Planet X started out in the ‘90s making dirt jump mountain bike frames out of its factory in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. More recently they’ve concentrated largely on the development of the road side as well as their range of track, triathlon and time-trial. The Planet X SL Pro Carbon Ultegra 6700 is a winner when […]
If super-slick aero framesets were the memorable sight of September’s Eurobike, and German sausage the memorable taste, the memorable sound was a cool R2D2-style motor noise. Everywhere you went, it seemed, you could hear the clicking and whirring of a Shimano Dura Ace Di2 mech being fiddled with. The Di2 adorned nearly every single top-end […]
Two LEDs powered by a single Li-ION gives this light plenty of punch with a long, penetrating beam. It also has a good light spread that shows plenty of immediate detail. It’s certainly good enough for hammering the trails off-road and down dark country lanes. Mounting is simplicity itself, and while Cat-Eye’s single-shot model has […]
This handlebar-mounted integral light and battery unit is easy to fit and straightforward to use. It has two power settings that are adequate for street use, plus occasional unlit road riding. A single button – mounted centre at the top of the unit – flips through low and high power, and also boasts a flash […]
Basically, for another £75 this doubles up the light power of the Light and Motion Stella 150 by having two light units instead of one. The lights can be placed together on your handlebars or placed up to 15 centimetres apart. The result is a penetrating beam of light that’s good enough for safe road […]
A robust single light with a two watt LED and a Lithium Ion battery that fits neatly on top of a bike stem. It was powerful, gave a surprisingly wide beam and was suitable for countryside use. The battery pack and light unit both have solid, easy to assemble mounts, onto which the light and […]
A hugely powerful four LED lamp unit with five light modes, ranging from dipped light for urban areas up to the ultra-bright level four, which would work beautifully on a gnarly off-road track. All of these modes (including the handy flash) are operated by a single on/off button, which is ideally positioned for gloved thumbs. […]
This well-made light is intended for road use. It’s easy to mount on a very solid metal bracket and boasts some nice features, including a separate switch that can be placed anywhere on your handlebars and operated while wearing gloves. Its two LEDs give a wide, penetrating beam and, despite the battery pack being part […]
With a combined weight of 174g for unit and battery pack, this is extremely light for its power. It’s so light, in fact, that if you put the light and battery pack on your helmet you won’t notice it. Yet despite this, the MiNewt Mini knocks out a hefty beam, claimed to be 110 lumens […]
Two powerful LEDs are mounted facing a reflector, which then casts forward a wide beam of penetrating light. The handlebar-mounted unit is bulky because it includes the NIMH battery pack, and although fitting is easy, we felt the bracket was a bit weedy for what is a relatively heavy unit. This is a bike-only light, […]
The NiMH battery makes this small light a little heavier than the MiNewt Mini, but it packs in 40 more lumens in a slightly wider beam. Critically, there’s also more control. A push button on the light unit switches first to full power, then lower power and flash mode. This is good because it gets […]
This was the mighty atom of the test, giving out a huge amount of light from a tiny source – an incredible 220 lumens at full power. Amazingly,all this power comes from two lithium batteries. Fitting the ExposureSpark to your bike is as simple as pulling two tie wraps in place; it really is that […]
The GE Parc Bryn Bach Triathlon, the finale of the British Triathlon Super Series, will be broadcast this Sunday 3 September on Channel 4 at 7.30am
MarathonMan Stefaan Engels is about to step out in London as part of a gruelling challenge to run a marathon every day for a year
British Triathlon has announced the 2011 Age Group Major Events Programme for the forthcoming season
We’ve teamed up with K-Swiss, and Embrace Sports and Blueseventy for issue 252’s competitions
A day with the Brownlees testing Garmin’s new bike computer? 220 life is a hard one…
Unique chance to train with 220 Coach of the Year, Michelle Dillon, and Stuart Hayes, winner of the 2010 Kitzbühel World Championship Series race
Snowsill runs away with the win, as Moffatt finishes as the runner-up to secure her second consecutive ITU World Championship
Team GB adds another 13 medals to its fast-filling pot
National Brownlee day is declared as Jonathan wins the U23 men’s race
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