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WELCOME…

Leg-shaving (by men), secret nods and hand signals,

The Big Picture

Images: GettyImages Out of Africa Kigali,

Cycling kit prices are outrageous

Warren Rossiter asks why bike clothes and shoes have to be quite so expensive

‘Alloy bottle cage bolts are idiotic’

These fastenings should be made from stainless steel with cap heads, says Jack Luke

Zwift Click v2 controllers

£49.99 (including Zwift Cog v2 smart-trainer adaptor)

Fulcrum Soniq 42 wheelset

£1,599.99 Aerodynamics and comfort combine in these road and gravel-orientated wheels

PEDAL-O-METER

WHAT’S SPINNING ALONG AT SPEED AND WHAT’S CRASHING OUT THIS MONTH?

Pinarello Dogma GR – SRAM Red AXS XPLR

£12,500 New gravel race bike borrows from its Dogma stablemates and the Crossista

Myth busters

Just why do cyclists shave their legs? Discover the real reasons behind this, plus dispel other enduring road cycling-related lore you can't fail to have heard talk of

Are you sitting comfortably?

Bike-fit expert James Thomas talks us through the intricacies of how to get a pain-free perch, from width to padding and beyond, giving quick fixes for those who've so far failed to find perfection

Starting over

Nathan van Hooydonck was a pro rider with a promising career ahead of him until a heart attack two years ago forced him to rethink the way he lives his life. We find out how he's coping now

Can you get fit on an e-bike?

Paul Norman examines the latest research on whether you can get any training benefit on a bike that gives you a push up the hills, in order to help settle that popular argument once and for all

RIDDEN & RATED Latest gear reviews

Wahoo's Elemnt Bolt 3 computer, Favero's Assioma PRO RS power pedals, Kona's Ouroboros gravel bike and more

Canyon Endurace:ONfly CF 8

£6,499 A big step forward for electric road bikes

Wahoo Elemnt Bolt 3 bike computer

£299.99 Easy to use but missing a few key features

Kona Ouroboros CR/DL

£3,499 Past meets present on Kona’s ambitious, genre-blurring adventure platform

Favero Assioma PRO RS power-meter pedals

£649 The perfect power pedal for Shimano SPD-SL cleats

BUYER'S GUIDE Front lights

Find out what the latest models can do to illuminate your way – and help you be seen as you go – plus read our reviews

BOOST YOUR RIDE Performance advice

The peloton's new must-drink juice, pros and cons of superstitions, and the risks of iliac artery endofibrosis

Workshop wisdom

How to maintain a tubeless tyre setup

Ask the experts

We answer your burning bike-related questions Q1

RACING COLUMN Gearing up

James Witts ponders the latest developments in the UCI gearing-restriction debacle