New products

Revived e-bike specialist VanMoof launches the S6, its first new model since McLaren Applied takeover

VanMoof is back with what it calls the "ultimate e-bike". Visually it looks similar but inside it's had the McLaren Applied treatment 

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SRAM hasn’t totally ditched the mech hanger with S-Series drivetrain refresh

SRAM revitalises its hanger-equipped drivetrains for more affordable upgrades

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No more gears: meet the new e-bike drive system with no mechanical link between the pedals and rear wheel

Niche Mobility has unveiled a prototype drive unit that uses a fully automatic digital system with regenerative braking and a reverse gear, with a launch targeted for 2027

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Coospo’s radar tail light rivals Garmin, Cycplus impresses with a sub-£400 smart trainer, and Ravemen and Moon deliver standout lighting: road.cc Recommends updated with eight great cycling products

A mix of products feature in March’s Recommends, spanning cold-weather kit, lighting, training tech and more

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Budget boost? Hutchinson says £14.99 GP Explorer tyre sets “a new benchmark for entry-level road performance” – plus Thule’s new bike rack that incorporates parking sensors, and loads more from Castelli, POC, Panaracer, Boyd…

French brand brings a new dual-compound tyre to the bargain end of the market, while this week’s tech round-up also features smart cooling for indoor training, Thule’s bike rack that incorporates parking sensors, deep-section carbon wheels, limited-edition kit drops and loads more

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“We wanted to move away from the white lines and marginal gains”: Look’s new G85 Cezal combines road precision with MTB spirit

Look's latest gravel bike is built for the rule breakers with gravel specific geometry, catering to riders new and experienced

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Maxxis goes all in on 32″ wheels with new tyre range and all-new Aspen AT

32" wheels are here to stay, and now tyres are available to suit more bike types

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Colnago unveils C72 road bike: new Italian-built flagship model blends updated lug design, hidden storage and extra comfort

Handmade in Italy and limited to 3,000 frames a year, Colnago’s latest C Series bike refines its signature lugged construction with a redesigned chassis, integrated cockpit and subtle geometry tweaks – but it doesn’t come cheap

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Specialized’s third-generation Ambush helmet is built to be forgotten

Winning a five-star Virginia Tech rating, the Ambush three claims to solve all helmet-based problems

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Tubolito adds real-time pressure monitoring to its TPU inner tubes with new SYNCD system

Delivering real-time tyre pressure updates straight to your device, the Tubo-Road SYNCD combines a TPU inner tube with a built-in Bluetooth sensor, and is priced at €39.95

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CushCore’s $299 Rotary Tyre Tool may one day spell the end of our tyre installation woes… but you can’t buy it in the UK (yet)

Easy tyre and insert fitting is here... but just for professional mechanics, and the price is sky high! We're very much hoping the technology could trickle down, though

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“The fastest all-round road racing wheel system Hunt has ever made or tested”: UK brand says new wheels are quicker than the ones Pogacar used to win the Tour de France

5AM Limitless wheelset uses a deeper and wider front rim for aero gains and a shallower, narrower rear rim to keep weight down

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BMC Teammachine 01 AMP Two white

BMC electrifies its Teammachine flagship road race bike with launch of Teammachine 01 AMP, featuring super light TQ mid-motor

BMC now has two electric road bikes in its line-up, with the Teammachine offering a faster, racier ride than the endurance-focused Roadmachine AMP. Prices range from €7,999 up to a lofty €13,499

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Tired of e-bike everything? The BMC Twostroke 01 Is pure cross-country simplicity

With all the ‘E’ news today, it’s nice to get a bit of a palate cleanser in the form of a new BMC Twostroke. An unapologetic, ultra-lightweight XC bike built to tackle everything from local trails to World Cup races

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“The world’s fastest all-road race bike”: Canyon’s new Endurace CFR is as aero as its Aeroad

Developed with Alpecin–Premier Tech and raced by Mathieu van der Poel, the updated Endurace CFR comes with aero gains and added comfort – but will it get across the Paris-Roubaix cobbles first?

