When Merida set out to design the new Reacto, it had one major goal in mind: to create a bike fast enough to break the 200-watt barrier, as measured by Tour Magazine in its wind-tunnel tests. The ...

Despite cockpit issues, the new Merida Reacto V lands fastest ever Tour Magazine test result thanks to a Classified build ...

After half a decade dominated by the 'aero all-rounder', 2025 is the year in which the all-out aero bike truly made a comeback. Evidence of this is Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard racing their ...

In her testing, Wilcox reveals that a bun is faster than a ponytail, but says: “If I buzzed my hair I’d probably save 10 ...

Some deeper tubing, lighter weight, wider clearances, and refined geometry aim to make the SuperSix an even more rounded race bike, but is it faster in the tunnel? When you purchase through links on ...

Giant claims the new Propel is the lightest and fastest version of its aero road bike, with top-tier builds weighing ...

In a world shaped by marginal gains and wind-tunnel testing, many modern bikes are designed by spreadsheet rather than sensibility.

In our test from 2025, we did a smaller study into increasing tyre width. In that test, it showed that wider tyres are faster, but there was a clear jump from tyres that were broadly similar in terms ...