Simon Smythe
Simon Smythe is Cycling Weekly's senior tech writer and has been in various roles at CW since 2003. His first job was as a sub editor following an MA in online journalism.
In his cycling career Simon has mostly focused on time trialling with a national medal, a few open wins and his club's 30-mile record in his palmares. These days he spends a bit more time testing road bikes, or on a tandem doing the school run with his younger son.
What's in the stable? There's a Colnago Master Olympic, a Hotta TT700, an ex-Castorama lo-pro that was ridden in the 1993 Tour de France, a Pinarello Montello, an Independent Fabrication Club Racer, a Mercian Classic fixed winter bike and a renovated Roberts with a modern Campag groupset.
And the vital statistics:
Age: 53 Height: 178cm
Weight: 69kg
Latest articles by Simon Smythe
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The 5.9kg bike that won Britain’s most prestigious hill-climb was 'my dad's old Planet X frame from about 2010'
Monsal Hill Climb winner Gregg Booker talks CW though his idiosyncratic but superfast gravity-defying setup
By Simon Smythe • Last updated
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Sportful Pro Race Toe Covers review
These half-overshoes are wholly useful for days when it's not quite warm enough to leave home without some sort of toe protection
By Simon Smythe • Last updated
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Wahoo Powrlink Zero dual-sided power meter pedals - long-term review
Six months after they were launched, the lollipop-shaped power meter pedals are running as sweetly as ever
By Simon Smythe • Last updated
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New Wahoo Elemnt Roam bike computer gets more accurate GPS, more memory and more colours - here's our first look
It looks mostly the same as the old one but the new Roam has a lot more horsepower under the hood
By Simon Smythe • Published
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Never mind the London Marathon, Britain's wackiest cycling time trial is go!
Three... two... one... have a good ride and try not to catch your superhero cape in your chain at the Team Bottrill fancy dress TT
By Simon Smythe • Published
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New Hunt Limitless road wheels get carbon spokes - but they're not going hookless or super wide
Hunt Limitless 48 and 60 get lighter and stiffer thanks to new carbon spokes - but the rims are hooked and the internal rim widths are narrow compared to the likes of Zipp
By Simon Smythe • Published
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In the wind tunnel with Alan Murchison, the world's fastest Michelin-starred chef
How to serve up an 18-minute '10' at age 51 - the Performance Chef's recipe for time trial success
By Simon Smythe • Last updated
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New Factor Ostro Gravel 'ultimate gravel racing bike’ is based on Tour de France stage-winning road frame
Elite gravel racing version of Tour cobbled stage-winning road bike, already ridden in Unbound, launches to the public
By Simon Smythe • Published
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Wahoo Elemnt Bolt v2 bike computer - long-term review
More than a year after it was launched, the second generation of Wahoo's small but mighty Elemnt Bolt is still keeping us on the straight and narrow (with the occasional stretch of gravel thrown in for good measure)
By Simon Smythe • Published