David Everett

The Eurobike awards often raise questions about why some products receive the coveted prize, so we thought we'd offer our own awards for 2025. The Shoddy Eurobike Award!

Day one at Eurobike brings our first look at Factor's wild new aero bike that might be banned by the UCI, Continental's new ultralight tires, trick bikes from Ridley, and more from Shoddy Dave.

Yes, the new Terra Race gravel bike might have 'race' in its name, but it's not just a bike for the fast folks out there.

The new Terra brings ample 50 mm tire clearance, a massive downtube storage hatch, and a whole lot to like.

We got the lowdown on Campagnolo's latest from the only pros racing on it.

We sent Shoddy Dave to the Itzulia Women, the three-day stage race in the Basque country, to investigate if team's technical sponsors are upping their game with supplying the best of the best.

Comparing the Look 795 Blade RS Bikes of WorldTour Level Cofidis and Continental Level CIC-U-Nantes.

The iconic Italian brand has been experiencing some, shall we say, interesting times over the past few years. Are they righting the ship? Are there new products coming?

Unibet-Tietema Rockets may have started life as a YouTube channel, but they didn't race Paris-Roubaix just for a good vlog.

Inside the wild ride of how a team went from making fun videos on social media to racing one of pro cycling's biggest events.

Shoddy Dave takes us through the latest tech, trends, and insights to handle the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix.

Pogačar's Colnagos and some of the best bike tech in Asia round out Shoddy's final report from Taipei.

Gear from Control Tech, BlkTec, Token, LightSkin, Trigon, and more.

Orbea's excellent e-road bike, the Gain, has gravel builds available, but they have never felt quite right off-road. Now Orbea has a properly tuned e-gravel bike.

Could this be a complete overhaul of Specialized's most popular saddle? We think so.

The new Sempre Veloce is a road bike for today's road cyclists. That may upset a few professionals, however.

From Damian Hurst to muddy happy people, Shoddy Dave takes us on a whirlwind tour of the best video of 2024.

Van Rysel's new aero bike wasn't exactly a secret before, but we're now one step closer to its official launch.

Shoddy Dave takes a look at the inner-workings of Italian sunglass and cycling bag maker Scicon.

This bold new piece of tech might have made the difference for Marianne Vos at gravel worlds. We got a look at it for ourselves.

Gravel worlds served up plenty of interesting tech both expensive and cheap.

A new Cannondale gravel bike, Vos' Gravaa Gear, Lapierre's Crosshill and many more bikes made an appearance at the race in Belgium.

Shoddy Dave headed to the gravel worlds for a weekend of racing like he's never experienced.

Yes, indeed, the world champs had the "gravel" vibe very much flowing.

Shoddy Dave finds a thriving Spanish bike scene at Sea Otter in Girona.

Shoddy Dave investigates the best of gravel tech at Sea Otter Europe.

Shoddy Dave takes in the gravel World Cup at Sea Otter Europe in Girona, Spain.

Shoddy pokes around the pits at the season's final grand tour to get a look at the latest time trial tech.

It's here in the pits of the women's professional peloton where all the interesting tech can be found: the different, the obscure, and the unique.

Where does the T-Rex Quick Step team kit rank among the all time great kits?

Plus, Shoddy asks WorldTour mechanics everything you want to know about working the final grand tour of the season.

Fizik is by far the largest saddle manufacturer yet to release custom saddles. We got a look behind the scenes at the operation.

The basic bicycle tools you need to take care of simple repairs and adjustments at home.

A bit of Paul Smith's bike collection here, a Pogacar Giro-winning bike check there, and more from the BeCycle show before the 2024 Tour de France.

Geraint Thomas may have stayed on the same team for the past 18 years, but his bike has certainly changed.

Lidl-Trek rider Toms Skuijiņš walks us through his new Trek Madone before the Tour de France.

Paul Smith's extensive cycling memorabilia collection is no doubt the biggest and best one you'll ever see.

Shoddy Dave continues his round up of the weird and wonderful from the sprawling floors of Eurobike.

Sixteen gears and an internally geared hub make for one of the most interesting 'collabs' in the bike industry.

Eurobike is back at full strength and cultural relevance. Here's some of the best gear Shoddy Dave saw in Frankfurt.

Wilier put together a special bike for Mark Cavendish's pursuit of a record setting 35th Tour de France stage win.

Call it a more mild update, but the latest Pinarello Dogma improves in some key ways over the previous version.

It's here in the pits of the women's professional peloton where all the interesting tech can be found: the different, the obscure and the unique.

Doug Ryder has run a host of teams with a scrappy, underdog feel to them, accepting the challenge of competing against the big dogs.

Shoddy Dave got a closer look at the 2024 time trial tech of the pro peloton.

Young minds pose their top questions toward pros at the Itzulia Basque Tour.

Cyrus Monk, the Modern Day Ludo Dierckxsens: How to Turn Pro at 26.

Our intrepid reporter hitches a ride with Q36.5 and discovers an unseen side of the 'Hell of the North.'

From old-school Elite Ciussi cages to prototype aero bikes, Paris-Roubaix still is a showcase of interesting tech.

The team bikes get a few crucial tweaks for the spring classics.

Shoddy goes inside the car with Shimano's neutral service team for a race viewing experience like no other.

Take a look at the smaller Belgian bicycle brands that you won't see at the big bike shows.

Eurobike can wait. Velofollies lives up to the rumors of being the best kept secret in bike shows. Check out the best in cargo bikes and urban gear.

A lot is going on with this helmet, and some of it is great. But is it worth the price tag?

Shoddy Dave discovers the newly refreshed line of Eddy Merckx Cycles at Velofollies.

Step aside, Eurobike, Belgium's national consumer bike show now sits as the bike geek event I'll attend every year.

From reliable gear that keeps trucking along to expensive splurges, this is the best gravel gear of the year according to our very own Shoddy Dave.

It's that time of year where our editors get to look back on their favorite gear. Shoddy Dave had quite a selection of nice road bits in 2023.

Shoddy Dave has put about a year of riding on the latest SRAM Force eTap AXS groupset. How does it stack up?

What are Campagnolo up to? Where are they trying to position themselves in the market? And are they even relevant in the industry today?

Why love a bike that eschews modern features? Shoddy Dave will tell you why.

Shoddy Dave put this bike to a year-long test and discovered the good, bad, and questionable aspects.

Remco takes on a slightly less race-focused, entirely classic Shoddy Dave interview.

The updated Falcn RS (now without the 'o') does what it says on the tin, but with an added dollop of character and comfort.

Custom bikes from, Cavendish, Van der Poel, Sagan, Pedersen, and more.

New bikes, helmets, and more at the 2023 Tour de France.

The GC specialist spent many more days on his aero bike than you might expect.

A look at the bikes of Julian Alaphilippe and current European road cycling champion Fabio Jakobsen.

The sixth-generation Basque-built road bike from Orbea sees a number of small changes that bring the handling and versatility of prior bikes we loved so much.

Hidden valves, upgraded derailleur pulleys, Rotor cranksets, and other goodies on the bikes of Biniam Girmay and Rui Costa.

German superstar sits down for an unconventional Shoddy interview.

A legend of cycling broadcasting recounts his memories of the Tour in the Basque Country.

Shoddy Dave explores the culture of the Basque Country ahead of the Tour de France.

This is not your usual pre-Tour interview.

There's a wide range of wheels in the lineup and they're designed in-house.

Smaller teams with lesser known gear sponsors makes Itzulia Women a treasure trove of tech delight.