Basso astra

‘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

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

It takes a certain confidence to overhaul a bike that has garnered a wealth of five-star reviews and sold in large numbers worldwide, but London-based steel specialist Fairlight has repeatedly refresh

‘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

Pinarello’s F-series range of road bikes is born from Grand Tour success, taking inspiration from the Italian brand’s legendary Dogma race bike but at more accessible price points. This year, the F-se

According to Cervélo, the Áspero-5 was designed to be the fastest gravel bike on the market. It’s inspired by their pure road-race bike, the S5, with the geometry based on the brand’s more practical b