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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...