New products

Is new Microshift 9-speed a good wallet friendly 1x option?

New budget, well spaced drivetrain for gravel bikes

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Silca’s new Compact Viaggia travel pump with Bluetooth

Beautifully made and …it's got Bluetooth!

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Rapha launch new women’s bib shorts with all-new chamois

New shorts" three years in making with 15,000km" clocked up. So they ought to be good

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Pro Bikes: Trek-Segafredo’s Madone with SRAM Red eTap AXS groupset

Disc brakes and SRAM wireless shifting for Trek-Segafredo team this season

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New UCI approved bikes from Cervelo, Orbea and Liv

Is Cervelo set to launch its first cyclocross race bike?

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Five cool things coming soon from Mavic, Oxford, Giant, LEM and Bontrager

Another preview selection of bikes, components and kit that we're testing as we start a new week, with full reviews coming soon...

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road.cc recap: 10 of our top stories this week

Starring: Mark Cavendish, pavement cyclists, the great nation of Columbia, Team Sky the, er great town of Bedford and more…

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Canyon Grail and Rose Backroad gravel bikes – Video First Look

David takes a gander at two brand new gravel bikes from Rose and Canyon

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What bike is this? Ikea x-ray bike poster leaves cyclists guessing

We just had this brought to our attention and thought we'd see if you could be any help in our (albeit pointless) quest to find the answer!

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Garmin acquires Tacx in bid to take a slice of the indoor training market

Garmin is moving into the indoor trainer market

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Simplon launch the Kiaro Disc

The new disc version of Simplon's 'comfort racer' has internal routing through the headset and Simplon's 'Raptor Dropout' for increased fork comfort on uneven roads

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Video: show highlights from Look, Tacx, Fizik, Forme, Bryton, Tubolito and Cane Creek

We pound the halls of one of the UK's biggest trade-only shows to find new stuff

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Five cool things coming soon from Continental, BMC, Giant, dhb and Birzman

Some more shiny new stuff we have in for testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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SRAM Force eTap groupset to be launched in April

But how much it’ll cost is anyone’s guess

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Review: Kona Electric Ute

Verdict: Car-replacing load capacity and easier to live with than a bucket bike, but some issues take the shine off

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SRAM RED eTap AXS – 12-speed wireless groupset with radical new approach to gearing launched + In depth First Look Video Q&A with SRAM engineers

We take a close look at SRAM’s wireless electronic groupset, which goes 12-speed with bigger gear range. And an app

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The CycleWing, a sail for your bike, is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter

Not getting enough tailwind? You may want to invest in CycleWing, a sail that fits to almost any bike and allows you to rotate it with a bar control system to better catch the wind...

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Five cool things from Lapierre, Silca, 3 West Design, Giant and Fizik

Another preview selection of bikes, components and kit that we're testing as we start a new week, with full reviews coming soon...

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Ekoi launch the R5 Custom, a “100% customisable shoe”

The quirky French cycling apparel and accessories brand are now allowing you to make some serious modifications to their R5 performance road shoe with an online custom configurator...

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Geraint Thomas says “electric bikes are a great way to get into cycling”

The defending Tour de France champion talked up the e-bike as a great choice for beginners in his column for GQ magazine this week

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Tech trend predictions for 2019 – what bike tech are we going to see this year?

We've rubbed the road.cc crystal ball and made a few predictions for what's to come throughout 2019...

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Review: Stromer ST1x EAPC

Verdict: High quality city bike with a huge range and a silent motor, with an equally huge price tag

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Video: trying out the reTyre zip-on winter studs

What if you could just zip on your winter tyres on the days you needed them?

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Vittoria launch Elusion Carbon wheels for road, gravel and cyclocross

The wheels come in rim and disc brake options, with a 17mm internal width and 30mm or 42mm depth options

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Scicon launch new X-Over bib shorts

Available in 10 sizes and designed to compliment their new Elan saddle, the Italian-made X-Over bibs will set you back £219

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Pro Bikes: Bahrain – Merida’s stunning Reacto and Scultura disc-equipped race bikes

First look at Merida's 2019 pro race bikes with disc brakes

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First Look: Canyon Grail AL 7.0 alloy gravel bike

No funky hover bar but prices from £1,099 with hydro disc brakes

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Tail It Technologies launch bendable bike GPS tracker that fits in your handlebar

The Norwegian tech company have invented a USB-rechargeable GPS tracker that has a battery life of up to 8 weeks, and it can be fitted inside any handlebar type

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Continental GP 5000 vs Mavic UST tubeless setup – video

Will Conti's new tubeless road tyre install on a Mavic UST rim. Watch to find out

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First Look: 2019 bling coming your way

Cool new products from Fizik, Brooks, Poc, Pirelli, Catlike, Cane Creek, Bryton and more

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