Cool speed

We’re used to the idea that many of our bikes are built around frames made in Asia, but most of those that grace these pages sport brand names with European heritage and at least a notional design pre

After whittling down the gravel bikes one by one, only two are left to duke it out – the Mondraker Arid Carbon RR and the Parlee Taos, both tested in SRAM Force spec (the Taos also uses X0 Eagle AXS T

The 3T name may only have started appearing on the down tubes of frames in the past decade or so, but the brand itself is as storied as any of its Italian contemporaries. ‘The company was founded in 1

Wilier Rave SLR ID2 £9,200 (read full review next issue) The SLR ID2 is designed for speed, with aero tube shapes and a widened down tube that shields water bottles from the wind, plus a racy geometry

RIDDEN AND REVIEWED

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