Ibis // Liv // Cane Creek // Strava // Cafe du Cycliste // Trek & more!
New, affordable mountain bikes from Ibis and Liv, a GX Eagle upgrade kit that makes it as light as XO1, Strava updates (and apologies), Zwift’s killer bundle deal with Stages Cycling, a special Helm fork finish, Trek’s bargain commuter bike, and three very stylish new shoes for road, gravel, and, um, hike-a-bikes? All that and more in this week’s roundup!
Chris King // Giro // Thömus // Stages // Fat Tire Ale & more!
Chris King offers up a stealth headset option for modern cockpits, Giro goes light and compact with new Aries, a couple of interesting all-purpose e-bikes, new power meter options, fresh beer, and more!
Touchscreen Handlebars // Fezzari // Cane Creek // SRM // Spot & more!
Two gorgeous new road bikes, a $1500 handlebar with Apple Car Play, a wobble-saving headset, a big acquisition, MTB power meter pedals, Spot’s updated short travel slayer, and other clever new products!
Fox “Active Valve” suspension predicts terrain w/ wireless sensors & radar!
A new Fox Active Valve electronic suspension control system could introduce Radar, wireless sensors in the wheels and cockpit, cadence sensors, and even bike-to-bike communication!
Weird & Wonderful CES Tech // Unbound Bans // Longest MTB Trail & more!
New training & recovery tech for cyclists (including a fast e-cargo bike) from CES, some wild derailleur patents, a retro-modern derailleur, MTB trail & gravel racing news, and other oddities kick off the new year.
Best Gravel Bike Mini-Pumps – A Buyer’s Guide
These are the best mini pumps for gravel bikes, with the right balance of weight, features, quality, and air volume to quickly, easily inflate your tires.
Road vs Gravel vs MTB – The Year in Review
Which type of cycling is most popular? What’s the most popular bike race? Which gravel race is the favorite? Why are all the mountain bike events about the same popularity? Here’s how all the cycling disciplines and events ranked in 2022!
Happy Holidays // Cycling Ceramic // Scott // Vertical // Stages // Shredits & more!
This week’s a little light on new products, but there’s a few really interesting new upgrades from Vertical and Cycling Ceramic worth a look. Plus dual-sided Stages PMs for Dura-Ace, the 2023 UCI schedule, and a lightweight Scott road/gravel e-bike. Plus the best MTB videos from December to get us pumped to ride!
Colnago // Scott // Wilde // Wilier // Battaglin // DJI & more!
This week there are killer new bikes from Colnago, Battaglin, Wilier, and Wilde, plus a new Scott Scale with some fascinating weight-saving tricks. I also found a few really cool items (one’s pretty weird), some big news from EWS, and DJI’s new Mini 3 stays small enough for a jersey pocket, but just keeps getting better.
Rockshox // 3T // Look // Giant // Strava // Lamborghini & more!
This week we have some odd items, from a retro GT cargo bike concept to bleeding edge new aero bikes and a list of the new UCI rules that allow them, plus an updated Look all-road bike, Giant enduro bike, and a gorgeous Kafka-esque art bike from Festka. Zwift updates and Strava recaps, too, plus tons more fun little things!
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