Tech

Max your recovery with the first cyclist specific compression boots, tool up for Christmas with Halfords’ ‘not chocolate’ Advent calendar, flat pedals for roadies + more

Fabric returns with a £300 saddle, Pivot pivots onto tarmac with their first road bike, Met reworks the Trenta helmet, Castelli’s winter accessories for super-cold rides, plus it’s beginning to look a lot like you’ll need some Christmas gift suggestions so we've got them too in this week's roundup of bike tech news

Researchers find collapsible bike helmets provide less protection against serious head injuries than conventional ones – but folding helmet inventor questions “misleading” study

Researchers at Imperial College London have concluded that, on average, current foldable helmets have a higher injury risk than their conventional counterparts, despite one collapsible model placing second in the study’s safety rankings

Bianchi gets protection from creditors while restructuring business

Italian bike company has entered a negotiated crisis resolution process as it attempts to tackle debts, recover from post-pandemic losses and restore stability

$1 million in pre-orders in just over a day: Lemmo 3 e-bike obliterates funding target

Full-suspension longtail e-bike comes with a claimed 110-mile range and AI-powered automatic shifting, and it has smashed its crowdfunding target with four weeks of its campaign still to run

Honda’s new RN0 e-MTB reveals that there’s a new Shimano e-bike motor incoming

It's the bike industry's new worst kept secret, as Honda has done Shimano's job in announcing the component giant's return to the e-bike motor market

Zwift introduces premium Zwift Plus subscription option with personalised coaching and real-world video routes

Zwift Plus adds adaptive training plans and high-definition video routes to the indoor cycling platform for £26.99/€29.99/$29.99 per month - that's £9/€10/$10 more than the standard subscription price

Aero optimisation without the wind tunnel: AiRO launches Vayu AI model to improve your cycling aerodynamics in real time – and Netcompany Ineos has signed up

Trained on more than 30,000 CFD simulations, Vayu provides aero results in milliseconds, bringing super-speedy aero optimisation to standard bike fitting

Coros Dura 2 Solar GPS computer gets larger touchscreen, voice control and off-line rerouting

New model comes with a 3.5in touchscreen and an aluminium/carbon new look, with prices from £429

Garmin launches new Tacx Nēra smart trainer with built-in motion pods and WiFi connectivity

Priced at £859.99, the Nēra removes the need for an expensive extra adapter to connect over WiFi - but the additional movement while you pedal is now not optional as it was on the Tacx Neo 3M

Garmin launches Edge 1060 GPS bike computer with voice control, alongside new Edge Explore 3

The new flagship Edge 1060 adds hands-free voice commands, smarter navigation and a larger touchscreen, while the Edge Explore 3 and Explore 3 Plus offer more accessible options, priced from £349.99

Check out Silca’s retro-looking bike computer, the AI coaching system that promises real-world rewards, new shoes to keep your feet comfy this winter, and the rest of the week’s bike tech news

Plus, the app that stops your batteries dying on you, sunglasses designed especially for autumn, and a highly questionable system to avoid inflating your tyres ever again

Scott chases comfort and practicality with new E-Ville full-suspension commuter bike

E-Ville urban e-bike comes with 100Nm Bosch motor and up to 800Wh battery, and it’s setup for year-round commuting right out of the box

“One of the best handling bikes on the market”, and a genius solution for using your SPDs with normal shoes: road.cc Recommends updated with another superb 7 cycling products

A French fancy road racer, a very sweet helmet, and Redshift's handy Mousetrap adapters make our latest Recommends list, along with four more excellent products

Check out the lightest, longest-lasting sports smart glasses ever, the aerobars designed especially for Zwift, new entry-level Sidi shoes & loads more

We’ve got news on how to become world champion without leaving home, your chance to ride with Pogacar, Hunt’s aero wheels for high-volume tyres, and the rest of the week’s top tech news

Colnago launches G5-X race-ready gravel bike with 53mm tyre clearance

Italian brand’s new platform is firmly focused on the performance-oriented side of the gravel market, with prices starting at £5,300

Look launches G85 Cezal RS – a 7.9kg gravel race bike that puts handling ahead of aero tubing

New gravel model gets a lighter, stiffer carbon frame and race-focused build, but the French brand says real-world control, comfort and rider position matter more than deep aero tubes

Five Ten branding takes a back seat as Adidas Freerider mountain bike shoes go clipless

Three stripes logo takes prominence on four new models

UCI promises to bring in GPS rider trackers “as quickly as possible”, as new equipment framework set up to “avoid excesses compromising safety and fairness” amid ongoing crash study

The UCI’s management committee said there was a “pressing need to ensure the widespread deployment” of GPS trackers, though failed to provide a timeline for their implementation

Castelli brings “game-changing” PFAS-free AirCore fabric to all new Gabba Pro, and two new versions of the Perfetto

There are now two Perfetto jackets, the warmer and heavier duty Perfetto 4 and the lighter Perfetto Pro, and the classic Gabba jersey/jacket hybrid has had a makeover to incorporate Polartec's windproof and waterproof AirCore fabric

Intriguing new tech that makes your mechanical shifting electronic, and a more affordable take on the radar light: Five Cool Things from the CIN Show 2026

A selection of the most interesting things we saw at the CIN Show, now in its second year with quite a bit more going on than last year's inaugural event

Leon Kaiser wins Sea Otter UCI Gravel race on unreleased 32-inch wheels and bike

It's a big day for big wheels and tyres

Want to bling your Brompton? Hope has you covered with unreleased products for G-Line bikes

Hope teases unreleased products for G-Line bikes

Has Focus reimagined its Mares cyclocross bike as a gravel racer? Mysterious new gravel bike with space for 55mm tyres pops up at Sea Otter

Big tyres and racy intentions... it looks like Focus has revived a classic, but the name is likely to be the only familiar thing

Shimano introduces SPD-SLR clipless pedal system for the road, with a completely redesigned pedal platform and cleat

Component giant promises a lower stack height, faster engagement, lighter weight and simplified adjustments on updated Dura-Ace and Ultegra pedals, and there are new S-Phyre road shoes too

The most luxurious bike seat money can buy? Brooks B17 Utmost edition, plus more cool things for your commute from Look, Batribike, Topeak and SKS

All of these things look like they would do very nicely for riding to work, and our reviewers are busy putting them through their paces

Moustache updates Lundi 27 with Bosch’s first hub motor and a slimmer, lighter design

Popular urban e-bike gets a major update with Bosch’s new Hub Line motor and a claimed 3.5kg weight saving

Unreleased Shimano Dura-Ace 9300 pedals break cover with claimed 12.5mm stack height – and a mysterious new SPD-SLR format

Deleted Instagram post appears to reveal Shimano’s next-generation Dura-Ace pedals, with a lower stack height than today’s PD-R9100 and cleats that could signal a new, incompatible pedal system

650B’s not dead: Hunt beefs up 650B Adventure Carbon gravel wheels with H_Core reinforcement

The overhauled Adventure Carbon Disc wheelset comes with reinforced rims and a claimed 1,390g weight, with Hunt pitching 650B as a way to fit bigger tyres to existing gravel bikes

Shimano Dura-Ace 9300 13-speed: leaked pictures reveal new shifters, rear derailleur and power meter for upcoming groupset

Fresh images appear to confirm Shimano’s next-generation Dura-Ace will remain semi-wireless – and confirm a new hood button layout and radically revised crank-based power meter

Van Rysel’s new endurance gravel bike impresses, and a new affordable smart training benchmark: road.cc Recommends updated with a magnificent seven cycling products

It's time for our latest road.cc Recommends selection. What impressed our reviewers most in August?