What We Ride: Sam’s flat-bar Specialized Diverge E5
A gravel bike converted to suit the daily grind
What We Ride
What We Ride is a series featuring Cyclist staff’s own bikes. In it, we delve into the details of our builds and discuss why we made the choices we made.
What We Ride: Matthew’s Giant Revolt Advanced with GRX Di2
Website editor Matthew's gravel build is road-adjacent and features naughty Shimano gearing
What We Ride: Charlotte’s Genesis Datum 10 all-road bike
Some bikes we buy out of admiration for their beauty, their speed, their finesse. We lust after them for what ...
What We Ride: Charlotte’s Canyon Aeroad custom build
I have never enjoyed road cycling. Yes, I did just say that and, yes, I know which magazine I work ...
What We Ride: James’s handbuilt (by him) custom Cyclist Thread race bike
What’s that, pal? You built your bike did ya? Wrapped that bar tape? Put your own groupset on? Crimped those ...
What We Ride: Matthew’s On-One Pompino fixie burrito bike
My On-One Pompino fixie is the least valuable bike I own in monetary terms, and also the one to which ...
What We Ride: Matthew’s Giant TCR Advanced with OG SRAM eTap
I built my Giant TCR so I’d have a bike that just stays the same. After years of jumping between ...
What We Ride: James’s Cinelli Laser dream road bike
The first book about cycling I ever had was Richards’ Bicycle Repair Manual, given to me by my dad. Note ...
What We Ride: Emma’s utterly marvellous Cannondale R1000
This Cannondale R1000 CAAD 8 is the reason I love cycling. It is a truly marvellous bike which has taken ...
What We Ride: James’s ever-loyal Eddy Merckx Alu Sprint road bike
Me and Eddy go way back. Picture the scene: a young student who knows nothing about road bikes sits down at a ...
