As if it was meant to be, I finally managed to get my hands on the parts and tools needed to upgrade the cranks and chainring on my Wild. After some flurried Googling and general expert-bothering, I w

Ever heard of the BBC music show The Old Grey Whistle Test ? Ever wondered what the title meant? So the story goes, music execs would play early cuts of records to the grey-suited doormen on New York’

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As a cyclist appraising an unfamiliar bike, what are the first two things you do? You give the brakes a cursory squeeze, then pick it up. Weight really is the only proper performance metric that anyon

Weight 9.21kg (size 58R) Frame Reynolds 853 Road DZB steel Fork Anraed 4.0 carbon fibre Groupset Shimano 105 Di2 R7100 (50/34t, 11-34t) Wheels Hunt 50 Carbon Disc Tyres Continental GP5000 AS TR, 700c

The first thing you need to know about the Van Rysel RCR-F is that it has the best-shaped drops I have ever held in my hot little hands, and likely the best drops ever made. That might seem like an od