Tech

Trek releases UCI-illegal 6.4kg Madone build priced at £10,000

With a SRAM 1x drivetrain, TPU tubes, and Aeolus RSL 37 wheels, Trek’s latest special edition Madone is its lightest yet

New Udog shoes with dials and a decent price point, £115 foldable bikepacking shoes, 3D printing stuff from Fizik + tech from Madison, Standert & more…

This week we've got new bikes, new folding shoes, new bags, and more in Tech of the Week

Canyon rolls out bike customisation for European customers, promising riders “increased fitting options and dream-level spec choices” (but only if you’re buying an Aeroad CFR)

Canyon suggests more models may be added in the future, with MyCanyon currently including custom paint schemes, component and wheel choices, and fit tweaks like stem length (if you're happy to spend even more on your dream bike)

DT Swiss and Swiss Side issue safety recall on wheels

Riders of affected wheels advised to stop using them immediately due to risk of "serious injury or death" due to rim delamination

Check out Demi Vollering’s ‘Dreaming’ Specialized S-Works SL8, a sub-7kg TDF TT bike, titanium/carbon beauty from Parapera & loads more

Bikes, bags, pedals, and a sprinkling of Tour de France tech… we’ve got something for everyone in this week’s roundup

Rouvy acquires Bkool indoor cycling app

The Rouvy Group has snapped up former rival Bkool just months after acquiring FulGaz. Here’s what it means to the indoor cycling market

How to hide your mates from the wind: science-backed tactics for reducing drag

Trying to tow a teammate back to the bunch – or just help a mate who’s blown a gasket? A new study shows the best way to minimise one rider’s effort when riding in a small group

Ribble’s CGR range of acoustic and electric “do-it-all” bikes get 50mm tyre clearance, internal cable routing and start at £1,649

The CGR range is synonymous with road, gravel and commuting but what's new with the third generation range?

Tadej Pogačar riding special edition Colnago Y1Rs as Tour de France hits Mont Ventoux: paper-thin finish, sprint shifters and weight-saving accessories complete unique build

After destroying the field aboard a hill climb version of his favoured aero bike on stage 13, the race leader deploys another modified version of the Colnago Y1RS built to tackle a long, varied stage with a fearsome Ventoux finish

Hot out? Rapha introduces Ghost range for riding in extreme heat

Rapha says new clothing features “the lightest, thinnest woven fabric we’ve used for an evolution in breathability, even when wet”

Pirelli claims its new 32g super lightweight road inner tube offers “near identical” performance to tubeless — plus carbon wheels to make any bike electric, POC’s new sub-200g helmet, TrainingPeaks’ new fuel calculator & more

Pirelli's new inner tube tech, a recall from DT Swiss + more hot tech from Santini, Duo Wheels and more...

Is Aeroscale’s Wasted Watts system – already in use on cycling’s WorldTour – the future of refining your aero position in real time?

Claiming accuracy within +/-0.5 watts on a velodrome and 1–3 watts accuracy outdoors, the commercial version of Aeroscale's technology, called Wasted Watts, is set to launch for the public in November 2025

“A major and unexpected and extremely costly blow”: Swiss Side urges UCI to rethink new rim depth policy as brand’s latest race wheel would be banned under “ineffective” new equipment regulations

Wheel brand requests “an urgent reconsideration of the recent change to the equipment regulations” and asks that the cycle industry is involved in future decision-making due to impact on retailers, brands, and the end consumer

Lightweight introduces 1,190g Meilenstein Art wheelset… priced at £6,000

German brand says its just-released wheels are “a new benchmark for performance” – but they’ll cost you

Could these new Scribe carbon wheels be the best value deep-sections on the market? Plus Garmin’s smartwatch with “unlimited battery life” + cool stuff from Giant, Pirelli and Q36.5

Affordable deep-section carbon wheels, eco-friendly tyres, a premium summer jersey and more on test this week

Giant’s revenue slumps by 25% in spring after positive start to 2025, as bike brand takes £102m less than first half of last year

Revenue plummeted by a third in May and June, and by a quarter overall in Q2, leaving bike brand down 12 per cent on last year

