t always mean faster. Rob Kemp investigates why muscle and fuelling matter much more than the number on the scales

As brands abandon women-specific bikes, Rosael Torres-Davis examines whether unisex design reflects progress – or leaves women short-changed and ill-fitted

Simple decisions can have dramatic consequences – just ask Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he decided it would be a good idea to go on Newsnight. Slightly less controversially, three years ago the UC

While Rapid Honda readies its Fireblades for the 2026 season, its three riders have been sent off for some tuning work of their own…

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Dear bike industry, please stop making claims about products being aerodynamic without providing evidence to back them up. It’s been a fun ride, but I’m no longer going to humour press releases that c