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Reading for the coffee stop
Guides, opinion and the occasional deep dive into the world of road cycling apparel. New pieces land here alongside the weekly Drop Radar.
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Winter 26/27: aero thermals, boiled wool and the end of black
Aero fabric crosses into cold-weather kit for the first time, natural fibres take over off-bike, and the winter palette finally moves past black. Four shifts — and what's actually worth buying.
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Eight days in red: Pogačar, the Vuelta, and the kit nobody markets
Three stage wins, a 3:34 lead, then tarmac on stage 8. What his abandon says about the one category of cycling kit that never appears in a lookbook.
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Under the radar: what MBO Cycling is actually doing
Loud Frontier prints at one pole, muted I.P.S tech pieces at the other. A young brand with Italian fabrics and mid-tier pricing — what's worth a look, and what we can't tell you yet.
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Eight seconds to Nice: the Tour de France Femmes 2026
Vollering settled her second Tour on the Col d'Èze — in a jersey that had been on the market for two weeks. The race, the rivalry, and why the Femmes peloton now previews kit design.
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Solid or Plantopia: inside Gobik's UNITY Essential
Minimalist solids or organic prints — one collection, two visual languages, and four new pieces including a WorldTour-developed cooling vest. Why the core range is the interesting one.
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The price of speed: is premium summer kit actually worth it?
€330 bibs versus €50 bibs — where the money actually goes, where budget brands genuinely compete, and the smartest way to split a summer kit budget.
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Yellow, again: what the 2026 Tour leaves behind for your wardrobe
Pogačar joins the five-timers, Pedersen makes Danish history in green — and the replica market wakes up. What's worth buying after this Tour, and what isn't.
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The layering matrix: dressing for cooler days without looking like a duvet
Arm warmers, gilets, long sleeves, thermal bibs — the honest guide to what you actually need between 20°C and freezing, and in which order to buy it.
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Quiet colours, loud details: where kit style is heading in 2026
Loud all-over prints are out, deep solids are in — and personality moves into patches, trims and relaxed silhouettes. The state of cycling style, mid-2026.
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