Can these £50 socks really “enhance performance” and make you faster on the bike? Plus some £800 3D-printed titanium shades and more top Tour de France tech

Our weekly tech round-up, featuring hot new stuff from MAAP, Canyon, Rudy Project, Stox, Specialized, HOKA and more

“Cycling is close to its Ayrton Senna moment”: Dan Bigham says “we will have blood on our hands if Pogačar or Van der Poel have a life-changing injury”, branding UCI gear restriction trial a distraction

The Red Bull-Bora head of engineering claims restricting gears will have no impact on race speeds, while calling for race-relevant helmet standards and real safety changes

“We won’t sugar-coat it – we received lots of pushback”: Strava restores old URL links after backlash – as social fitness giant says controversial policy stopped spam problem “getting out of control”

“We recognise not everyone (who are we kidding – no one) was happy with our decision to temporarily disable links, but we believe it was best for the product and community in the long term”

Pinarello launches “lightest aero gravel bike” at 7.35kg for the top-end model, and boosts performance of Grevil F range

The new Dogma GR gravel race bike starts at £12,000, with the 7.35kg build priced at £12,500, while updated Grevil F models start from £3,000

Van Rysel launches new carbon endurance bike with 830g frame, 38mm tyre clearance, and prices starting at £4,000

Van Rysel’s new EDR CF Ultra is described as the “definition of what a true endurance bike should be,” combining a carbon frame and up to 38mm tyre clearance

Cervelo says new S5 is “at least 5 watts faster than the bikes of our competitors”

Road bike raced by Jonas Vingegaard’s Visma–Lease a Bike team in the Tour de France gets frame tweaks, a one-piece cockpit and new wheels to make it both lighter and more aero than previously, says Cervelo

Can a cycling helmet really be one-size fits all? Lazer reckons its latest entry-level lid is, plus more new helmets from Met, Rudy Project, HJC and Unit 1

Affordable helmets, commuting helmets, climbing helmets, and helmets worn by the pros - we have them all covered in our latest haul of products for review

A £1,250g, 292g titanium crankset, the “world’s lightest road cycling pedals”, plus… “Of course we’ll have a look!” Castelli does football with AC Milan cycling kit + loads more

We've got some super light Ti cranks from Wert, some unusual 58g road pedals, an even more aero Canyon Aeroad and new stuff from Look, Vision and Classified to show you this week

UCI claims riders’ own mistakes are “most common cause” of crashes and outlines plan to trial gear ratio limit, but remains silent on controversial 40cm handlebar proposal

Visma-Lease a Bike boss was one of the few who criticised the UCI’s latest press release, which claimed rider mistakes, attributing to 29% of the reasons for crashes, as the “main contributing factor”

Ribble launches new alloy Allroad bikes at a “more accessible price point”, starting at £1,429

The Allroad AL and Allroad E AL are alloy endurance bikes designed to “thrive in any condition,” featuring 35mm tyre clearance and "aero frame tubing". And yes, one of them is an e-bike

Bianchi teases sneak peek at brand new Infinito endurance bike, featuring down tube storage and unique sculpted seatpost

During an event to mark its 140th anniversary featuring plenty of celeste goodness, the Italian brand offered a brief glimpse at what will be a brand new Infinito, launching in spring 2026

SRAM Rival is now unrivalled when it comes to mid-tier groupsets: road.cc Recommends updated with 7 exceptional cycling products

The latest SRAM Rival AXS is now the "market leader" mid-tier groupset according to our chief reviewer. Products from JetBlack, Pedibal, Sportful, Rapha and Cannondale also impressed us in June, with two getting perfect 10s

Shimano set to provide extra two years’ warranty to US cyclists with defective cranks along with additional tools and training to retailers to “overhaul” its crankset recall process

The bike component giant’s North American division decided to take these steps, besides others including making a “retail assistance agent” available, as part of a settlement for the class action lawsuit filed against it

Canyon unveils ECLIPS self-charging power and lighting system that can be paired with new far-out ‘Full Mounty’ Grizl cockpit

Integrated into two new Grizl bikes, Canyon’s new ECLIPS system provides dynamo lighting and a power bank to keep your devices charged up when you’re away from home