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Islabikes’ new kid’s range is lighter – and radder – than ever before

Longer, lower, slacker isn’t reserved for the big kids

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Five cool things coming soon from Rapha, Genesis, Time, Swiss Side and Northwave

Some of the best bikes, gear and clothing we're trying out at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Soma Fabrications launch the world’s biggest water bottle that fits in a standard sized cage, with a 1.1 litre capacity

Able to hold over a litre of liquid and fitting in 98% of standard cages according to Soma, the new bottle is aimed at endurance riders who want to go further without having to refill...

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First Ride: Michelin’s first ever road tubeless tyre + Video

First Ride on Michelin's brand new Power Road tyre, in clincher and tubeless versions

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Salsa launch new Cutthroat ‘ultra endurance’ bike for 2020, with more accessory mounts and a redesigned fork

The Tour Divide-conquering Cutthroat has been given an overhaul, with a more compliant fork plus a new range of direct mount frame packs for carrying loads of luggage...

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Time launch new Cyclo gravel specific pedals based on their IClic system

New one sided pedal for two bolt cleats

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Roval Terra gravel wheels with up to 30mm internal rim width launched

Roval takes aim at gravel market with new Terra CLX and CLX Evo 650b and 700c wheelsets

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Five cool things coming soon from Assos, Lazer, Orro, Tune and Lezyne

Some of our top picks from the road.cc test pile this week, with reviews coming soon...

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Bontrager produce bikepacking bags for the first time with the Adventure Bags

Adventure Top Tube and Frame Bag made to fit the Checkpoint, Farley and more

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Mads Pedersen’s World Champs Trek Madone SLR Disc with some custom parts

The best looking world champs bike in years?

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10 Top cycling stories you might have missed this week

Some of the highlights from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap...

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Shimano GRX Di2 – First Ride on Shimano’s first gravel-specific groupset

David rides the LtD Gravel Raid event in Germany with Shimano’s first dedicated gravel bike groupset

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Canyon unveil 2020 Grail gravel bike models

The 'hoverbar' is here to stay, as Canyon unveil their 2020 Grail CF SL and SLX range...

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We spy Evil’s prototype ‘Gravel Bike X’ on Instagram and it looks insane

Hints that the MTB brand are expanding into gravel

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Sportful’s new autumn/winter clothing – First Look

Sportful’s new winter range will help you tackle the bad weather

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Five cool things coming soon from Lezyne, Fizik, Naked Bikes, Cosmo Connected and Michelin

Some of the top gear and tech we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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What’s going on with Rohan Dennis and his bike choice at the World Championships (and his helmet too)?

He rides a BMC, not a Merida TT bike, to claim World TT title

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The fastest bikes in Yorkshire: The winning bikes of the Road World Championship time trial

The elite individual time trial at UCI Road World Championships is the ultimate 'race of truth' for bikes and riders - we take a look at what it revealed in Yorkshire

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First ride: Blubrake’s integrated ABS system for e-bikes breaks cover

Swedish manufacturer Crescent is the first company to spec it… and we’ve tried it out

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Shimano’s electric GRX Di2 RX800 11-speed gravel groupset: full weights, prices and specs

Plus how it stacks up against mechanical GRX

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Mason Aspect Titanium Video Review – Silky smooth four-season road bike

See the new Mason Aspect Ti in action in our video review

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We ride Fulcrum’s first gravel wheels in a tough Italian gravel race

First ride on Fulcrum's first gravel wheels in Italian gravel race

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Kinesis launch new Sector gravel and mountain bike wheelsets using Innegra reinforced carbon layup

Gravel wheels with claimed 75% higher impact resistance

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Best of British 2019: Condor, Brompton, Whyte, Kinesis, Ribble and more new bikes – Video

We took a look at some of the newest British bikes at the Cycle Show

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First Ride on Fizik’s new Vento Argo R3 saddle – it’s short but big on comfort

David puts Fizik's new short-nosed saddle to test in the Jeroboam Italian gravel race, and lives to tell the tale

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Five cool things coming soon from Merlin, DMT, Shimano, ETC and Triban

Another fine selection of bikes, kit and equipment that road.cc's reviewers are testing at the moment...

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An diverse assortment of gravel bikes from the Jeroboam Italian gravel race – 3T, Wilier, Specialized, Salsa, Canyon and more

Weird and funky bike setups for 300km of Italian gravel

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What happens when your carbon wheels break? Roval now offers lifetime warranty on its carbon wheels

Lifetime warranty now being offered on Roval carbon wheels

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UK safety camera specialists launch “world’s first dual lens helmet camera”, that records front and rear

Techalogic say their double-sided action camera is a world first. Is this the future of helmet cams?

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Zefal’s new lightweight carbon bottle cage looks like a bit of a bargain

A lightweight bottle cage that doesn’t cost a fortune

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