New products

Specialized Venge 2019 – All-new aero frame with discs and electronic gears only

Five things you need to know about the new Venge aero road bike

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Giro launches new Aether helmet with MIPS Spherical technology

New two-piece shell does away with yellow MIPS liner while still providing anti-rotation benefits

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Specialized expands Tarmac Disc range with four new models

Tarmac Disc range expanded, models cost between £2,000 and £5,750

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How safe is your helmet? New study rates them, Bontrager Ballista MIPS comes out on top

US university ranks helmets by order of impact safety

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Fortuneo-Samsic swaps Look for BH bikes just days before the Tour de France

Fortuneo-Samsic to ride BH bikes at the Tour de France

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Unboxing Orbea’s new Terra gravel and adventure bike

Check out the new Orbea Terra in our first unboxing video in a while

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Specialized unveils 2019 CruX cyclocross race bikes – with 1x and fade paint jobs

Ready for the upcoming cyclocross race season is the new 2019 range of CruX race bikes

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Rapha launch Graffiti Collection, drawing on “the passion of the crowd”

The print on this unusual new kit from Rapha is inspired by the road graffiti left after big races, and is a departure from the more understated Rapha garb we've become accustomed to

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Five cool things coming soon from B’Twin, Bontrager, Goodyear, Endura and Shutt Velo Rapide

Some more new stuff we're testing at the moment before the road.cc verdicts are delivered...

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Mitchelton-Scott will be riding new Pirelli tubular tyres at the 2018 Tour de France

Pirelli are the official tyres supplier to Mitchelton-Scott after agreeing a long-term deal, with Simon Yates unveiling the new Pirelli tubular tyre on an F1 track at the weekend

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First Look: Fairlight’s brand new Secan gravel and adventure bike

Brand new gravel and adventure bike from the young British bike company

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Argon 18 team up with Mercedes-Benz for line of high-end bikes

The latest in a long and sometimes questionable line of bike/car brand collaborations is an effort from Argon 18 and Mercedes, with the German car maker promising "an emotional connection" for the lucky owners...

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New Fairlight Cycles Secan ready for GritFest this weekend

Quick first look at the brand new Secan gravel and adventure bike from Fairlight Cycles

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BMC updates aluminium Teammachine ALR for 2019 with disc brakes and lighter frame

Lighter aluminium frame and now available with disc brakes

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Video First Look: Colnago C64

Hands-on with Colnago's brand new, and very expensive, C64 carbon road bike

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Five cool things coming soon from Black Mountain, Giant, FLR, Muc-Off and Raleigh

A run (or ride) through some of the finest test kit, bikes and accessories that have come through road.cc Towers this week...

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Fairlight Cycles Secan – new steel adventure bike coming soon

Reynolds 853 frame, carbon fork, disc brakes and wide tyre clearance just some of the highlights

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Mavic Cosmic Ultimate UST carbon tubeless wheelset launched

Is this a step closer to the pros adopting tubeless?

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Focus launches Paralane² e-road bike

A claimed sub-13kg weight and prices starting from £5,499

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BMC Roadmachine X adventure all-road bike launched

Aluminium frame, 34mm tyres and SRAM Rival 1x11 groupset feature on new adventure bike from BMC

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Canyon launches £1,299 Inflite aluminium cyclocross race-ready bike

Canyon's unique Inflite cyclocross race bike now comes in aluminium

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Californian clothing brand Ornot arrives in the UK

Understated American-made cycle clothing now available in the UK

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New Trek Madone Disc and Specialized Venge Disc confirmed by the UCI

Trek and Specialized have new aero bikes coming soon

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Pro Bike: Jakob Fuglsang’s custom painted Argon 18 Gallium Pro for Tour de Suisse

UK company Colourburn Studio helped create custom paint design

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Canyon adds new Campagnolo-equipped Ultimate and Endurace bikes to range

Canyon adds four Campagnolo road bikes to its range

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Just In: Genesis Bikes Volare 853 frameset – steel race bike now with disc brakes

Race-ready Reynolds 853 bike now available with disc brakes

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Giant Bicycles reveal prototype carbon gravel bike

Giant set to launch a carbon gravel bike this year?

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Snek Lifeboat Tyre Lever with integrated tubeless valve core remover launches on Kickstarter

Perfect tyre lever for tubeless fans and even includes a bottle opener as well

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Rapha launches ‘oil slick’ Crit clothing range with iridescent design

New race-ready clothing will help you look… slick in a race

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Stan’s launch new Grail CB7 and MK3 rims for gravel, cyclocross, cross-country and road

Carbon and alloy choices for gravel riders

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