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Parcours launches Strade GT wheels with VibraCORE tech, promising 23% less vibration to improve comfort and performance

New wheelset uses recycled carbon in the rim’s spoke bed to cut vibration, boost comfort and reduce fatigue – while also improving aero efficiency

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Reserve’s new 30|XC cross-country wheelset gets pedal kickback-reducing Degrees of Freedom tech

Reserve's lastest cross-country wheelset promise to keep up with the ever increasing technicality of modern XC racing

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Starling’s Girder MTB is gurt heavy with its I-beam downtube

Yep, that is an I-beam welded on, and a crazy take on tuned mass dampers

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TDM unveils ‘world’s first’ F1-style KERS system for e-MTB, promising to extend range by up to 100km

New motor promises all of the range, and may spell the future of e-bikes everywhere

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Rapha jeans are back… at £350 a go

London bike clothing brand has teamed up with Welsh jeans company Hiut for a limited edition – but they’ll cost you

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Shand’s revived Stramash gravel bike gets UDH dropouts compatible with T-Type, Rohloff and belt-driven drivetrains

Shand's do-it-all gravel bike is absolutely brimming with features, including huge UDH compatibility and multi-fit BB

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Wahoo’s Elemnt Roam 3 computer, a rear radar from BBB, plus more from Garmin, Rudy Project & Skarper

Check out the coolest products we’ll be reviewing on road.cc over the next few weeks

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Take me to your leader: Limar’s Air Atlas UAP helmet is giving us alien vibes… plus Storck unveils 5.3kg off-the-shelf disc brake road bikes + more tech from Pirelli, Scicon, HJC, Kickstarter

Our weekly tech round-up features wireless tyre pressure gauges, Pirelli’s “fastest and most aerodynamic road tyre ever”, and a saddlebag with an interesting safety feature

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Teewing gives us our best look yet at its upcoming Avinox-equipped Flux enduro e-MTB

After its Turbo Force, Teewing has been working on a high-pivot enduro e-MTB, and this is the best tease we've had on it yet

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2027 Fox 38 Factory fork

Stiffer (but not too stiff) and more user-friendly: Fox launches freshly updated 38 suspension fork, and it’s impressed already on our first ride

Fox's enduro suspension fork gets a well deserved glow-up with tuned stiffness, and fresh internals. Here's what we think so far after a brief blast on the trails with the Factory version

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“The fastest gravel wheel family ever built”: Roval launches Terra Aero CLX and Terra CLX III, claiming aero gains and sub-1,100g weight

Specialized-owned brand says Terra Aero CLX is its fastest gravel wheelset ever, while Terra CLX is its lightest and most compliant gravel option yet

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2026 Mondraker Zendit

Mondraker enters the Avinox chat with revamp of flagship Zendit electric mountain bike

Mondraker says the new Zendit represents 11 years of electric mountain bike development, and looking at some of the design features, we believe it! It’s just a shame the same amount of time didn’t go into naming it...

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Factor and Bugatti’s £18,0000 UCI-illegal collab is the “world’s fastest” road bike (so they say)… plus more tech from Gobik, Fizik, Apidura + more

A bike you can't afford, plus a smattering of other cycling things you may be able to financially justify. It's time for Tech of the Week...

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Black Felt road bike on a dark grey background

Felt ups the lightweight aero stakes again with all new Nexar, claiming a bike weight of just 6.48kg

Claimed to be 5% faster than the AR, with a fully integrated front end, 32mm tyre clearance, and a 6.48 kg top build, Felt’s new aero bike is priced from £4,675 to £9,899

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Developed for modern gravel racing, Fulcrum’s Sharq GR and Sonic GR are optimised for 47-50mm tyres… and can fit up to 76mm

The brand also delves deep into the advantages that wide rims and fat tyres offer

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