When you just want to stay safe on the daily commute, full-on roadie lids can seem like overkill. Here’s seven quirky crash-hats that will protect your head without screaming ‘speed freak’
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7 of the best handlebar bags
Phone, wallet, keys, iPad — they’re the accoutrements necessaire of modern life, but how best to carry them on your bike? One handy solution is a nifty little handlebar bag. Here are seven of the best
Bamboo Bikes CX Disc £1,899
We get our hands on Bamboo Bikes’ first ever drop-bar bike. Is this cross machine just as happy playing in the woods as on tarmac? It’s time to find out…
Bianchi Vertigo 105: First ride
Bianchi is the oldest bike brand in the world. Unsurprisingly, it knows how to design a mid-priced road bike
Dynamic Sidekick 8 review £525
Shaft drive, hub gear and folding? That’s a lot of practicality to cram into one bike… the Dynamic Sidekick 8
BH Prisma 7.3 £1899.99: First ride
BH’s sportive special from sunny Spain comes from a company boasting big-race credentials
Dawes Galaxy Cross: First ride
Matt Lamy gets his hands on a pre-production version of Dawes’s new Galaxy Cross. Could this be the perfect commuter?
7 of the best: Insulated bottles
When it’s freezing out you fancy a hot cuppa and when it’s roasting you fancy cold refreshments, right? Choose the right beverage receptacle to get optimum liquid libations out on the bike
B’Twin Tilt: Shape Shifter
Matt Lamy speaks to Jean-Philippe Rode, the product manager for B’Twin’s brand new Tilt line of folding cycles — an enterprise that includes a long list of impressive integrated innovations and possibly Foldingbikeland’s funkiest and most-desirable frame
7 of the best winter gloves
Nothing ruins a ride so quickly as freezing, numb fingers but sweat-soaked palms aren’t exactly an invitation to ride either. So how should you keep your hands happy this winter? Read on…
Cube Peloton Race: First Ride
Available in size and gearing options to suit all, Cube’s Peloton Race looks every part the square deal for £1079
Giant Defy 4: First Ride
Giant’s road stalwart doesn’t seem to have anything too outlandish about its design – and that’s just the way we like it
Isla Bikes Beinn 20: First Ride
What every girl wants — a lightweight, perfectly proportioned bicycle in hot pink
£1,000 British bikes: Charge Juicer Hi £999.99
Charge Juicer Hi £999.99: One of four British bikes in our grouptest for under a grand
£1,000 British bikes: Raleigh AirLite 400 £975
Raleigh Airlite 400: One of four British bikes for under a grand in our grouptest
Cannondale Trail SL 29er 2 £999
They may have started out as a sideshow but 29in wheels are edging towards mountain biking’s centre stage. So what difference does an extra three inches make? The answer comes courtesy of Cannondale…
Seven of the best: GPS watches
If you want to monitor and record your rides via satellite tracking, a GPS watch allows you to do just that, without the expense and technical complexity of a bar-mounted, map-plotting unit
Seven of the best: GPS watches
If you want to monitor and record your rides via satellite tracking, a GPS watch allows you to do just that, without the expense and technical complexity of a bar-mounted, map-plotting unit
7 of the best road shoes
You work hard pushing your pedals round, so you don’t want any of that energy wasted because of flimsy soles. Militate against that risk by investing in a pair of securely-fitting, rigid road shoes
Montura Four: First Ride
Titanium is still the ultimate do-it-all frame material and now there’s a new home grown option
Whistle Win: First ride
Looking for your first aluminium road bike and an eye-catching girly one at that? We put the rosy Whistle Win through its paces out in the lanes
7 of the best £50 cycle helmets
When you’re out on your bike it makes sense to protect your bonce with a helmet. It makes even more sense to spend less than £50. Combine the two and you’re onto a real winner
Cycling Active Summer 2012 issue on sale now!
Cycling Active Summer 2012 issue: Touring bikes big test; summer clothing round-up; Tour de France challenge ride; Eddie the Eagle rides the Olympic road race circuit; GPS systems for bike; and much more!
7 of the best: Bike locks
Lock it or lose it — our selection of bike security products is the key to your peace of mind
7 of the best: Recessed cleat shoes
Do you want the efficiency of clipless pedalling without feeling like a penguin in tap shoes every time you step off the bike? Read on…
