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Starling’s Girder MTB is gurt heavy with its I-beam downtube

Yep, that is an I-beam welded on, and a crazy take on tuned mass dampers

TDM unveils ‘world’s first’ F1-style KERS system for e-MTB, promising to extend range by up to 100km

New motor promises all of the range, and may spell the future of e-bikes everywhere

Rapha jeans are back… at £350 a go

London bike clothing brand has teamed up with Welsh jeans company Hiut for a limited edition – but they’ll cost you

Shand’s revived Stramash gravel bike gets UDH dropouts compatible with T-Type, Rohloff and belt-driven drivetrains

Shand's do-it-all gravel bike is absolutely brimming with features, including huge UDH compatibility and multi-fit BB

Wahoo’s Elemnt Roam 3 computer, a rear radar from BBB, plus more from Garmin, Rudy Project & Skarper

Check out the coolest products we’ll be reviewing on road.cc over the next few weeks

Take me to your leader: Limar’s Air Atlas UAP helmet is giving us alien vibes… plus Storck unveils 5.3kg off-the-shelf disc brake road bikes + more tech from Pirelli, Scicon, HJC, Kickstarter

Our weekly tech round-up features wireless tyre pressure gauges, Pirelli’s “fastest and most aerodynamic road tyre ever”, and a saddlebag with an interesting safety feature

Teewing gives us our best look yet at its upcoming Avinox-equipped Flux enduro e-MTB

After its Turbo Force, Teewing has been working on a high-pivot enduro e-MTB, and this is the best tease we've had on it yet

Stiffer (but not too stiff) and more user-friendly: Fox launches freshly updated 38 suspension fork, and it’s impressed already on our first ride

Fox's enduro suspension fork gets a well deserved glow-up with tuned stiffness, and fresh internals. Here's what we think so far after a brief blast on the trails with the Factory version

“The fastest gravel wheel family ever built”: Roval launches Terra Aero CLX and Terra CLX III, claiming aero gains and sub-1,100g weight

Specialized-owned brand says Terra Aero CLX is its fastest gravel wheelset ever, while Terra CLX is its lightest and most compliant gravel option yet

Mondraker enters the Avinox chat with revamp of flagship Zendit electric mountain bike

Mondraker says the new Zendit represents 11 years of electric mountain bike development, and looking at some of the design features, we believe it! It’s just a shame the same amount of time didn’t go into naming it...

Factor and Bugatti’s £18,0000 UCI-illegal collab is the “world’s fastest” road bike (so they say)… plus more tech from Gobik, Fizik, Apidura + more

A bike you can't afford, plus a smattering of other cycling things you may be able to financially justify. It's time for Tech of the Week...

Felt ups the lightweight aero stakes again with all new Nexar, claiming a bike weight of just 6.48kg

Claimed to be 5% faster than the AR, with a fully integrated front end, 32mm tyre clearance, and a 6.48 kg top build, Felt’s new aero bike is priced from £4,675 to £9,899

Developed for modern gravel racing, Fulcrum’s Sharq GR and Sonic GR are optimised for 47-50mm tyres… and can fit up to 76mm

The brand also delves deep into the advantages that wide rims and fat tyres offer

Rapha’s Core Rain Jacket impresses, Berk’s feathery 100g saddle stands out, and a 10/10 cycling jacket from Q36.5: road.cc Recommends updated with six great cycling products

Our February round-up has it all from rain jackets and a 10/10 long-sleeve jersey, to a feathery saddle, a powerful helmet light, and two standout bikes

Fasten opens pre-orders for bikes with interchangeable front and rear wheels

Italian brand unveils three bikes built around its Switch Wheel System, a design that keeps the cassette and disc rotor on the frame so front and rear wheels are interchangeable and can be changed in seconds without touching the drivetrain

Looking for a cheap(er) electric cargo bike? Decathlon might have just the thing for you as the Btwin E-Three 500 launches, already discounted to £2,499

