{"id":615568,"date":"2025-12-06T08:40:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/615568\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T08:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:40:26","slug":"in-the-drops-the-road-book-new-bbb-lights-wizard-works-le-col-collab-and-velefique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/615568\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Drops: The Road Book, new BBB lights, Wizard Works + Le Col collab and Velefique"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to AI it\u2019s a tough old time being a media website recently, so thanks for stopping by. <\/p>\n

Despite the mess that is the internet we\u2019ve been plugging away here at cyclist.co.uk with a week of great content. <\/p>\n

We started with stage-by-stage previews of the Giro d\u2019Italia<\/a> and Giro d\u2019Italia Women<\/a>, plus route analysis<\/a> of the men\u2019s race and some suggestions of which riders should be at the start<\/a> in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also had a mass of buying guide updates as well as a new one totting up our favourite 1x road bikes<\/a>, freelance writer Emma Cole rounded up some of the world\u2019s top cycling coaches to finally figure out the perfect winter training plan<\/a>, and just today Scribe Cycling launched its new wheels with rather eye-catching wavy spokes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get In the Drops.<\/p>\n

Related questions you can explore with Ask Cyclist, our AI search engine.If you would like to ask your own question you just need to , or subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Road Book 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Robyn Davidson<\/p>\n

It\u2019s back. Ned Boulting\u2019s cycling almanack The Road Book is now a fixture in the calendar, and you can now buy the 2025 edition.<\/p>\n

It blends together hard data with lovely words from a plethora of the industry\u2019s finest pens and a number of pros. This year the contributor list features such legends as Isaac del Toro and Cyclist\u2018s own Robyn Davidson, who, somehow, won the same number of Grand Tours this year.<\/p>\n

BBB NanoStrike 1000i Plus and SignalBrake lights<\/p>\n

\"\"Extra shoutout to Fusion Media and Standert for loaning me this lovely Kreiss\u00e4ge for my most recent adventure, which we’ll get to.<\/p>\n

It’s flippin’ dark out these days, even before sunset there hasn’t been much in the way of sunshine around these parts recently, so bike lights are more essential than ever.<\/p>\n

Thankfully I’ve been graced with this new set of lights from Dutch company BBB.<\/p>\n

\"\"That strap is plenty long enough for all your aero seatposts, and don’t worry if you have a seatpost more like this, it reattaches round the other side to hide away.<\/p>\n

Up front the\u00a0NanoStrike 1000i Plus\u00a0is an upside-down mounted dual-LED front light, providing 1,000 lumens and five modes for max visibility.\u00a0It comes with a wireless remote\u00a0for easy changing on the\u00a0move (because it’s not always possible to reach while riding), and it’s made with aluminium housing making it durable in case of crashes. It charges via standard USB-C and weighs a claimed (I haven’t weighed this one) 125g.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0SignalBrake\u00a0rear light features 45 COB lights to make it as visible as possible, and has a brake indicator to show those behind you when\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0slowing down. It has an extra-long strap mount meaning it can fit nicely even on aero\u00a0seatposts, and its USB-C port is nicely hidden to keep rain and dirt away.<\/p>\n