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First Look: Vitus Substance V2 Apex

Adventure on 650B wheels and fat tyres for just £1300

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Specialized stops sale of 2018 Allez bikes due to fork defect

Specialized halts sale of 2018 Allez bikes due to fork crown manufacturing defect

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NS Bikes has updated its RAG+ adventure and gravel bike for 2018

New flat mount fork with mudguard eyelets, wider tyres add extra versatility and RAG+ gets a new lick of paint too

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BikeLIVE London – Demo the latest bikes with road.cc at Redbridge Cycling Centre

March 4th 2018, road.cc, off-road.cc and ebiketips bring a massive range of bikes to the south-east for you to try out in a traffic free environment

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Campagnolo release new performance clothing range

The Italian component maestros have branched out further into apparel, offering an extensive line of "performance technical wear"

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Kinesis Tripster ATR v2 – Video First Look

Dave checks out the updated Tripster ATR go-anywhere adventure titanium bike in this video

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Five cool things coming soon from Xplova, ArroWhere, Garmin, TaoTronics and Giro

A selection of kit, gizmos and tools that are currently out with our reviewers

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Fairlight Cycles Strael 2.0 unveiled – steel disc-equipped road bike revised for 2018

Fairlight has updated its popular Strael steel road bike with a new fork, thru-axles and lots of new builds

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Lightweight’s new Meilenstein Disc wheels are 10% stiffer with wider rims

Improved stiffness and wider rim profile for Lightweight's Meilenstein Disc wheels

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Some more facts, figures and musings from this week in the world of road.cc...

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Cycling app of the week: TravelSafely App

This app can warn drivers of cyclists' presence and vice versa, and is currently being beta tested in the US

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Pirelli launch online shop for their new tyres and announce Castelli kit collaboration

Pirelli are now selling the P Zero Velo tyre range on their own web shop, and have also announced that new kit in partnership with Castelli and MTB tyres are imminent

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Proviz expands Reflect360 range with new Elite jacket

Proviz launches new Elite Cycling Jacket with lots of reflective material

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11 things we’ve learned this week

It's been another busy week on two wheels - so without further ado, here are 11 things we've learned this week...

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Recreate your favourite rides to keep the memory forever – in 3D print

North Wales start-up PrintMyRoute produces terrific-looking 3D models from GPS data

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Cycling app of the week: GoPro Quik

Want a quick snapshot of an epic ride from your GoPro? This app takes away the hard work if your editing skills leave a lot to be desired...

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First look: Garmin Vector 3 pedals

Pod-free power from Garmin's third-generation power pedal

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Six of the best smart trainers from Wahoo, Elite, Bkool, Tacx and CycleOps

Get smart this winter with one of these smart trainers

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Mavic develops smartphone app for boosting visibility

Mavic has vision for improved visibility with new Vision jersey and smartphone app

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Culprit Bicycles crowdfunding for stem that hides Di2 junction box and Sram eTap BlipBox

The stem hides the electronics from all the big three groupset manufacturers, and Culprit are promising a 3 watt saving over using a regular stem with wires exposed

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Five cool things coming soon from Light and Motion, Cane Creek, Barbour, Sportful and Trek

A sneak peek at some of the latest kit, components and bikes that have passed through road.cc Towers and onto our intrepid team of testers

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Spurcycle launch beautiful titanium multitool

New titanium multitool made in the US by Paragon Machine Works

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Donhou DSS3 cyclocross/gravel bike launched

Tom Donhou adds versatile gravel and cyclocross frame to Signature Collection

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Pinarello apologises for sexist e-bike advert

Italian brand had suggested women buy its new Nytro to keep up with their boyfriends while cycling

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Five cool things coming soon from Lezyne, Tacx, Cube, Minoura and Vittoria

A first look at the latest new kit we've had in, with reviews landing on the site shortly

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Pinarello unveil Nytro electric road bike

The Italian brand are calling the Nytro an 'eRoad' bike, designed to feel the same as a high-end race machine but with assistance when you need it

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Rotor’s Uno hydraulic groupset will make first pro peloton appearance in 2018

WNT-Rotor women’s pro cycling team will debut new hydraulic groupset next year

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11 things we’ve learned this week

Here are 11 things we've learned in another action-packed week on two wheels...

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First Look: Specialized Tarmac SL6 Pro 2018 road bike

A smattering of Ultegra Di2 8150 and pink decals with Specialized's new Tarmac SL6 Pro

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