Condor leggero

There was a glorious era in the 2010s when all the big brands jumped on the aero bandwagon to bring us wonderful bikes such as the Specialized Venge ViAS, Trek Madone SLR (who could forget those ‘spee

I saw a piece of graffiti once that has stuck with me. It said, ‘Make things people want, make people want things.’ I think it applies aptly to the gravel bike market and especially a brand such as Ca

In a world shaped by marginal gains and wind-tunnel testing, many modern bikes are designed by spreadsheet rather than sensibility. Those who grew up admiring the work of the Italian masters might arg

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 most big brands now offer two gravel bikes, Lapierre has just the one, which means by necessity the Crosshill CF has to do a bit of everything. Exploring, racing and everyday rides are all withi

If not the world’s best gravel bike, it’s the best all-round bike you could possibly want