Cycling Plus is the manual for the modern road cyclist. Whether you're cycling weekly, an occasional new rider or a Tour de France fan you’ll find everything you need. Each issue is packed with buying advice and tests of essential cycling gear - everything from bikes to bags! Cycling Plus is the place to find training advice, nutrition secrets and practical tips guaranteed to improve your bicycling. It's also full of inspirational rides, real-life cycling stories and entertaining riding-related features.
FROM THE EDITOR
Italian stallion • Wilier Triestina Cento10 SL Ultegra Di2
Adventure in mind • Merida Silex+ 6000
Tomorrow’s world • Canyon Precede:ON CF 9
HUB
SPORTING CHANCE • On cold, solo winter rides, John’s dreaming of a summer of collective cycling experiences
HALO WHITE LINE DISC 700C DYNO/EVAURA 6D 700C DYNO WHEEL
FOUR ESSENTIALS
ISLE OF ARRAN • Enjoy wonderful vistas riding around whisky country
BIKES MAKE SENSE • Cycling is a pleasurable activity: it’s official. But in what sense? All five of them, notes Rob Ainsley
METAL MILITIA • Lockdown restrictions have made gravel riding even more appealing. Cue a quartet of versatile and durable bikes that dispense with carbon for steel and aluminium
THE BIKES ON TEST
BIVIBIKES GRAVELLER • £1499 Liverpudlian gravel machine with a difference
RAGLEY TRIG • £1699.99 British mountain-bike steel meets gravel
VITUS SUBSTANCE SRS 1 • £1599.99 British steel for big adventures
FELT BREED 20 • £2159 Lightweight aluminium meets dirt-conquering capability
RAGLEY TRIG • A winning experience from the British brand
CAMPAGNOLO SHAMAL C21 DB 2WF XDR CARBON WHEELSET • Gravel-specific wheels built for business
PIRELLI CINTURATO GRAVEL H
ZIPP TANGENTE COURSE G40 GRAVEL
SELLE ITALIA NOVUS BOOST EVO SUPERFLOW • Short in length, big on comfort
HIPLOK DXF • A tough, portable bike lock
RUDY PROJECT SPINSHIELD • Style on and off the bike
LAKE CXZ 176 • Shoes designed for the cold
WINTER GLOVES • £15 – £ 80 Warm up your long, cool rides
C5 GORE-TEX INFINIUM THERMO JACKET & C5 THERMO BIB TIGHTS • Pro-level cold-weather kit
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FACTOR FICTION • Surf the internet and you’ll be flooded with information showing you how to ride faster, stronger and longer. It’s entertaining, illuminating… and often incorrect. This misguided advice can see you bonk through fasting or adopt a position that might suit Sir Bradley Wiggins but leave you tied up in knots. Thankfully, your trusted training partner, Cycling Plus, is here to help you separate the truth from the myths…
10 OF THE BEST… COMMUTER BAGS • Which backpacks tick all the boxes for transporting your gear and valuables?
DHB WATERPROOF RUCKSACK 28L • A very worthy budget offering from Wiggle’s house brand
OXFORD AQUA V20 BACKPACK • The next best thing to come out of Oxford this winter?
ALTURA GRID BACKPACK • Understated looks belie a wealth of features
OSPREY TRANSPORTER ROLL • A fitting offering from the king of backpack manufacturers
FOX TRANSITION DUFFLE BAG • A voluminous and hardwearing solid option
RAPHA ROLL TOP BACKPACK • An understated and stylish pack
BROOKS DALSTON TEX NYLON • A traditional pack from this most English of brands
VAUDE EXCYCLING PACK • Could this be the ultimate office commuter pack?
ORTLIEB ATRACK CR URBAN • The supreme leader of bike luggage delivers the goods…
CHROME BARRAGE CARGO 22X • Durable urban pack that prioritises function over fashion
CLUB TOGETHER...