Tech

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

“Not carbon, not sorry”: Cannondale launches aluminium CAAD14 road bike with classic silhouette and modern features

Cannondale revamps its long-standing alu platform with the horizontal top tube, high seatstays and smooth welds that defined the CAAD name – while adding fully internal cable routing, UDH compatibility and clearance for 32mm tyres

A £295 cycling jersey from Assos that “erases drag”, Giro’s top-tier aero lid, a 360 degree action camera + more from Rapha and Inpeak

The latest cycling tech, clothing and accessories have arrived at road.cc HQ. Here’s a sneak peek before full reviews land soon

Cleat-based CycloWatt power meter soars past crowdfunding goal within days, a host of new kit from Rapha + more

All the hottest new tech from the week that was, including stuff from Colnago, Hutchinson, Rapha, Giant and more

“A new all-rounder without limits”: Bianchi reinvents Infinito with gravel capability

Italian brand redesigns its long-running endurance road bike with updated vibration-damping carbon and space for 40mm tyres, aiming to blur the line between all-road and light gravel riding

“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

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

“Lower rolling resistance than any other race tyre in the WorldTour peloton”: Specialized finally releases Cotton tyre in Tubeless Ready option

After months of use by pro riders, the long-awaited Specialized Cotton TLR finally lands in shops, bringing the brand’s 320TPI poly-cotton casing and dual Gripton compounds to a tubeless-ready format

“It’s ridiculous”: UCI’s controversial new handlebar rules see pro cyclist disqualified after 60km solo win, but team insists ‘illegal brake levers’ were bent in crash

Italian rider's team confident the bike was fully compliant at the start of the race and blame illegally narrow brake levers on crash damage

Cleat-based CycloWatt power meter launches on Kickstarter, promising easy swaps and low cost

Swiss start-up claims its cleat-integrated, single-sided power meter installs in seconds, works with either Shimano SPD-SL and Look Keo pedals, and delivers ±3% accuracy: “the first cleat-based power meter built for everyday cyclists”

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

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

“The perfect endurance bike”: Quirk Cycles unveils two very exclusive framesets, including one developed with Rapha founder Simon Mottram to tackle 220-mile Manchester to London ride

These two limited editions of Quirk's Mamtor and Durmitor framesets will only be available to buy in March 2026, priced at £4,999 and a whopping £9,250 respectively. When they're gone, they're gone!

Specialized and Trek among major bike brands suing US government to recover Trump tariff costs following Supreme Court ruling

Bike industry joins the queue of companies looking for rebates following the Supreme Court's ruling some Trump tariffs were implemented illegally

Halfords freezes bike prices for 2026: the Carrera Vanquish road bike is still under £500 and 12-speed carbon stays comfortably under £2k

Halfords has released its 2026 cycling range, and while there are few major updates, many bikes and accessories return at the same prices

Inventor of hand-worn cycling indicator thinks new brighter lights will win cyclists round after dim start to crowdfunding campaign — plus some very bling bars and… a speedsuit for gravel?!

Our weekly tech round-up, including new stuff from Pinarello, Castelli, Vittoria, Strava, Reserve Wheels and more

“The electric bike that won’t be stolen”: This full-size e-bike can fold down in six seconds, according to the brand launching it in the UK

The brand behind it reckons it offers all "the performance of a great bike", but with extra motor assistance and the functionality to fold down "light as air" at... erm, 16.7kg

Fizik brings back the Arione… but did it ever go away?

Still nearly a foot long, the Arione is reworked with modern materials – including models with 3D-printed padding – with prices from £99.99

Is this crazy custom mish-mash creation the future of gravel? Dangerholm works his magic on Scott’s Scale RC

Dangerholm's been at it again! This time he's taken Scott's rigid MTB platform and transformed it into an aero gravel machine

“It will be difficult to find a faster bike in the peloton” – Cannondale updates SuperSix Evo: lighter, more aero, same race-everything brief

Pitched as the ultimate do-it-all race bike, the fifth-generation SuperSix Evo has lower drag than its predecessor and boasts Cannondale’s lightest disc frameset ever, with complete bikes starting at 6.4kg. There’s a new SuperSlice TT bike with 14% less drag than previously too

Q36.5’s “game-changing” pedal and shoe system, Van Rysel’s £300 rain jacket, plus more pro-level kit from Vittoria, SRM and Deda

The latest pro-level cycling kit we have in for testing, from shoes and pedals to tyres, handlebars and rain jackets

“The bike you’ll reach for most” (if you can afford it): Ventum claims its revamped NS1 is the ultimate all-rounder; plus a 109g Selle Italia saddle, a cargo bike for kids + more

There's plenty of new tech to tell you about from our inbox and from IceBike, one of the UK's biggest cycling trade shows

SRAM drops appeal against Zipp aero wheel patent infringement ruling, as Princeton Carbon Works “validated” over wavy rim design

The component giant’s decision to withdraw the appeal, almost three years on from the initial ruling, brings the long-running dispute over the undulating rim design finally to an end

Genesis unveils three fresh prototype bikes, including new Equilibrium all-road model featuring custom Japanese steel

The British steel specialist has just shown off three endurance and comfort-focused prototypes at this week's IceBike show. Here's what we could glean from the chief engineer behind the new 'Equilibrium' (we think it will be an Equilibrium anyway)

A new jacket from Spatz with an integrated storage pack, “storm-level” protection from Lusso plus more cool jackets from Rapha, Gobik and Universal Colours

The latest and greatest cycling jackets we're testing right now, with full reviews coming soon

Giro reckons new Eclipse Pro is “most advanced aero road” lid, plus Pas Normal Studios’ new off-bike range includes £60 bucket hat and £190 “tech skirt”

Our regular tech round-up, this week featuring new stuff from Giro, Pas Normal Studios, Canyon, Chris King, L'Étape du Tour and more

Rose Bikes launches Shave aero platform promising “high-end performance for everyone” with a super light 740g frameset and prices starting from €3,600

The flagship FFX is said to be 4.7% faster than its predecessor, has space for tyres up to 35mm and a complete bike weighs 6.7kg... but if you're in the UK, you'll have to wait a while before you can buy one