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Extreme Weather Protocol: Rapha Gavia Jacket

Extreme Weather Protocol: Rapha Gavia Jacket

Launching extreme weather kit at the start of summer seems absolutely absurd, but guaranteed this Rapha jacket won’t be around to buy come winter

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Custom paint (part IV): five design schemes inspired by nature

Custom paint (part IV): five design schemes inspired by nature

Behind every spectacular custom paint scheme there is a customer brief. In this four part series, Dave Nash unearths some outstanding examples of handiwork and what inspired...

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Marginal rain: Castelli Irdo Pro jacket

Marginal rain: Castelli Irdo Pro jacket

The new rain jacket from Castelli that promises not to leave you feeling parboiled

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Custom paint (part III): frames inspired by cars and motorcycling

Custom paint (part III): frames inspired by cars and motorcycling

Behind every spectacular custom paint scheme there is a customer brief. In this four part series, Dave Nash unearths some outstanding examples of handiwork and what inspired...

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Desire: The Rouleur Collection

Desire: The Rouleur Collection

Cycling history and subtle design come together with a cross-hatch pattern in Rouleur’s new own line of superb kit

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Headspace: POC’s brand new Ventral helmet

Headspace: POC’s brand new Ventral helmet

Refined aesthetics and improved performance are the driving forces behind Swedish company POC’s latest helmet.

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Desire: Legor Porecca Road – Italian style from Barcelona

Desire: Legor Porecca Road – Italian style from Barcelona

Meet the Italian building sexy steel frames in Barcelona that we found on the streets of Girona

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Custom paint (part II): six schemes with an arty theme

Custom paint (part II): six schemes with an arty theme

Behind every spectacular custom paint scheme there is a customer brief. In this four part series, Dave Nash unearths some outstanding examples of handiwork and what inspired...

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Red conquers all: Giro Vanquish MIPS aero helmet

Red conquers all: Giro Vanquish MIPS aero helmet

Could there be a better Valentine’s Day present? The Giro Vanquish Aero MIPS, in red of course, is enough to get the heart racing.

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Custom paint (part I): six stunning personalised frames and the stories behind them

Custom paint (part I): six stunning personalised frames and the stories behind them

Behind every spectacular custom paint scheme there is a customer brief. In this four part series, Dave Nash unearths some outstanding examples of handiwork and what inspired...

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Riding the new Colnago C64 in Lanzarote

Riding the new Colnago C64 in Lanzarote

Colnago’s latest incarnation of its top end carbon road bike has been launched. With founder Ernesto Colnago following in the van behind, we take the C64 for a...

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Blue fade shoes: Movistar’s Fi’zi:k Infinito R1

Blue fade shoes: Movistar’s Fi’zi:k Infinito R1

The Fi’zi:k Infinito R1, the shoe that fits all? Well the whole of the Movistar team for the next two seasons at least. Fi’zi:k have done what...

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Comfort seating: fi’zi:k Open White saddle

Comfort seating: fi’zi:k Open White saddle

They’ve kept us on the edge of our seats but fi’zi:k have finally delivered an open design saddle. While it might not be to the traditionalists’ taste, when...

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Shimano Dura Ace 9100–P Power Meter: Into the detail

Shimano Dura Ace 9100–P Power Meter: Into the detail

It’s taken some time, but Shimano have finally got their teeth into power meters. Integrated into their top of the line chainset, the unit is remarkably...

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Classy kicks: Giro Empire E70 knit shoes

Classy kicks: Giro Empire E70 knit shoes

Already a modern design classic, Giro have upped the ante with the latest  knit incarnation of their Empire lace-up shoes

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The Bicycle Collector: Asahi Chang

The Bicycle Collector: Asahi Chang

“I am not a bike collection. I am a collection of my life.” In a nondescript garage in the suburbs of Taipei, Asahi Chang has compiled...

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