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BEST YEAR EVER

FEEL FITTER, FRESHER AND STRONGER ON THE BIKE IN 2028 WITH OUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO REFRESHING YOUR TRAINING AND REINVIGORATING YOUR DIET IN THE NEW YEAR

Mango DO.GG 1X

£689.99 Steel commuter bike with a skinny steel frame, 1x gearing and hydraulic brakes Weight 11.46kg (M) Frame Chromoly steel Fork Steel Gears Microshift 9-speed shifters, rear derailleur, 11-34 cassette, 42t FSA Vera Pro narrow-wide chainset Brakes Clark hydraulic disc Wheels 28-spoke alloy rims Finishing kit Mango stem, bar and 27.2mm seatpost, Mango saddle, 32mm Continental Contact Speed tyre

Marin Fairfax 2

£665 Flat-bar all-rounder with a wide range of gears and hydraulic brakes Weight 11.96kg (M) Frame 6061 aluminium Fork 6061 aluminium Gears Shimano Altus levers, 46/30 chainset, Tourney front derailleur, Acera rear, 11-34 cassette Brakes Tektro M275 hydraulic discs Wheels Marin aluminium double-wall, disc-specific Finishing kit Marin alloy stem, flat bar, 27.2mm seatpost, Marin Fitness Plush saddle, 35mm Vee Tire Zilent tyres

Triban RC120

£399.99 Flanders-designed all-rounder for maximum bang for your buck Weight 10.66kg (M) Frame 6061 aluminium Fork Carbon 1½sin steerer Gears Microshift 8-speed shifters, 11-34 cassette and derailleurs, Shimano Tourney 50/34 chainset Brakes Unbranded deep-drop callipers with cartridge blocks Wheels Triban 700 Finishing kit Triban stem, handlebar and 27.2mm seatpost, Triban Ergofit saddle, 28mm Hutchinson Nitro 2 tyres

INFLATION BEATERS

Four budget-friendly road bikes battle it out for supremacy

Outer Hebrides

Arran may be 'Scotland in miniature', but the Outer Hebrides is something else something other, because this chain of islands off Britain's far northwest offers the most remote and un-British cycling you can enjoy without needing a passport (the language may be unfamiliar, too: Gaelic is widely spoken).

Moots Routt RSL

£16,101 A very special gravel superbike from the experienced bike builders in Steamboat Springs

Many happy returns

Cycling uptake won't magically happen. It needs big investment

Christiania Bikes

Cargo-bike trendsetters from Copenhagen who changed the international school run

Making your mark

How global adventurer Mark Beaumont is finding new challenges closer to home

BUTTERFLY EFFECT

As he ages, Norman needs increasing purpose to his rides

TERRA VISION

Since Orbea launched the Terra in 2017, the gravel scene has evolved at an unstoppable speed.

TEAM KIT 2023

Introducing the exciting Cycling Plus x HUUB kit, available for you to buy now!

TOM PIDCOCK

Everything everywhere all at once

HILLS FEELING

Short, sharp and steep, the UK's hill climbing scene roars into life in the autumn with events across the country. We face some of the nation's best racers on a Sunday morning in Somerset

LITHE FOREVER

By subtly adjusting your lifestyle, training and diet, you could keep cycling through your 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.

ONES TO WATCH

It’s set to be another major year for road bike launches in 2023. Here are four contenders displaying the latest tech and innovations

Good cop, bad cop

Why cycling is so vital in the climate fight

BMC Kaius ONE 01

£11,350 The flagship model of the new Kaius is an ultralight, racing, aero superbike for... gravel

Festive 500

Rapha's Christmas kilometre challenge has become part of the cycling establishment in just 12 years

Cinglés measure

Fiona Broome shows there are no limits to ambition in cycling

Oxford karma

LTNS are bringing good vibes to Oxford's suburbs, writes Ned

JAN "ULLIRICH THE BEST THERE NEVER WAS

Cycling Plus reviews Daniel Friebe's biography of Jan Ullrich, Germany's only Tour de France winner 25 years ago

Brompton

Engineering curiosity that became 'the' folding bike, beloved of upmarket commuters - and TV comedy

Trek Madone SLR

From £6,850 IsoSpeed's gone and IsoFlow's in, for impressive aero and weight benefits on this super-speedy road bike

Seventh heaven

How Olympic triathlon champ Alistair Brownlee keeps motivated

The Bike Test AXS ALL AREAS

Tempted to try SRAM's most affordable wireless gear system? Warren Rossiter checks out four bikes to see how it suits their different strengths...

Country retreat

How the Government's cycling strategy overlooks rural riding

The Only Way is Ethics

Cycling's impact on the environment is nothing compared to a car or plane. But it could be much better. Here, we deliver the easy eco wins to help save our planet...

EVOLUTION OF SPEED

What did the Victorians ever do for us? Lay the foundations for a world-leading aerodynamic facility that's just opened its doors, of course Welcome to Catesby Tunnel...