Bike and cycling gear video reviews

Yes, we put a gravel bike in the all-road field test. Our hunch was correct, however: this is a fantastic all-road bike.

The updated Trek Checkpoint ALR gets more user-friendly geometry, even more mounts, and plenty more reason to wonder why you'd need any more gravel bike than this.

BMC's long-time race road bike sheds 222 grams over the previous bike with no claimed loss in stiffness or ride smoothness.

Wireless shifting from its mountain bike drivetrains make for a better — but not perfect — Shimano GRX Di2 drivetrain.

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.

Stinner's steel all-road bike didn't win any of the tests in the 2025 Velo Field Test, but it won the heart of one of our editors.

Cervelo's go-fast gravel bike is a claimed 34 Watts faster than the next fastest gravel bike. But are the choices – and compromises – worth the speed?

Why you might want an electric inflator, even if I'm sticking to my own hand pumps.

A durable steel frame, wide-range 12-speed gearing, and looks that feel much more expensive than its sub-$1000 price point. What's the catch? Let's pump the brakes first.

In a sea of gravel bikes that are increasingly more like mountain bikes, the Ventum GS1 sticks to its go-fast, straight-line-speed formula.

Canyon and DT Swiss' new suspension fork is forbidden fruit in the US. Here's what it was like to ride in the Traka.

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?

Remember that clunky SmartSense system? It's back and wrapped around one of the most compelling road bikes of 2025.

Has the Dura become a computer we can trust? We rode with it for over 300 hours to find out.

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.

Aventon's latest cargo e-bike isn't perfect, but it offers real utility and tech at an impressive pricepoint.

While most new gravel bike releases err toward becoming more like a mountain bike, Devinci's made a gravel bike that is purely focused on speed.

How much do you need to spend on spring and fall cycling apparel? We spent the last five months test riding to find out.

The Italian brand's latest endurance bike might just be the Pinarello you should be riding, even if it doesn't have that Dogma name.

Calling the Orbea Orca simply a climbing bike would do it a disservice, and that's before talking about its value for money.

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

Foldable? Yes. Innovative? Absolutely. Practical? That requires a whole lot more analysis.

The Quick Haul Long is Tern's least expensive long-tail cargo bike, but it might be the best one for most people, too.

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.

Simply put, the Factor Ostro VAM is one of my favorite road bikes you can buy at any price.

This might be the least-expensive way to get a Shimano Ultegra Di2 drivetrain, but is it any good?

Wahoo's first touchscreen bike computer also has the biggest screen in its class.

Shoddy Dave visits Van Rysel bikes in France where he gets a peek behind the curtain to learn how the bikes of one of cycling's hottest new brands are developed.

This is a different sort of cycling watch — one that can't track heart rate, power, or GPS. But it is far more stylish than the rest.

Giant steps into the e-road market.

Boutique American builder Allied Cycle Works has made the road bike for folks tired of how every other bike looks, while taking the best of how those bikes feel to ride.

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.

The Extrema Italia looks like the future of gravel bikes with its aero tubes and massive MTB tire clearances. But what is it actually like?

Haro's new (and first?) road bike surprised us, and its not only because of that wild teal paint scheme.

Built-in remote locking, a generous cargo capacity, and an accessible price point draw you in. But is the new Aventon Abound SR any good?

Hecho en Colombia: We visit Scarab's workshop, pick up a custom bike, and ride it up the longest paved climb in the world. Light work!

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

The Specialized Tarmac SL8 isn’t perfect, but it is truly hard to beat. Here is everything we learned riding the bike for eight months.

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.

Pirelli's gone and blown up its high-end road tire to a 40 mm width, and it's all the better for it.

Canyon's new helmet offers a genuinely innovative take on retention, but it isn't enough to win us over.

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.

We've spent 2024 testing eight cycling shorts on both road and gravel. How did they fare?

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.

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.

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.'

The gravel machine we named the 2021 VeloNews Bike of the Year has only gotten better. Here's how.

This isn't a gravel bike. It's an excellent road bike that's also right at home on dirt roads.

The bike ridden to seven of the last 10 Tour de France overall wins gets a thorough refinement.

The latest S-Woks shoe is a definite departure, and I love just about everything about it.

Canyon claims to have the world's fastest aero bike with the Aeroad CFR... but what about those width-expandable bars?!

Hydraulic damping, hidden storage, and progressive geometry refine the gravel bike from the Big Red S.

Agility meets interactivity in Elite's Nero smart rollers - a unique riding experience in virtual environments like Zwift.

We tell you what we like and don't like about the Wahoo Kickr Bike, the StagesBike, the Tacx Neo Smart Bike, and the Wattbike Atom.

Force eTap AXS works quite well for gravel when it's warm and dry. But what about in snow, ice and sub-zero temps?