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The women's peloton is finally getting the same top-tier equipment as the men, reports Shoddy Dave.

The women's peloton is finally getting the same top-tier equipment as the men, reports Shoddy Dave.

What modifications did the new team make for Paris-Roubaix?

Bike tech isn't as crazy different as it used to be at the Hell of the North, but a keen eye can spot some interesting adaptations for the cobbles.

Pinarello has a new race bike out, it sits below the Dogma but could very well perform just as well as the top dog.

It's 2023, and Shoddy Dave's temporarily traded in his old road racing ways for Orbea's new e-road bike.

Turns out a few more than ten items are needed for getting though 2022.

Ridley's new Grifn falls into the do-it-all camp, but is it really an N+1 killer?

The consumer-direct gravity mountain bike brand enters the dropbar world.

A look at the bikes and tech of the Gravel World Championships.

A green and gold Colnago is just one of this year's special bikes for the Australian gravel privateer.

The veteran Belgian opens up on the new discipline on the block.

What does Peter Sagan make of the first Gravel Worlds? All that and more in a chat with Shoddy Dave.

If you're a cyclist who loves an adventure with stunning scenery and quiet roads, you'll want to check out Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Wen you head to Eurobike, it's near impossible not to delve into the urban mobility scene.

We've got a bit of colour for you today with the latest bike check video: EF Education First-EasyPost and its fleet of bikes.

While not the most renowned bike brand in the world, Cube certainly knows how to put together a race-winning machine.

You can't buy luck for Paris-Roubaix, but you can buy interesting tech that may help you conquer the cobbles. Anthony Turgis of Team TotalEnergies managed at least the latter.

Here we have it, a bike that could be heading to victory come Sunday.

Back in the pits, we get our grubby mitts on two of UAE-Team Emirates' Colnago bikes. One for going fast, the other for going even faster.

Sometimes hitting the smaller races can throw up some tech treats, and that's precisely what we got at Itzulia Basque Country.

We're back in the pits after nearly two years of restricted access. Here's the first of many pro bike check videos over the coming season.

The Belgian brand gets serious about adventure.

Ever wondered how teams go about shaving those all important, and usually race winning or loosing watts?

Here's the bike Peter Sagan and co will ride at TotalEnergies in 2022: the new Specialized Tarmac SL7.

We know why TotalEnergies and Specialized are working together, but how's it going so far? We went along to a team camp to find out.

Shoddy looks back at his favourite products from a hectic year.

We got a close-up look at what a world champion rides when taking on the cobbles of Roubaix.

Paris-Roubaix served up quite a few exciting tech talking points. Shoddy Dave walked the pits in Compiègne.

Our first-ever tech video from the first-ever women's Paris-Roubaix.

What's it like in the convoy at the World Championships? Well, we found out with the help of Team Ireland.

Nineteen years after Mario Cipollini was crowned world champion in Zolder, Belgium, we managed to get hold of not just his custom-painted world champion's bike but also the bike that took him to victory.

Cargo bikes may have dominated this year's Eurobike show, but we tracked down a smattering of gravel bikes and accessories heading your way in 2022.

Instead cargo bikes took the limelight at Eurobike, and we absolutely loved them. So, why the sudden explosion and when can we expect?

Sick of the waffle that bike brands churn out? We challenged brands at Eurobike to cram their spiel into 60 seconds. Here's what happened.

What's new for Van Avermaet in 2021? Well he's back on BMC after two years on a Giant.

Back in late May, an email dropped into my inbox from AG2R Citroën Team with an invitation. Would I like to tag along on one of these upcoming camps for a day? Silly question, really. Heck, why not!

I can hear you now; why the heck would the lead guitarist in an international adored band give two hoots about throwing a playlist together for a cycling site. Well, those who live in Wales and are keen on watching cycling will probably already know. For the rest of us, it probably comes as a surprise that Perry's part-time gig is as a commentator for Welsh language TV when the Tour and Giro roll around each year. Yep, Perry's love beyond getting on stage to thousands of Pendulum fans is cycling.

In the second episode of The Pain Cave Playlist, we chat music with Bora-Hansgrohe's Daniel Oss.

Itzulia has always been in the cobble-shaped shade of the Flanders/Roubaix week. Not this year.

Jake Stewart may not be a name you're all too familiar with, at least until he was pushed into a barrier by Nacer Bouhanni.

A double dose of bike action this week for you in the My Bike video series: Clara Honsinger with her fleet of Cannondale bikes.

Rich Uncle Pennybags signs Gilbert and Evenepoel. Not to any old team, but to Hasbo's latest edition of Monopoly. And we unbox it!

A look at the bike of the now two-time Paris-Nice winner.

Besides being a damn good bike racer, Lukas Pöstlberger of Bora-Hansgrohe is a music nut. We delve in to the music he uses to get himself going.

In this week's episode of That's My Bike, one of the unsung riders of the peloton, Timo Roosen, to chat about his new Cervelo.

Welcome to the second in the Brew Review series. In this episode I delve in to a saddle I've been lucky enough to use for the past 6 months: The S-Works 3D printed Power Mirror saddle.

In this episode we take a look at Leah Thomas' new team Movistar Canyon Ultimate.

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Chad Haga and his DSM team are on new Scott bikes for 2021. What does he think of his new ride?

The season is in full swing, and that means that we now have all the team kits out on the open roads, at the races and in full view for us to pick to pieces.

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