Tom Ballard

Recent articles by Tom Ballard

Perfecting your carb intake is key to conquering sportives or century rides

How carbs can help you perform at your best

Start by loosening the bolts on the non-driveside crankarm

How to replace an external bottom bracket

Time trials: the sub-sport of cycling gods

8 things we love about TT bikes – and 5 we hate

Riders at the 2015 Prudential RideLondon Surrey 100 enjoy some blue sky and open country

Routes and Rides

15 sportive essentials – the gear you need to ride a sportive

The Omega X is an ideal upgrade for TT and triathlon

TriRig Omega X aero brake review

GBP £118.00 RRP AUD $250.00 USD $184.99

The Lazer Blade has a compact look very similar to the top-end Lazer Z1

Road Cycling Helmets

Lazer Blade helmet review

GBP £59.99 RRP AUD $140.00 USD $95.00

Ted Baker and Quella have teamed up to create these stunning retro racers

Utterly cool retro racers from Ted Baker and Quella launched

Climbing and stunning scenery: it must be the Dragon Ride

Dragon Ride adds 100km route for 2016 event

Shimano's R171 shoes are only one step away from the pro-level R321 models

Road Bike Shoes

Shimano R171 road shoes review

GBP £150.00 RRP AUD $229.00 USD $200.00

The Argon 18 E119 Tri+

New Argon 18 E119 Tri ‘faster than a Cervélo P5’

This new Canyon Speedmax has deeper UCI-illegal tubing than the regular Speedmax

Canyon’s Speedmax prototype: slick, fast, illegal

The new Zaskar Carbon Elite in blinding red paintjob

GT Zaskar reworked for 25th anniversary

The new Kask Rex MTB helmet

Kask’s new Rex is ‘best MTB helmet possible’

11spd: this week's best new bike gear

11spd: This week’s best new bike gear

The new Cannondale Habit Carbon SE

New Cannondale Habit, Bad Habit and Beast of the East spotted