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Spotlight: Smith Optics Shift Mag sunglass review
If you’ve been searching near and far for cycling sunglasses with less of a curve, your wish has been granted.
Spotlight: POC Devour sunglasses
You like your sunnies big, you say? POC’s got you covered - quite literally, in fact.
POC changes gears with new sub-200 gram Ventral Lite road helmet
Super light, extremely well ventilated, and very comfortable, but there's no MIPS to be found here.
POC's new Omne Eternal helmet has a solar-powered light that runs itself
The cleanly integrated rear light recharges itself from any light source and operates automatically
Ten products I loved in 2020: Caley Fretz
Bikes are an escape. Or they should be, anyway. When they're not, when kitting up feels monotonous and pedalling the same loop becomes we...
Solar-powered sunglasses: POC Aspire Solar Switch review
POC’s latest eyewear innovation incorporates a solar-powered liquid crystal panel in the lens that instantly darkens or lightens dependin...
New from POC: medical info chips built into helmets and a lid for foul weather
POC is yet another brand that had planned to exhibit at the annual Sea Otter Classic trade show that was originally scheduled for later t...
Virginia Tech add more helmets to tested list: MIPS still trending
According to Virginia Tech’s latest cycling helmet test results, helmets equipped with MIPS are still the king of the safest crown, and n...
Ten products I loved in 2019: Iain Treloar
There's a Jesu album called 'Every Day I Get Closer to the Light From Which I Came', which, as a phrase, strikes me as particularly apt f...
Power up! POC apparently has big plans for smart helmets
POC has just announced a new partnership with Exeger, a fellow Swedish company that has pioneered a novel "carbon positive material" that...
Photo gallery: The best gear of the 2019 Sea Otter Classic, Part Five
Driving on to the grounds of the Laguna Seca racetrack on the last day of Sea Otter had the wheels in my head turning. I felt like I need...
POC's new Ventral Air: Better than the Octal
Want some of the aero benefits and narrower form of the Ventral with the wide open ventilation of the Octal? Launched in the hot sun of t...
Ten products I loved in 2018: David Everett
You've heard from our editors in Australia and the United States, but now it's time to hear from CyclingTips' lone European correspondent...
Stressed in Stockholm: The story of an ill-fated visit to POC HQ
Usually, when I sit down to write about a recent visit to a brand headquarters or factory, I'll start by setting the scene -- the locatio...
Ten products I loved in 2018: James Huang
Another lap around the sun has brought me some of the usual gifts — a little more grey hair, a little less fitness, a lot more grumpiness...
CT Recommends: Our favourite road cycling helmets
Looking for a new lid? In this installment of CT Recommends, tech writer Dave Rome shares what road helmets members of our team choose to...
Eurobike 2018, part six: Shoes and helmets galore
Cycling shoes and helmets garner a disproportionate amount of attention when it comes to other related gear, such as groupsets, wheels, t...
POC Ventral helmet review: Breezy and comfortable, but is it aero?
POC’s previous aero road helmet, the Octal Aero, was a curious little thing, essentially consisting of a standard Octal model but with al...
October 2016 Product Picks: Giro, Cycliq, POC, Bar Fly, Telehex, and PB Swiss
This month’s Product Picks covers a diverse range of bits and bobbles for bike and body. U.S. technical editor James Huang has put enough...
CTech April 2015 Product picks
It's been a while since we last sorted through the mountain of products sent to us here at CyclingTips for Product Picks. But now, in the...