Tech

From a DJI-powered urban e-bike to sub-10kg e-road bikes to a cat-faced waiter robot – all the best electric tech from Eurobike 2025 (and beyond)

Electric weirdness and wonder from Europe's biggest cycling trade show

Is Topeak’s top tube gel storage solution an upgrade over your pockets? Plus Lusso’s ltd edition bib shorts + cool stuff from Lazer, Proviz and Fidlock

This week’s products on test include an affordable helmet, limited edition bib shorts, and a trio of on-bike storage solutions

Canyon reckons it can make you a set of handlebars in 10 seconds — plus beautiful oversized pulley wheels, an 8.5kg e-road bike prototype, affordable gravel bikes incoming + loads more from Eurobike 2025

We've been browsing the halls of Europe's biggest bike show all week. Here are our highlights

Turn your turbo trainer into a rowing machine (no, really… and you can even clip in with cycling shoes)

After displaying at Eurobike, the S-Rower is available for pre-order at $520 — a "revolutionary", patent-pending rowing extension that "seamlessly integrates with your existing smart trainer"

Garmin and Tacx release £930 climbing simulator for indoor training

The tech was seen for the first time at Eurobike and uses "dynamic fork mounts" to replicate gradients from 25% to −10%

The inventors of this £600 reusable battery-powered cyclist’s airbag want to see safety systems on cycling’s WorldTour

The Mase Airding Compact AirRide has already been used by "many professional cyclists" on training rides according to the ambitious German start-up. With the system weighing almost 1kg, Pogacar et al may still need some convincing

Roval releases “the fastest road race wheels in the world”

Specialized-owned wheel brand introduces new Rapide CLX Sprint, Rapide CLX III, and Rapide CL III models, deeper at the front than at the rear for aero gains while saving weight

Giant and Liv launch new Seek road bikes for kids (and leak a potential unreleased Microshift electronic groupset)

The Seek range features 'youth-optimised components', including brake levers designed for smaller hands, 130mm cranks and lower gears. While the Seek 1 has TRP's Vistar components, the Seek 2 features an unreleased 'Microshift E-shifting battery'

Bosch launches new Performance Line PX mid motor

90Nm and 700W unit has a lot of grunt for heavy touring bikes, but it's still nice and quiet

BMC’s all-new lighter, “faster” Teammachine SLR 01 climbing bike narrows aero performance gap: here are our first ride impressions

The 5th generation of BMC's Teammachine SLR 01 hones in on climbing ability without sacrificing stiffness or speed, according to the Swiss brand, borrowing aero features from the TeamMachine R 01 aero road bike

Canyon launches “lightest e-road bike yet” and it’s sub-10kg

Endurace:ONfly is 2kg lighter than several other flagship performance e-road bikes, Canyon confident it "looks and feels like a 'normal' high-performance road bike"

Specialized unveils “the lightest shoe in the peloton” at just 148.2g per shoe (and £549 per pair)

The S-Works Torch Remco shoes, designed for superstar rider Remco Evenepoel, don’t sacrifice comfort or performance, says Specialized… although they will sacrifice some of your salary, with the price set at a lofty £549

Specialized’s “fastest, most durable road tyres”, Trek’s electric mini pump that could ‘replace four CO2 cartridges’ + more cool stuff from Ribble, Fizik and Velocio

Race-ready kit, ride essentials, and high-performance apparel feature in our latest round-up of products in for review

The future of gravel racing is here: Wilier’s all new Rave SLR ID2 is aero optimised with 52mm tyre clearance, and designed exclusively for 1x drivetrains

Wilier's brand new Rave SLR ID2 marks a new dimension in gravel racing, with a focus on speed, versatility, and off-road performance. This meticulously designed Italian gravel race certainly defies convention

Hövding’s airbag for cyclists is back and brand promises “new era” of safety (just don’t call it a helmet), plus the world’s first saddle-less bike is as bonkers as it sounds

All the hottest new tech from Hövding, Pearson, Eddy Merckx, SRM, Brompton, Martoni and more

