Cycling Plus

Cycling Plus is the manual for the modern road cyclist. Whether you're cycling weekly, an occasional new rider or a Tour de France fan you’ll find everything you need. Each issue is packed with buying advice and tests of essential cycling gear - everything from bikes to bags! Cycling Plus is the place to find training advice, nutrition secrets and practical tips guaranteed to improve your bicycling. It's also full of inspirational rides, real-life cycling stories and entertaining riding-related features.

FROM THE EDITOR…

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CRACKING THE CODE • Long-sought amendments are being made to the Highway Code, but will they bring real change?

7 MESH GLIDEPATH GRAVEL PANT • £150 All-weather off-road wonders

FOUR ESSENTIALS

DUMFRIES • Head to south-west Scotland for rolling hills and quiet roads

LOVE CYCLING • For a Valentine’s treat, go on a cycling city break. Maybe, says Rob Ainsley, take your partner too

BMC URS LT ONE • £7600 The URS adds innovative front suspension to complement its soft-tail frame design

FULL SPEED AHEAD • We test four value-packed racy all-rounders costing around £4000 – but who’s going to top the Cycling Plus podium?

JARGON BUSTER

THE BIKES ON TEST…

VITUS VITESSE EVO CR RIVAL AXS • £3199.99 Lighter, stiffer, faster and wireless

LIOS BULLET DISC RIVAL AXS • £3495British all-rounder with a personal touch

TIFOSI AURIGA CHORUS DISC • £3499 The original Auriga gets augmented

WILIER TRIESTINA GARDA RIVAL AXS • £4680 Superbike-inspired Italian beauty

VITUS VITESSE EVO CR RIVAL • Great quality and top value puts the Vitus just out in front…

I got skills, they’re multiplying • We asked our colleague from our mountain bike titles, Tom Marvin, to show how riding a bike away from the road this winter can turbo-charge your prowess on tarmac

NORTHERN EXPOSURE • When gravel riding meets spectacular stargazing…

A OF Z 2022 • A new year is a time for new rides, adventures and inspirations. We reveal our ultimate A-Z of fun, quirky and challenging rides for you to tick off this year, so you can make 2022 your most memorable year yet

NEW BIKES & GEAR • THE UK’S BEST TESTS FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS

Gravel Gains • £4,999 Top-quality, refined, rapid and rugged gravel bike

Super commuter • £6700 Full-suspension, big-travel commuter?

PRIME ORRA AERO GRAVEL BAR & PRIME PRIMAVERA CARBON STEM • £149.99/£80.99 Cutting-edge design for a lot less

NEW GEAR • HEAD TO HEAD: GRAVEL JACKETS

ZIPP 404 FIRECREST TUBELESS DISC • £1600 Fast road wheels for less

SHERLOCK • £155 Concealed anti-theft GPS tracker

KASK PROTONE WG11 • £225 Superior comfort with great venting

SPECIALIZED ROVAL ALPINIST CLX • £2200Featherlight clinchers

THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FIXING YOUR BIKE

ALTURA ENDURANCE LONG SLEEVE JERSEY & ICON THERMAL BIB TIGHTS • £80, £95 Tech-laden, value-packed cold-weather gear

NOPINZ SUBZERO SHORTS, WRISTBANDS & ICE PACK BUNDLE • £152.99 Indoor cycling kit complete with ice packs

REAR LIGHTS • £14.99-£65 Brighter and smarter lighting

BUYER’S GUIDE TURBO TRAINERS • Indoor riding has exploded, with gamification platforms and smart trainers bringing both fun and data. But which turbo is for you?

SMART TRAINER KNOW HOW • Find out the key benefits and things to consider when buying a turbo

ELITE ZUMO • £529.99 Inexpensive but well-specced direct-drive trainer

TACX FLOW SMART • £269 Well-priced machine for the occasional indoor rider

SARIS M2 • £430

THINKRIDER X5 NEO SMART • £499

TACX FLUX S • £549

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