Basso astra

Drali is a bike maker to be overlooked at your peril. Although perhaps less well known than the more obvious clutch of big-name Italian manufacturers, its heritage is impressive all the same. This yea

In the end, there could only be two. The Colnago Y1Rs and Cervélo S5 might seem like obvious choices as finalists for our 2025 Race Bike of the Year category, but it’s with good reason. Beyond the fac

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

‘Personally, I’m not convinced about the all-road category,’ says Paul Butler, Orro’s managing director. ‘So we wanted to keep the new Orro Gold away from that. We would always prefer to make an effec

Standert have updated their Kreissäge RS and say the new model promises to “revolutionise the way we think about aluminium race bikes”. Apparently, the geometry is “about all that remains” of the orig

With roots stretching back to Cervélo’s original aero bike, the Soloist, the S series has always had the burden of legacy to live up to as well as the standards of its competitors. It can’t just be fa