Aaron is Cyclingnews' tech editor. Born and raised in South Africa he completed his BA honours at the University of Cape Town before embarking on a career in journalism. As the former gear and digital editor of Bicycling magazine and associate editor of TopCar, he's been writing about bikes and anything with wheels for the past 16 years. A competitive racer and Stravaholic, he’s twice ridden the Cape Epic and completed the Haute Route Alps. When not riding, racing or testing bicycles in and around the UK's Surrey Hills where he now lives, he's writing about them for Cyclingnews and Bike Perfect.
Height: 176cm
Weight: 61.5kg
Rides: Cannondale SuperSlice Disc Di2 TT, Cannondale Supersix Evo Dura-Ace Rim, Cannondale Supersix Evo Ultegra Di2 Disc, Trek Procaliber 9.9 MTB
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The Musette: a Tour de France special
Musette A closer look at the world's best cycling gear brought to you by the Cyclingnews tech team
The Musette: ENVE SES tubeless tyres, another 3d-printed saddle from Fizik and a huge tease from Campagnolo
Musette A closer look at the world's best cycling gear brought to you by the Cyclingnews tech team
How to make your bike lighter: 5 ways to shed weight fast
How To Turn your pride and joy into a veritable weapon of mass reduction
Elite Sterzo smart steering plate ups the realism in Zwift
First look Elite's Sterzo brings Zwift's FutureWorks Steering to life - we take a closer look
Rotor INspider power meter - first look
Not yet ratedFirst look We take an early look at Rotor's universal, multi-discipline INspider power meter
Koo Open Cube sunglasses review
Review A smaller lens cycling sunglasses option for those who favour function over form
Best aero road bikes: save watts with the fastest aero bikes available
Buyer's Guide Truncated aerofoil tube profiles, component integration and deep-section aero wheels have become the order of the day as bike manufacturers attempt to out-do each other in a bid for the fastest aero road bike crown.
The Musette: Hope, Stolen Goat and Bisca360 3D-printed shoes
Musette A closer look at the world's best cycling gear brought to you by the Cyclingnews tech team
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Invani men's bib shorts review
Well designed, affordable bib short option designed for long, hot days in the saddle -
Canyon Speedmax CF 8 Disc Di2 TT bike review
Canyon's Speedmax CF 8 Disc is more of a triathlon bike at heart than a dedicated time-trial weapon but will still deliver the goods in a race against the clock -
Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 groupset - first ride review
New Shimano Dura-Ace moves to 12-speed, gets wireless shifting, and still caters for rim-brake enthusiasts but do you really need it?
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Object of Desire: AbsoluteBlack Hollowcage Carbon Ceramic Oversized pulley cage
A closer look at the futuristically styled Hollowcage Carbon Ceramic Oversized pulley wheel system from AbsoluteBlack -
Shimano vs Look vs Wahoo Speedplay pedals
We pit Shimano vs Look vs Wahoo Speedplay in a three-way clipless pedal head to head -
SRM PC8 cycling computer review
The SRM PC8 has number-crunching at its core, offering comprehensive performance metric tracking for the competitive racer. All this comes at a hefty premium though...
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Met Codatronca TT helmet review
A fast, extremely comfortable short-tail time trial helmet that won't break the bank -
Le Col x McLaren Project Aero Speedsuit review
We put the new Le Col x McLaren Project Aero Speedsuit to the test in both real-world time trials and the wind tunnel to establish if it truly is as fast as the hype suggests -
Best cycling computers: Route mapping and data tracking, the best bike computers will do it all
The best cycling computers are intuitive, wireless head units that seamlessly track your rides, help you plan routes and more
