HIGHLIGHTS:
POWER STRUGGLE - FTP is everyone’s favourite training metric. But does it have flaws?
RIDE FOR A REASON - Fundraisers reveal their proven tips for turbo-charging donations
IN FOR A PENNY - Big-wheel fun at the Sweden Days penny-farthing bonanza
ROUGH DIAMOND - 52-page bonus mag devoted to all things adventure

GEARS:
INSIDE EVERY MONTH...ope delivered Team GB a very special track bike for the Tokyo Olympics and now you can own the TT version

COLUMNS:
Ned Boulting is looking in the rearview
Rob Ainsley isn’t feeling guilty
Norman Lazarus is a man on a mission

FEATURES:
BIKE TEST - Aluminium bike frames have come to rival carbon in recent years and this issue we test out four of the best
NEW GEAR - Upgrades including Zipp 353 NSW wheels, Met Manta MIPS helmet, Gaerne Carbon G.STL shoes and much more
BUYER’S GUIDE: POWER - We test the best of the current power meter crop and answer all your key questions, including: do you really need one?
INSIDE EVENT - The 2021 AJ Bell Tour of Britain reviewed in pictures, the unfortunate demise of the Tour de Yorkshire in The Spin, three enticing routes in Northampton and why you’ll want the Fidlock Vacuum phone mount
THE BIG RIDE - Cornwall has had a big summer, hosting the G7, Tour of Britain pro race and seemingly just about every ‘staycationer’ in Britain. Cycling Plus joins the hordes in this issue’s Big Ride
TRAINING ZONE - How your sense of smell might unlock endurance gains, the best big ride breakfast recipes, how Christina MacKenzie broke the Land’s End to John o’Groats record and the Mallorca 312 profiled
MASTERCLASS: AERO - 114 The focus on aerodynamics in cycling remains intense and for good reason, too: it remains fertile ground in the pursuit of speed. This month’s Masterclass reveals the changes you can make to go faster
BIKE TEST - Two traction-boosting eGravel bikes from GT and Kinesis that are making off-road adventures more fun
NEW BIKES - First ride tests of VanMoof’s S3 urban ebike and the latest iteration of the legendary Genesis Tour de Fer