Budget wheels

Who doesn’t love buying new bits and bobs for their pride and joy? Whether it’s the promise of performance gains, the thought of your rides being even more enjoyable than they already are or, at the v

In the generation revision before this one, Zipp touted the benefits of its Total System Efficiency approach to wheel design. The idea is that it attempts to balance the various factors influencing sp

Give yourself the edge

These new carbon wheels feature a modernised rim profile designed to make riding faster and easier. The V-shaped outer rim has a bend halfway up the rim wall, designed to create a boundary layer of ai

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Merida’s Big Nine and Big Seven hardtails offer premium tech at an entry-level price KEY STATS Travel: 100mm (Big Seven) or 120mm (Big Nine) fork Wheels: 650b (Big Seven) or 29in (Big Nine) Frame: Alu