Cyclingnews Labs

Cyclingnews Labs

From wind tunnels and rolling resistance rigs to bibshort pressure-mapping, here's all of our comprehensive testing in one place

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Tom putting on a pair of Aero Cycling Gear aero socks
We took 16 pairs of aero socks to the wind tunnel to find which was fastest, and we're still shocked by the results

By Josh Croxton Published

Member Exclusive From Assos and AeroCyclingGear to NoPinz, Rule2, Sockeloen and Velotoze, we tested all the best aero socks on the market to find out whether all aero socks are created equal

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Lab tested: Gravel racers, these free hacks could save you over two minutes at Unbound

By Josh Croxton Published

CN Labs We've been back in the wind tunnel, this time playing with hydration packs and clever base layers to help you find speed for free

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Images from the Cyclingnews wind tunnel clothing test
Wind tunnel tested: This aero kit can save you more watts than a $14,500 bike for 3% of the price

By Josh Croxton Published

member exclusive With a saving of over 24 watts, this is one of the cheapest ways to get faster

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Tom Wieckowski measures the width of a road tyre
Forget 28mm, much wider tyres are coming

By Josh Croxton Published

News Cyclingnews finds saving of over 75 watts on cobbled roads, even with aerodynamics accounted for

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a 40mm Pirelli road tyre fitted to a Zipp rim mounted into the front of a bike
Lab tested: 40mm road tyres are faster for nearly everyone, and here's why

By Josh Croxton Published

member exclusive Comparing wind tunnel and rolling resistance data on a variety of tyre widths, rims, surfaces and speeds to find out what is the future of road tyres

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Silverstone gravel tyre testing
Your narrow gravel tyres are slowing you down in addition to making you uncomfortable, Cyclingnews lab test reveals

By Josh Croxton Published

news Impact of changing width, tread and casing uncovered in latest instalment of CN Labs

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A close up of two tyres, one narrow and one very wide
Lab tested: What is the fastest gravel tyre setup?

By Will Jones Published

Member exclusive We test the impact of casing, width, and tread on wattage on a pedalling efficiency rig

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Wind tunnel wheels test
You get what you pay for – Cyclingnews' wind tunnel testing proves expensive wheels are actually faster, with one exception

By Josh Croxton Published

news With over 20 watts on the table, should a new wheelset be your next upgrade?

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A Reap Vekta bike stands in the wind tunnel
Wind tunnel tested: 18 road bike wheelsets go head to head

By Josh Croxton Published

Member Exclusive Princeton, Enve, Scope, Syncros, Cadex, Roval and more. We took the market's best aero road wheels to the wind tunnel to find out which were fastest

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A white man rides a static bike in a lab
Cyclingnews tests rolling resistance of 24 high performance tyres in lab to find which are the fastest

By Will Jones Published

News Good results for Continental and Vittoria, plus some interesting conclusions regarding inner tubes and tyre pressures

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