French sports brand heralds its Btwin E-Three 500 as a car replacement, boasting a unique ecosystem that switches between passenger and cargo modes in seconds

Van Rysel releases EDR CF endurance bike with 38mm tyre clearance and integrated frame storage

The EDR CF sits below the EDR CF Ultra and is designed "for optimal comfort and versatility". Prices start at €1,799

Aligning with modern gravel, Salsa’s new Flyway is shaped for racing and adventure

New racy gravel bike from Salsa comes with all of the mounts for luggage capacity, and flexy rear end tube shapes for comfort

“The most advanced aero bike we have ever created”: Merida finally unveils new Reacto that is faster, lighter, and with space for 32mm tyres

With the last major Reacto update happening way back in 2020, Merida’s flagship aero road bike returns, claiming big aerodynamic gains, lighter weights and room for wider tyres

Giant unveils “lightest Propel ever”, shunning the trend towards more radical aero road bikes

Giant says the new Propel is its lightest yet, so where does that leave its own very popular TCR all-round road bike? I’ve ridden the new Liv EnviLiv - the women's version of the Propel - to see how the updates feel on the road

Orbea’s new Carpe 10 urban electric bike slims down instantly for easy storage and charging

Park your Car(pe) with ease: weighing just 17kg, this new urban e-bike has bars that can lock at 90 degrees and fold-away pedals, ideal for small apartments, offices and lugging it around train stations.

“The thinnest dual-sided MTB clips on the market”: OneUp unveils super slim XC Clip Pedals that are fully SPD-compatible and weigh just 303g for the pair

OneUp has just graduated from the Colin Chapman school of engineering with its new, super-slim XC Clip Pedals, keeping the weight down and the stack low

‘All-Mountain’ or enduro in disguise? The 2026 Lapierre Overvolt AM CF breaks cover, and it’s surprisingly mellow

The new 'All-Mountain' bike looks to fit firmly into the enduro segment, but was created with input from E-XC champion Jerome Gilloux. Does this bike have an identity crisis? Let's unpack the finer details

Cervélo refreshes its Caledonia do-everything road bike, shedding 53g in weight and increasing tyre clearance to 36mm

Some small tweaks to Cervélo's all-road offering amount to a very slightly more feathery ride, the option to fit wider tyres and greater usability, particularly if you're a home mechanic

Kona’s LBF is built to push drop bar boundaries in a serious blend of gravel and MTB

A drop handlebar, four piston brakes, a dropper post and 100mm suspension fork. The Legend of Big Fork isn't just gravel, or MTB, rather, it pushes boundaries

Could the new SKS Smartgrab be the affordable phone mounting solution we’re all looking for? Plus new Knog Blinder lights, a new 4iiii HRM with huge battery life, self-cleaning water bottles are here (just not for cycling yet) + more

We've got brand spanking new tech, updated tech and complete and utter speculative musings in our latest edition of Tech of the Week

“We believe our combination is safe”: Cadex sticks with hookless for new Max 50 WheelSystem and Aero Tyre

The Max 50 WheelSystem and Aero Tyre are said to deliver “a measurable aerodynamic advantage in real-world conditions,” with the 50 mm wheelset weighing a claimed 1,290g and costing £3,499.98

Race Face’s carbon Era eMTB wheels get 130Nm hub rating and lifetime warranty

Fresh carbon hoops built especially for e-mountain bikes are built to cope with high torque and achieve rim-specific constructions

The all new upgraded Giant Stance E+ and Liv Embolden E+ e-mountain bikes get bigger forks, more torque and better motors

Giant and Liv's mid-range XC and singletrack bikes now have more travel and meatier motors, the latter thanks to the new Giant SyncDrive Pro 3X motor delivering 100Nm of torque on the top two models in each range

‘Electric Rally’? Specialized reckons it has created a new genre with the Levo R e-MTB

Electric Rally is now a thing with a new shorter travel version of the Levo from Specialized