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Well, wouldn’t you know it? Just one issue after telling our tale of a Big Ride that took three attempts to complete after lockdowns foiled our plans on separate occasions, lo and behold, we found ourselves back in another lockdown. And this time, it’s affecting more people across Australia than any since the start of the pandemic. It meant our plans for a Big Ride in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains – checking out part of the route that will be included in the exciting new Drops & Hoods event, scheduled for December this year (lateralevents.com/drops-and-hoods) – had to be pushed back an issue. Luckily, we had another ride in Victoria’s High Country already in the bag, exploring the largely unexplored gravel roads of the King Valley. Hosted by…
You could set your watch by the lifecycle of Pinarello’s Dogma. Every other year, just before the Tour de France, the Italian brand updates its flagship race bike for the Sky/Ineos team. More often than not the team then wins aboard the new bike. Seven of the last 10 Tours have been conquered on a Dogma by Ineos in its different guises. In recent times the naming code that has classified each new Dogma could be counted on too. Two more years, two higher on the scale. 2015, 2017, 2019… F8, F10, F12. For 2021, however, Pinarello has deviated. The latest Dogma is simply called the F. ‘It is a link to the bike’s historic past and a symbol of the present, while also creating an identity for the future,’…
Santini has long supported elite cycling, sponsoring the Trek-Segafredo team and the UCI World Championships. However, in 2020 the Italian company proved it is more than a supporter of cycling – it supports the community. In the early days of the first COVID wave in Italy, Santini retooled and reskilled to manufacture facemasks on a large scale. The town of it headquarters, Bergamo, was the hardest hit by the pandemic and Santini resolved to make more than 10,000 washable masks a day to help keep the community safe. These masks can still be bought in packs of 10 from the company’s website. Despite the expanded focus in 2020, Santini is still pumping out some of the nicest cycling kits money can buy. Of all the brands out there, Santini’s Adapt…
It’s that time again. Oakley has released an opinion-splitting new pair of sunglasses that has quickly become a regular feature of Grand Tour pelotons. Named after the martial arts specialist sidekick from The Green Hornet comic books – once played by Bruce Lee in the TV version back in the 1960s – the Oakley Kato glasses are modelled on the character’s black mask. To get the mask look, Oakley removed all frames and replaced them with one giant Prizm lens that not only curves around the face but also smoothes around the nose. Oakley says the curvature is so the glasses will fit ‘as close to the face as possible’, to improve field of vision as well as providing impact protection. It will also help prevent sunburn on the top…
Out of the box, the new Wahoo Elemnt Bolt II looks much the same as its predecessor, retaining the small size and aerodynamic shape that made this bike computer popular with road riders. But look closer and you’ll notice a change. The three buttons on the front were previously concave, which made them quite difficult to press, especially with gloves. Now these buttons are convex, protruding above the screen, making them much easier to use on the fly. Turn on the Bolt II and you’ll notice an even bigger change. The screen is now colour, and this is not the eight-colour screen of the larger Elemnt Roam bike computer but a 64-colour screen to offer incredible detail on maps and colour-coded zones on the training data pages. The new Bolt…
This new range of Pirelli inner tubes is the perfect choice to enhance the performance of Pirelli P Zero, Scorpion and Cinturato tyres. They’re made with thermoplastic polyurethane, or TPU, which Pirelli describes as ‘a latest-generation material chosen by the brand’s engineers for the excellent performance that it offers compared to traditional butyl.’ The SmarTUBE promises a reduction in weight of up to 70% compared to the already lightweight latex tubes. This, Pirelli says, is the most advantageous way to reduce the weight of a bike: an advantage that also translates into less mass on the wheels and therefore better responsiveness, particularly when climbing and accelerating.…
