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

Weight 9.70kg (56cm) Frame Carbon fibre Fork 3T Fango Extrema Integrale, carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Rival eTap AXS/GX Eagle AXS Transmission (10-52t) Brakes SRAM Rival eTap AXS Wheels Zipp 303 S Tyres

Climbing is one of my least favourite parts of riding a bike. I’m not a fan of riding up a small, mellow hill on an e-MTB, let alone pedalling a bike with 160mm of travel up the sort of ascent an XC e

I recently read an article saying this has been the driest or sunniest spring since records began. And I can attest to the fact that, in my 25 years of riding, I’ve never known it to be so good. Dry,

Weight 8.3kg (58cm with SmartSense, 2x bottle cages, StashPort storage bags) Frame and fork LAB71 Hi-Mod carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Red XPLR AXS with power meter (44t, 10-46t) Wheels Reserve 42|49 TA

Almost four years after the launch of its fiercely aero-focussed Ultra-Aero SLR, Ribble has released the Ultra-Race, a lightweight all-round race bike that is said to take learnings from its aero sibl