UCI issues “further clarification” on new tech rules including controversial 40cm handlebar width… by printing the same changes again, with some diagrams

The governing body says the changes were made following “extensive consultation” with riders, teams, and organisers, and claims the unpopular 40cm bar rule will allow “all athletes” to compete on “high-performance and safe” equipment

Canyon revives the sub-£1,000 road bike: new £949 Endurace AllRoad is “most versatile road bike possible at best possible price”

With this new 'entry level' model, Canyon aims to shake up the endurance scene with "one road bike that can handle a bit of everything"

UCI to trial maximum gearing rule — but will it really make racing safer?

Junior gear-style system could be entering the WorldTour with riders limited to 54x11, a move that hits SRAM setups hardest, in an attempt to improve safety

“Cycling faces a crucial turning point”: Thousands sign petition urging UCI to rethink unpopular new 40cm bar rule

Critics argue limiting all riders to 40cm bars "does not account for variety in body types" and may "inadvertently place riders at risk of injury"

Rouvy raises subscription from £12.99 to £17.99 per month, making it the same price as Zwift

Users can, however, choose to lock in cheaper prices now with an annual subscription to avoid the hefty 38% price increase

SRAM trickles top-level Red tech down to Force and Rival groupsets, offering faster shifting, lighter weights, and braking with just one finger

Lighter weight, improved ergonomics, faster shifting, single-digit braking (if you want to)… SRAM reckons it is delivering top-tier performance at more accessible prices

Will the UCI be forced into an embarrassing U-turn on narrow handlebar rule? Governing body’s “crazy” one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t make sense, riders say

Let’s be honest – has the UCI stuffed this one up?

All the bikes! Five cool things coming soon from Specialized, Wattbike, Merida, Genesis and Quella

Road, gravel, commuter, indoor and flat bar bikes - we have them all covered in our latest haul of cool things in for review

Is this the most extreme front end in pro cycling? Plus monster chainrings, 160mm cranks, a crazy saddle angle and more of the wildest kit in our Tech of the Week pro bike special

How do the fastest pro cyclists in the world go faster? What bits should you copy? Here are all the latest tech trends from the pro peloton spotted by us at the Critérium du Dauphiné

Is this the end for TT-style helmets in road races? UCI announces new limits on handlebar width, rim height, and fork width, and promises helmet review in equipment safety overhaul

The governing body also says it has unanimously rejected the One Cycling project’s inclusion in the WorldTour, after confirming its race calendar for the next three seasons

Popular bike lock brand relaunches under new ownership – year after winding down due to “brutal reality” of Brexit, Covid, and cost-of-living crisis

UK-based Pragmasis says it has entered a “new and exciting era”, with flagship products such as the DIB D-Lock back in active production and new product development underway

Classified and TRP’s new 1×16 groupset hits the market for £2,370, promising “a breakthrough in drivetrain design”

The Vistar Powershift claims to offer riders the "widest-range road and gravel groupset" out there, with 15 or 16 individually sequenced gears — all without the need for a front mech, more than one chainring or anything bigger than 12 cogs at the back

Van Rysel’s pro-level climbing lid arrives for review, plus Castelli’s lightweight jacket and new kit from Adidas, Tailfin & Navihood

Lightweight tech, high-performance sunnies, smart storage solutions and more

Wild unreleased Factor aero bike spotted at Critérium du Dauphiné: mysterious track-inspired bike features huge fork legs and seatstays plus V-shaped stem

Israel–Premier Tech's Jake Stewart rode the unreleased bike to victory on stage five of the Dauphiné. It's unique, it has a prototype sticker, and it's certainly a radical departure from the brand's existing aero road model

New Cervélo S5 aero bike breaks cover at Critérium du Dauphiné — all new cockpit and changes to frame make new bike “faster and lighter” than current model, brand claims

Cervélo confirms it's a new S5 and is "coming soon", with subtle changes to the frame design, fork width and now featuring an integrated bar and stem