Product review: Bikey Wipes – cleaning your bike, made easy
Bikey Wipes is a young Australian company which has a range of environmentally-friendly cleaning solutions for your bike and drive-train. Degreasing the chain a...
Product review: Vallon Watchtowers – Carl Zeiss lens + recycled fishing nets
Cool styling is one selling point of a new range of cycling sunglasses by Vallon, but there’s a lot more to the story including the use of recycled materials, a...
Giant, Liv and Jayco AlUla: story of the sponsorship with Australia’s WorldTour teams
RIDE Media spoke to Tom Davies from Giant Bicycles while at the Tour Down Under of 2024. It was early days in a partnership that began in 2023 but the bike brand is happy to be a sponsor and equipment supplier for the Australian WorldTour teams.
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Interview with Factor owner, Rob Gitelis about Australian Cycling Team’s new track bike
Factor recently unveiled a Hanzo track bike that will be used in the Australian Cycling Team’s campaign through to – and beyond – the Paris Olympics later this ...
AusCycling partner with Factor Bikes in lead-up to Paris Olympics
The Australian Cycling Team has announced a new partnership with Factor Bikes with the pursuit bike for the Paris Olympics unveiled at a function in Adelaide on...
TDU interview: Sam Welsford on his new team, new bike and Olympic aspirations
RIDE Media caught up with one of Bora-Hansgrohe’s new recruits, Sam Welsford, before the opening stage of the 2024 Tour Down Under. With many predicting a sprint finish, the West Australian was one of the riders to watch on a day the race started and...
UCI’s lever angle rule being enforced at TDU, two bikes failed jig test
At the first WorldTour race since the UCI introduced a new regulation about the angle of levers on road bikes, 93 bikes were examined by cycling’s governing bod...
Pro team bikes: Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale Team
With the reveal of the 2024 bikes for the team that will be known as Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale next season, here is a look back at what the French squad has ra...
Product Review: Premax creams – chamois, warm-up, recovery
Skincare isn’t often referenced when talking about performance gains in cycling but it can certainly help you feel more comfortable on the bike…
– Words and video by Rob Arnold
“In every inch of skin there are ...
Product review: TreeFrog vacuum-mounted roof racks
Looking for a bike carrying solution that is portable, easy-to-fit, and includes a huge range of accessories allowing you to customise your set-up so that it's ...
