Retro review: Joseph Bruyere’s Eddy Merckx bike (circa 1980)
As a loyal domestique to the greatest cyclist of all, Joseph Bruyère enjoyed plenty of success during his career, celebrating the wins of Eddy Merckx… but also ...
Paraphernalia
Product evolution: changing shape of handlebars
There are 281 days to go until the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics… between now and then various national teams are putting some new products to the test...
Rudy Project Rydon sports sunglasses – a classic cycling product
A review for a product that’s far from new. After almost two decades, Rudy Project’s Rydon sunglasses continue to set the standard for cycling eyewear. – By Rob Arnold This is a review that has been almost 20 years...
Bahrain-Merida: time trial equipment overview
Following the strange events in stage 12, when TT world champion Rohan Dennis abandoned the Tour, here is a story about product development that is taking place...
Lotto-Soudal gearing for La Planches des Belles Filles
It’s time go climb! Before the start of the sixth stage, RIDE Media spoke with Lotto-Soudal’s team mechanic to find out what the gearing current King of the Mou...
Team Ineos switch to Lightweight wheels for stage 5
Since the inception of the team now known as Ineos, the wheel supplier has been Shimano. That is changing as part of a two-pronged approach that now also includes Lightweight wheels.
Back in the 1990s, there was a time when most riders on a team woul...
Katusha-Alpecin team bikes
Katusha began its association with Canyon bikes in 2012 and the Swiss-registered squad continues this relationship in 2019, one of two teams in the WorldTou...
AG2R La Mondiale team bikes
We take a look back at the bikes used over the years but the French AG2R La Mondiale team. The latest brand bike association for AG2R La Mondiale in...
Adam Hansen column: First Ride with LEOMO TYPE-R
Earlier this year Adam Hansen asked RIDE Media long to a function to explain a training tool created by LEOMO. We documented his presentation, and now he has some more observations he’d like to share…(This is the first of what he says will b...
Cannondale vs Cannondale: 2002 CAAD7 and 2019 Super-Super Evo
As part of our ongoing review of SRAM’s AXS 12-speed groupset, we compare it against another high-end release… one from 17 years ago. Take ...