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Desire: Rapha’s new disco slippers

We’ve waited a long time for Rapha’s piece de resistance. The Pro Team shoe is here and it’s been worth...

Desire: Katusha – the pro-peloton veteran

As a sponsor to the pro-peloton for over 10 years, Katusha are shaking things up and we like it.

Desire: Stuart Clapp’s Factor ViSTA

It’s new bike day for Desire Editor, Stuart Clapp. He even claims that the Factor ViSTA is his N-minus-2 –...

Desire: Santini’s Got You Covered

With a rich history, dedication to garment technology and a family-owned factory, Santini know a thing or two about clothing.

Desire: True Romance with Gore and Fabian Cancellara

Best known for keeping us warm and dry, enter Gore-Wear, Fabian Cancellara’s premium race range and Romance’s jazzy collaboration Shakedry.

Desire: Colnago G3-X

Few bikes command respect and turn as many heads as a Colnago, but take the name off-road and what do...

Desire: In-between days, in-between rides

Desire Editor Stuart Clapp get misty-eyed over dewy mornings and vintage Vespas

Desire: Issue 19.8 wrap-up

For the last edition of Desire in 2019, we decided to do things a little differently. Welcome to a wrap-up...

Desire: Factor’s New Home

British brand, Factor are going back to where it all began. Superbikes, hyperbikes and everything in-between.

Desire: Pinarello’s latest thoroughbred

There are horses for courses, but Pinarello’s most recent steed has proven it can win on them all. We take...

Desire: Trending topics

Tyres are wider, jerseys are jazzier and sprockets are now available by the dozen. The latest developments in design from...

Desire: Specialized S-Works Roubaix – Parra x Romance

Do you remember that stunning, uber glamorous Specialized Allez Sprint from the 2018 Rouleur Classic? Romance are at it again...

Desire: Cannondale SuperSix Evo 3

The long awaited update to one of the most popular bikes of all time is here. Spoiler. It’s rather different

Desire: Colnago V3RS

When you think of Colnago, you’ll likely be drawn to the classic shapes, pure Italian craftsmanship and sublime detailing. The...

Desire: What riders want

Saddles, framesets, shoes and wheels. And groupsets, of course. Philippa York on what she wanted – and what she got...

Desire: Me and my Factor O2

Rouleur’s Desire editor, Stuart Clapp, recently decided he needed a new bike, but what to get? Should he go with...

Desire: Rouleur’s go-to gear

Life’s essentials – on and off the bike – as used by our team at work, rest and play

5 tips for photographing your bike, Desire style

Rouleur Desire’s unique style didn’t come about on its own. We sat down with Desire aficionado, Benedict Campbell, to get...

Desire: Why grovel when you can gravel?

Issue 19.3 of Desire sees Rouleur’s first foray into the gravel and as usual, we’ve turned the dial up to...

Desire: Velohawk

Few bike storage solutions get the blood moving quite like Velohawk’s bespoke carbon pods. We found one installed amongst esteemed...

Desire Special: A letter from the editor

Our Desire editor, Stuart Clapp, describes an early encounter with the power of style. It started him down a road...

Desire: POC Omne Air

Where safety is concerned, few are dedicating as many resources as POC

Desire: Le Col by Wiggins

Sir Bradley’s eye for style is well known in cycling. His latest collaboration with Le Col is classic design, paired...

Desire: the new Specialized Roubaix

The new Roubaix. More aero, more comfortable, more race bike.

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