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Canyon Inflite SLX AL 9.0

£1649 › For riding at ’cross purposes

Kinesis Racelight 45 Disc

£1699.99 › Enjoy some seasonal gains

Back From The Brink

The Dawes Stratos hit the streets in 1992, the same year as Cycling Plus. Dave McLavin has taken his 25-year-old bike that had seen better days and brought it back to life.

A Belgian Classic

Ridley has, like Cycling Plus, been around for a quarter of a century. We travelled to Belgium to find out how the company has grown over the last 25 years to become the only global Belgian bike brand.

Life Cycle High Minded

Touring or audaxing? Rob Ainsley enjoys some surprising new research on the benefits of getting on your bike.

I'm A Rider Franics Benali

The former southampton footballer is as tough on a bike as he was no-nonsense fullback in the 1990s.

Froome With A View

We ride with the triple Tour de France winner in Monaco, the closest thing he’s got to home roads.

Simplon Inissio Crosser Ultegra

£3449 > Alpine gravel machine

Life Cycle - Figuring It Out

Rob Ainsley visits Eddington the new bike-friendly ‘village’cience nerds know

I'm A Rider Callum Smith

This keen bike racer’s next appointment is on the snow, for Great Britain in cross-country (XC) skiing at the Winter Olympics

Pinnacle Laterite 1

£420 › Certainly not the cheapest feeling bike on test

Carrera Vanquish Disc

£425 › Are disc brakes worth having at a discount?

Winner

B’Twin Triban 520 › Sora-ing above the rest

Raleigh Criterium

£500 › Can the UK household name still hold its own?

Boardman Road Sport

£500 › Do sharp looks mean sharp performance from Boardman?

The Spin Golden Child?

Jason and Laura Kenny are having a baby. John Whitney ponders a new track cycling dynasty... 

Life Cycle Imported Frames

The Asian manufacturing colossus Taiwan’s recent cycling initiatives can inspire us, reckons Rob Ainsley

Specialized Roubaix Comp

The shock of the new

Merida Cyclo Cross 5000

Merida is a massive bike company with much competition-derived road and off-road experience.

Orro Gold STC Ultegra

£2500.99 > British brand’s flagship machine

Real Rider

A car crash left David Walsh with damaged nerves and, ultimately, an amputated foot. Deloitte Ride Across Britain capped his comeback...

I'm A Rider- Ben Foster

The West Bromwich Albion and England goalkeeper reveals how football injuries have turned him into a cycling addict

Lapierre Pulsium 900 Ultimate

£6599 › French comfort special

Winner

Specialized S-Works Tarmac › The Tarmac shines in this superbike selection