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If you’re a fan of professional cycling, there are a few places you should aim to be at least once in your life: beside the Arenberg Trench on the day of Paris-Roubaix; on Dutch Corner when the Tour de France visits Alpe d’Huez; and at the ’t Kuipke velodrome on the Saturday evening of the Six Days of Ghent. Yes, it’s track cycling, which can be a baffling version of the sport for us road cyclists. And yes, trying to follow what’s going on in the Madison is about as easy as trying to follow your favourite fish during a feeding frenzy. And yes, the whole thing takes place in a nondescript building in a particularly charmless bit of a fairly drab city. But for all that, the Ghent Six…
Back in 2018, when the Canyon Grail was born, gravel bikes were expected to do a little bit of everything. The discipline had yet to fully develop and riders tended to have one bike for all eventualities. The original Grail aimed to tick all those boxes, but the second generation’s focus is all about performance. ‘The Grail 2.0 is a race bike,’ says design engineer Matthias Bensolt. ‘Now that the category has split into adventure riding and performance riding, we’ve been able to make this bike all about performance and speed.’ There are some bold numbers to support this statement, with the new bike a claimed 9.1 watts more efficient at 45kmh than the V1.0 in wind-tunnel testing. As with the latest Ultimate, the Grail’s tube profiles are now deeper…
This is about as Campagnolo as it gets: a 24-carat gold corkscrew. Yep, for roughly the price of a Giant Defy Advanced 2, you can buy a gold corkscrew with 'Campagnolo' emblazoned upon it. Branded as 'BIG The Corkscrew', the titanium version of this bad boy featured on these very pages back in issue 49, and one member of the Cyclist team even received one as a wedding gift last year, so don't get us wrong when we tell you that this run of only 10 gold corkscrews – available in gold and rose gold – is a little fancy for most of our tastes. Still, as Campag becomes more niche, it’s important to recognise its enormous impact on the cycling industry and its culture. BIG The Corkscrew appeals to…
Worn by Ineos Grenadiers’ Filippo Ganna throughout 2023, the Veloce Extreme is the latest shoe to top Northwave’s road line-up. The Italian company says the new shoes build on technology from the Extreme Pro 3 and – unsurprisingly given the price – target the performance end of the market. The Veloce Extreme shoes feature an updated Powershape sole that Northwave dubs Powershape HT. It has a new ‘high tail’ design, using an asymmetric carbon heel cup that aims to provide better support and thus superior power transfer, with a claimed 4% improvement in max power output in comparison to the original Powershape sole. The sole is made from 100% unidirectional carbon and scores 15 out of 15 on Northwave’s stiffness scale. The manufacturer says the shoes also use updated Anatomic…
The popular Lazer Z1 has had a facelift that has made it lighter, more comfortable and more aero than previous iterations. Lazer sells the Z1 KinetiCore by outlining its superior fit and feel when compared to its competitors. Every helmet these days is light enough (the Z1 is 220g in M), aero enough and safe enough, but after hours in the saddle a comfortable helmet truly does make a difference – as does an uncomfortable one. The iconic RollSys thumb wheel adjustment is now ponytail-friendly and allows for vertical and horizontal adjustment to achieve a tailored fit. Fashionistas will appreciate the eyewear docking slots to store your shades when you’re not wearing them, and environmentalists will applaud that the Z1 KinetiCore uses 40 grams fewer plastics than the previous Z1…
Met’s Trenta 3K Carbon Mips has a unique construction, which makes it extra strong and hard-wearing. As the name suggests, it embeds a 3K Carbon technology into the shell to improve longevity and, of course, provide greater protection should the rider fall. Further protection is found in the Mips Air system. Mips needs little introduction; ubiquitous in cycling helmets for the better part of a decade, it helps the helmet roll across the rider’s head in a crash, rather than the head roll across tarmac. The Mips Air is more refined than the standard version, allowing for extra comfort and ventilation. Given this is a pro-level race helmet – Team UAE has ridden to victory wearing one on many occasions – ventilation is a priority and with 19 vents and…
