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Toyota mocked for ‘ideal adventure’ advert featuring ‘£70’ budget bike

"Is there a potato running your marketing department now?"

Livall launches new Evo21 Smart Helmet with indicating lights

The commuter helmet has a wide-angle front light designed for visibility even when you lower your head while riding

CHPT3 returns with sustainable summer road collection and Garmin collab kit

Made from recycled materials, the Most Days collection is also designed to last without compromising performance or aesthetics so riders can “buy less and buy better”

Beeline launches Velo 2 navigation device with improved simple, safe routing options

The device combines road data with ongoing real user feedback to improve routing suggestions

Vodafone launches Curve Bike Light & GPS Tracker

New device is designed to help you find your bike when parked and help locate it in the event of theft

Fulcrum updates aluminium Racing DB wheel range with wider tubeless-ready rims

Prices start at £339.99 in a range that is designed to ensure reliable performance in different conditions

La Passione launches new collection with Tom Boonen

Summer riding clothing is said to focus on comfort with lightweight fabrics and Elastic Interface seatpads

road.cc Recommends updated with 12 fantastic new products from Vitus, Shimano, Giant, Wahoo, Apidura + more

We’ve refreshed our selection of the best bikes and kit to cover May 2021. Check out which items have made the cut, then watch the video!

Colnago reveals limited edition Tour de France V3Rs

All-rounder is Le Tour’s first official bike, and it’s a beauty!

Ortlieb launches Handlebar-Pack QR with quick and easy rope attachment system

The 11 litre capacity quick release bag seems best suited to overnight adventures

Five cool things coming soon from DMT, Santini, Le Col, SunGod and Dare2Ride

Another exciting selection of shoes, gear and clothing that we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

Liv unveils ‘lighter, faster and more responsive’ second generation Langma Disc road bike range

The women’s bike has 50% more lateral stiffness and 21% greater transmission stiffness over the first generation, says Liv

Storck introduces limited edition Aerfast3 Pro Disc

Only 25 bikes will be produced...

Smart tech to check your tyre pressure? Rover Development launches wireless battery-free PSIcle pressure checker

Unlike tube-based pressure sensors, the PSIcle system is reusable…

Cadex launches versatile and lightweight 36 Disc WheelSystem

Giant's high-end component brand says lateral stiffness to weight ratio is much higher than rival wheels from Zipp, Bontrager and Roval

Wahoo updates Elemnt Bolt GPS with improved navigation and colour display

Device also gets an expanded memory while app-based customisation is retained

CloseTheGap launches new HideMyBell computer mounts with louder bells

The bells for road and gravel bikes are a claimed 10 decibels louder than previously and can be used with your hands on the bars

Castelli unveils Premio Black bibs made from woven body-mapped fabric

The goal? “To be the most comfortable performance short for your longest rides”, says Castelli

Five cool things coming soon from dhb, Canyon, Vel, hydra tech pro and Wildcat

Some more of the best wheels, shoes and clothing that we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

Roval trickles down top-end Terra CLX gravel rims to more affordable CL model + launches new Rapide sprinters’ bars

Rapide handlebar is said to be “the lightest aero bar in its class at 225g” and is offset forward for sprinting

SRAM radically redesigns cranks with specialist software and 3D printing

Prototype cranks are said to be twice as strong as ones developed and manufactured using traditional technique, and 20% lighter

Rapha expands Explore clothing range with lightweight outer layers and stylish merino tee

Range is built to be durable and packable, suiting adventurers... and commuters too

Check out ‘the lightest 3D printed pad saddle’, Bjorn’s 140g Setka

The lightweight Setka uses similar tech to Specialized's Mirror and Fizik's Adaptive models

Vitus updates ZX-1 road bike “with a 45% reduction in drag”

New bike is also claimed to be lighter and stiffer while offering hidden cables at every price point

Silca unveils £175 super-strong 3D-printed titanium computer mount

New Mensola is said to be up to 12 times stronger than a traditional mount while weighing as little as 27g... but it’ll cost you!

Five cool things coming soon from Merida, Maap, Pirelli, Madison and Roka

Another great mix of bikes, gear and clothing that we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

Ratio Technology brings 12-speed to riders with 10- or 11-speed shifters and derailleurs with new kit

For under £100, the 1x12 Road Upgrade Kit promises to save you both the expense and weight of electronic shifting…

Raleigh launches new tyres for iconic Chopper so owners can revive their retro rides

Have a classic Chopper and sick of searching the corners of the web for spare tyres? Raleigh has reintroduced Chopper-specific rubber so you can get back to doing some sick skids once more

Pirelli launches 35g ‘superlight, reinforced and space-saving’ SmarTUBE inner tubes

The new inner tubes made of TPU claim to save up to 70% of the weight of a standard butyl tube…

First Look: All-City Gorilla Monsoon 1x – The do-it-all dirt solution

We take a look at a steel framed gravel bike with huge tyre clearance and bi-plane fork