Cyclingnews Labs
From wind tunnels and rolling resistance rigs to bibshort pressure-mapping, here's all of our comprehensive testing in one place
Cyclingnews Labs comprises our series of wind tunnel and empirical tests to objectively determine the best high-end cycling products across the market.
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Wind tunnel tested: Can China's X-Lab AD9 really mix it with the WorldTour's best bikes?
Feature As the first Chinese bike in the WorldTour, could the AD9 be a vanguard of things to come?
Wind tunnel tested: Is the Wilier Filante SLR ID2 really 'the fastest in the WorldTour landscape'?
Feature Can the Groupama FDJ sponsor's latest aero race bike really outperform bikes like the Factor One and Cervélo S5? We went to the wind tunnel to find out
More aero but slower rolling; does the Continental Aero 111 front tyre actually make you faster?
Feature We test the differences in rolling resistance and aerodynamic performance between the Continental GP5000 S TR and the Continental Aero 111
How fast is the new Cervélo S5? We hired a wind tunnel to find out
A bike that has won in the mountains and on the flats, somewhat ending the use of the R5 climbing bike
We took Factor's new ONE aero bike to the wind tunnel: Does it stack up to Factor's 'fastest UCI-legal road bike' claims?
Member Exclusive The most radical looking road bike release of 2025 for many, but does the data live up to the hype?
Wind tunnel tested: How fast is the Colnago Y1Rs?
Member Exclusive How does the winningest bike from 2025 compare to the competition in empirical testing?
Wind tunnel testing aero bikes: Wild Factor prototype, Colnago Y1Rs, Cervelo S5, Ridley Noah and eight others compared in our biggest aero group test yet
News Factor's crazy prototype nearly takes a clean sweep, while Cervélo and Colnago impress
What is the fastest bike in the world? We tested 12 of the latest all-out aero bikes in the wind tunnel to find out
Member Exclusive Is the Cervélo S5 faster than the Colnago Y1Rs? Does Factor's wild prototype live up to its spaceship looks? Can OEM upstarts hold their own against established Western brands? Can budget-friendly brands beat premium Italians such as Bianchi? We answer all these questions and more
