From hate to great

From ever-faster and slicker bikes to cutting-edge components and svelte apparel, gear is a strong draw of cycling, and it continues to evolve. In 2025, we witnessed small but significant developments

I’ve been riding a lot with my daughter recently, who really seems to have caught the MTB bug – finally! We’ve done several night rides and also headed to a sub-zero Forest of Dean in January to lap t

There has been a lot of head-scratching around Shimano’s curiously disjointed update of its GRX groupset from 11 to 12-speed, which has taken the best part of two years to complete. First to arrive we

No matter how much you upgrade or tune it, your bike isn’t going to look or ride exactly like the ones used by professional riders. But it’s not just down to big budgets – there are some hidden reason

Electronic clutches and automatic gearboxes seem to be all the rage. But why? Professor Jamie Turner gives an engineer’s perspective

Two decades after Yamaha’s clutchless FJR, are automatics ...