{"id":2090945,"date":"2026-08-12T15:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2090945"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:59:16","slug":"early-access-cyclingnews-subscribers-can-watch-our-factor-one-review-before-anyone-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2090945","title":{"rendered":"Early access: Cyclingnews subscribers can watch our Factor One review before anyone else"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/PujLT23HpeTkatbWjpvwLk-2560-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><article class=\"page-content-onecol flex-1\nnews-article article\n\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-area-group widget-area-group-2col flex flex-wrap box-border\">\n<div id=\"widgetArea16\" class=\"widget-area basis-full md:basis-2\/3 widget-area-g-md-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-lg-vp-2-3 widget-area-g-xl-vp-2-3 page-widget-area-16\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"hero\" id=\"hero\" class=\"clear-both widget widget-hero widget-hero widget-hero-hero widget-hero widget-hero-fter-news\">\n<div class=\"news-article\">\n<header data-component-name=\"Article:Hero\">\n<nav class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\nBikes\n<\/li>\n<li>\nRoad Bikes\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<h1>Early access: Cyclingnews subscribers can watch our Factor One review before anyone else<\/h1>\n<div class=\"kiosq-member-label\" data-component-name=\"Article:Hero:KiosqPaywallLabels\"><span class=\"kiosq-member-label-text\"><br \/>\nMEMBER EXCLUSIVE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline-social\">\n<div class=\"vds-byline-block flex flex-row flex-nowrap my-1.5 gap-2 text-left items-start justify-center mx-auto max-sm:text-center max-sm:items-center\" data-component-name=\"Article:BylineBlock\">\n<p>News<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-auto vds-simple-byline\"><span class=\"inline-block vds-author\"><br \/>\nBy<br \/>\nJosh Croxton <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1 vds-byline-with-avatar__meta max-sm:justify-center\"><span class=\"vds-date block font-normal tracking-normal normal-case text-xs\"><br \/>\nPublished<br \/>\n<time data-component-name=\"UI:DateTime\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T15:59:16Z\" class=\"relative-date\"><br \/>\n12 August 2026<br \/>\n<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Our Associate Editor, Josh Croxton, has mixed opinions about the bike, alongside some news about another new video coming to Cyclingnews soon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"text-gray-700 flex items-center mx-0 my-5 p-0 justify-center text-center\" id=\"affiliate-disclaimer\" data-component-name=\"AffiliateDisclaimer\" data-hawk-message=\"Affiliate disclaimer removed because hawk deemed there are no affiliate links on this page\">\n<p class=\"text-[color:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--text-color,inherit)] mb-2 text-[length:var(--affiliate-disclaimer--font-size,0.75rem)] leading-[18px] md:text-[13px] [&amp;&gt;a]:text-inherit [&amp;&gt;a]:underline\">\nWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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Not only is it my first appearance on the big screen, but more importantly it&#8217;s for a review of the most aerodynamic bike we&#8217;ve ever tested in the wind tunnel \u2013 and we&#8217;ve tested 40 \u2013 the <strong>Factor One<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bfdc3d6e-9557-11f1-9481-0939416c6928-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As a small show of appreciation, we&#8217;re giving you exclusive early access to that review.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">What&#8217;s more, in the coming days, we&#8217;ll also be dropping a behind-the-scenes video from our most recent day the Silverstone wind tunnel, testing road wheels.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-bfdc3e86-9557-11f1-8ced-dff03f32cf12\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li><strong>What are the fastest UCI-legal road wheels? 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It&#8217;s also the most expensive bike I&#8217;ve ever ridden, at an eye-watering \u00a314,500.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It&#8217;s a bike that does some things exceptionally well, but as you&#8217;ll hear in the video below, it does some other things\u2026 well&#8230; poorly.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">To find out what those things are, and for a somewhat comical rundown of what else you can buy for the same money, hit play.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bfdc40c0-9557-11f1-aee6-2fbc4950c5c4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As a subscriber, you can also watch our ever-expanding archive of bike reviews over on the Cyclingnews app before anyone else. 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He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he&#8217;s covered everything from buyer&#8217;s guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews. <\/p>\n<p>On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. 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Not only is it my first appearance on the big screen, but more importantly it&#8217;s for a review of the most aerodynamic bike we&#8217;ve ever tested in the wind tunnel \u2013 and we&#8217;ve tested 40 \u2013 the <strong>Factor One<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bfdc3d6e-9557-11f1-9481-0939416c6928-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As a small show of appreciation, we&#8217;re giving you exclusive early access to that review.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">What&#8217;s more, in the coming days, we&#8217;ll also be dropping a behind-the-scenes video from our most recent day the Silverstone wind tunnel, testing road wheels.<\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-bfdc3e86-9557-11f1-8ced-dff03f32cf12\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\n<li><strong>What are the fastest UCI-legal road wheels? 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It&#8217;s also the most expensive bike I&#8217;ve ever ridden, at an eye-watering \u00a314,500.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It&#8217;s a bike that does some things exceptionally well, but as you&#8217;ll hear in the video below, it does some other things\u2026 well&#8230; poorly.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">To find out what those things are, and for a somewhat comical rundown of what else you can buy for the same money, hit play.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-bfdc40c0-9557-11f1-aee6-2fbc4950c5c4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">As a subscriber, you can also watch our ever-expanding archive of bike reviews over on the Cyclingnews app before anyone else. 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He has been with us since the summer of 2019 and throughout that time he&#8217;s covered everything from buyer&#8217;s guides and deals to the latest tech news and reviews. <\/p>\n<p>On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. 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