Pivot // Specialized // Fraezen // Rogue Panda // Trek // Challenge & more!
This week we have two new lightweight premium alloy bikes, an Italian road race bike with the best specs ever, lots of new tech and tires, a top-level helmet with carbon plates, shiny gold carbon wheels, the stiffest road cranks, and a gorgeously unique CNC’d derailleur cage.
Chris King // Cervelo // Pinarello // Specialized // Moots // Ceramicspeed & more!!!
This week we have new road wheels and tires from Chris King, Specialized and Vittoria, plus an all-road bike from Vitus, plus new XC full-sus bikes from Pinarello and Cervelo, Moots goes singlespeed, and Canyon drops in with a monster freeride eMTB! New tech from Suunto and Garmin, and cool bits and kits from Cedaero, Fjällräven, and more round out a big week!
Canyon // Colnago // Specialized // QUOC // Gravel Party Ride & more!
It must be grand tour season because the TT stuff is starting to trickle out. And we’re getting lots of “special edition” eye candy from Colnago, Canyon, and Ridley, plus faster wheels and tires. But there’s also some weird bikepacking and kids bike stuff, new bags, and other goodies, too.
Project 321 // GT // PUSH // Shimano // Fizik // Cannondale & more!
This week’s recap includes a few more of the best things I found at Sea Otter Classic, plus the usual launches. There’s a few road & gravel goodies, and a lot of mountain bike stuff, like the revamped GT Sensor, Project 321’s clever new hubs, PUSH’s upside-down fork, three things for shorter riders (and kids), Vittoria’s wild ultralight tire insert, and a lot more.
SEA OTTER BEGINS – Here’s the best new stuff!
Ready? Here’s the mega dump of new products launching at Sea Otter Classic todayI’ve grouped them by category…bikes, components, etc. You’ll find more popping up elsewhere, but here’s the best of what’s new… 2023 Specialized Epic World Cup XC race bike With 75mm rear travel and a frame weight of just 1,765g (painted, w/ shock […]
Revel // Garmin // Spot // Pursuit // Industry Nine // Forge+Bond & more!
Spot’s new gravel bike is ready to rally alongside a massive price drop for competitor Alchemy’s Lycos, plus three new enduro-ready wheelsets, Silca’s 3D-printed shop tools, and Garmin’s smaller Edge computers get a massive upgrade and solar charging! Plus some fresh kits for spring and summer riding, and more!
Trek // FREE Unbound Entry // Litespeed // Cannondale // Growtac and…Walmart?
Two exceptionally well shaped metal road bikes, a bikepacking gravel bike & gear, internally geared MTB hub, new brakes, two big trail bikes, ingeniously modern friction shifters, probably the best helmet ever, and so much more! Plus, a chance to win a FREE entry to Unbound!!!
Specialized // CarbonTi // Giant // Mosaic // Campy // Rocky Mtn & more!
Lots of new carbon, titanium, and alloy bikes this week for everything from city to road to gravel, plus an interesting mid-weight eMTB, and lots of very lightweight cranks, bottle cages, and wheels for all disciplines. There’s even an expensive wooden “bike” for indoor training!
Ventum // KS // DVO // Marin // Canyon // Chris King // Goodyear & more!
This week there’s new suspension for gravel and mountain bikes from KS and DVO, high performance road bike tires from Goodyear and Pirelli, a fast new road bike from Ventum, and several mountain bikes and MTB components from major brands.
Campy Wireless // Pinarello // Specialized // UDOG // BikeYoke & more!
Campy is going wireless, plus we have four killer new shoes for gravel and XC, plus a field-serviceable gravel dropper seatpost. Add in a mix of all-road, e-road, XC and enduro bikes, some interesting new tools, and more for a random week of new cycling tech!
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