Made to measure

With the mounting pressure from US tariffs on bikes made in Asia, is the cycling industry heading for an era of more home-grown manufacturing? If so, Italy is in a fine place to bring more production

Western consumers have grown used to the idea that few of the products we use are manufactured at home. Indeed, ‘we don’t make things anymore’ is a refrain (or a lament) often heard in discussions of

It’s the cyclist’s dream: jack in the corporate nine-to-five, load up the car, head for the high mountains and spend every day riding in the tyre tracks of Tour de France legends. For most, that’s how

‘I used to be in this club called Nine to Five Racing,’ says Graham Shrive, Factor’s director of engineering. ‘As you can imagine, it was for racers who also had a normal job. With the Monza, that’s w

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

HELEN WEBSTER 220’s editor is also a qualified open-water swimming coach. ROB SLADE 220’s resident adventure seeker and former staffer. EDWARD PICKERING Cycling author, also races run distances from m