Longterm rides

The Fluid made its debut in our November issue and I’ve already been asked to return it so, sadly, I won’t be able to give it a proper summer of riding – the kind of conditions in which this lightweig

Swytch make some of the world’s best-selling e-bike conversion kits. They announced the new Max+ system last year, alongside a complete Swytch bike, and the kit is now available to buy. As with previo

Weight 7.53kg (58cm) Frameset Carbon fibre Groupset Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 R9200 (54/40t, 11-34t) Wheels Reserve 57|64 rims on DT Swiss 180 hubs Tyres Vittoria Corsa Pro TLR Wide Rim, 700c x 29mm Finish

Designer Paul Lang was repelled by the Suzuki V-Strom 800RE ’s looks. But its relentless usefulness wore him down…

A A few issues back, I tested Van Rysel’s RCR road bike and my word, was I impressed. Decathlon, the brains behind the Van Rysel range, had thrown its considerable heft behind the RCR, maximising prem

Weight 7.36kg (L) Frame HMX carbon fibre Fork HMX carbon fibre Groupset Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8100 (52/36t, 11-34t) Wheels Syncros Capital 1.0 40 Tyres Schwalbe One TLE, 700c x 30mm Finishing kit Syncr