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Could titanium bikes be set to get cheaper?

Scientists develop manufacturing process that massively reduces the steps required to produce titanium components

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road.cc recap: our favourite stories this week

Our pick of the bunch from another busy week on two wheels...

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Dan Craven’s Saffron stainless steel race bike for the Commonwealth Games

Check out Dan Craven's custom Saffron steel race bike ahead of the Commonwealth Games road race tomorrow

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Bespoked 2018 preview – Saffron, Campagnolo 12spd, Chris King, Shand, Filament and much more to see next weekend

It’s the UK Handmade Bicycle Show next weekend, here’s a preview of what you can expect to see

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Easton release new Gravel Shifting Rings with 2x chainrings specifically for gravel and adventure bikes

Gearing specifically for gravel and adventure bikes

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New stem cap phone mount from F3 Cycling launches on Kickstarter

"The phone mount to end all phone mounts" attaches to your stem cap and has a square dock with powerful magnets to attach your phone. The Kickstarter will launch on 17th April

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Peter Sagan’s Paris-Roubaix winning Specialized S-Works Roubaix bike

Peter Sagan’s Paris-Roubaix winning Specialized S-Works Roubaix bike with mechanical Dura-Ace, rim brakes and are those old S-Works 6 shoes?

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Campagnolo launch Bora WTO race wheels

Claimed to be the most aerodynamically efficient ever made, the new WTO (wind tunnel optimised) wheels have seen Campagnolo ditch tubular and offer them as tubeless-ready clinchers only

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First ride: Campagnolo 12 spd Super Record disc + Record rim brake groupsets

As Campagnolo becomes the first to go 12 speed for road, here's our first ride report of the new groupsets from the launch in Gran Canaria a fortnight ago...

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Oakley Flight Jacket and Field Jacket sunglasses launched

New glasses aimed at preventing lenses fogging up

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Five cool things coming soon from Oakley, Fat Lad at the Back, HJC, Selle Italia and Bike Box Alan

More of the top tech that's come through road.cc Towers recently for testing...

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Goodyear goes back to roots making bicycle tyres

Goodyear hasn’t made bicycle tyres since 1976, but it’s back with a full range or road, gravel and urban tyres

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Campagnolo first to launch 12 speed road groupsets

The Italian brand have unveiled the first ever 12 speed groupsets for road. Rim and disc options are available, and initially only Campagnolo's Record and Super Record groupsets will be 12 speed.

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road.cc Recap: our top 10 stories of the week

A round-up of our favourite stories from the cycling world from this week

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3T’s new Torno carbon fibre aero crankset is 1x only

New crankset designed for Strada and Exploro 1x bikes

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Knight launch new TLA wheels, claimed to be the world’s ‘easiest and fastest’

The new 'tubeless aero' wheels are available in 35mm and 50mm depths, can be inflated with a standard floor pump and are optimised for 25mm tubeless tyres with a brand new rim profile

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First look: Snowdon’s Paradox 38 flat bar titanium gravel bike

New flat bar titanium gravel bike lands in the office for testing

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Five cool things coming soon from 2XU, Castelli, Topeak, Kona and Bontrager

A selection of spring swag that we're trying out at the moment...

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GoPro launches new £200 Hero video camera

GoPro launches new cheaper Hero camera but is it any good?

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Specialized launch Peter Sagan collection – gold bikes, shoes and helmets for triple world champion

Specialized's Sagan collection - gold bikes, shoes and helmets for triple world champion, and you can buy them

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Easton goes deep with new EC90 Aero 85 Disc wheels

Easton drops new tubeless disc brake carbon fibre wheelset and they look good

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Light and sturdy TrackStand relaunches on Kickstarter

The Yorkshire-based company developed a light folding bike rack for cleaning, maintenance and storage back in 2016, and have now relaunched their funding campaign due to continuing interest

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First Look: Whyte Glencoe 650b Road Plus bike + Q&A with Whyte’s head designer

Aluminium 650b road bike with progressive geometry + interview with Whyte's head designer

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Bike Check: Fairwheel Bikes’ 5.1kg Factor O2 disc brake road bike

Crazy lightweight disc-equipped race bike weighs just over 5kg

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3T updates Exploro aero gravel frame with new aero fork and flat mount brakes

3T's radical aero gravel bike has been updated for 2018 two years after it first launched

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Video: road.cc crash tests the Hövding 2.0 Airbag for urban cyclists

Hövding's airbag is designed to deploy and save your head in a crash… we simulate a crash

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Five cool things coming soon from Smith, Monton, CES Sport, Muc-Off and Birzman

More cycling swag our reviewers are rating at the moment...

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Officina Battaglin embraces disc brakes with new Power+ Disc steel road bike

Columbus steel tubing and disc brakes meet in Officina Battaglin's new offering

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New spring and summer season clothing highlights from Castelli, Sportful, Pas Normal Studios, MAAP and more

Time to update your cycling wardrobe with some fresh new clobber

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road.cc recap: ten of our favourite stories this week

Some of our highlights from this week on two wheels...

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