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Titanium gravel bike that’s perfectly at home on the ‘Great British Lane’

Direct-to-consumer bikes – where the brand bypass distributors and retailers, and sell straight to you via their website – have come on in leaps and bounds since Canyon started the revolution in 1996.

Novel aero endurance bike that prioritises both performance and comfort

Entry-level mountain bikes have got so much better over the past decade. Before then, £500 to £1,000 bikes would give you a taste of the sport, but the ride would often feel precarious, rough and norm

“Can you encourage the bike brands to make an aero endurance bike that doesn’t weigh a ton? A good example would be a Specialized Tarmac SL8 or Cervélo S5 with a high stack height and short reach – es