Has Specialized made its best bike ever? That’s the question we pose this month as we test the latest iteration of the The Big S's cobble-conquering Roubaix. With its innovative front-end suspension the answer may very well be in the affirmative.
Electronic shifting might not be innovative any more but the technology's ubiquity in the armouries of all the major groupset manufacturers proves it was no flash in the pan. We put six bikes through their paces, from brands including Eastway, Bianchi and De Rosa.
There are also First Rides of the Engineered Bicycles Gezel, the Cannondale SuperX and the Lapierre Audacio 200 FDJ, on top of reviews of the Selle Italia Novus Superflow L saddle and HT Racing PK-01 pedals.
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With so much pricey kit on test this month, one of your best investments could be one of the home security products over on p134. There were 327,000 reported incidents of bike theft last year and a good deal of them will have been from homes. We run the rule over several products that will help to keep your bike yours.
Post-Olympics, post-Tour of Britain, it’s a good time to assess the movers and shakers in the world of British cycling. Our 2016 power list charts the 15 most influential racers, politicians, administrators and bike makers in the nation. And speaking of power, our free supplement this issue is called ‘Power’ and its 36 pages are packed with valuable information on making you a stronger rider.
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