Tech

road.cc’s big recap: our top ten tech stories of 2018

We round up some of the biggest, best and most bizarre tech stories from road.cc over the past twelve months. What's your favourite?

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dhb launches its “most high-tech autumn/winter kit ever”

New Aeron Lab clothing is designed for high-intensity riding

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Trek launch their first e-road bike, the Domane+

The popular endurance bike has been given a Bosch-assisted makeover with Sram Force shifting, and will set you back £5,000

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Video Just In: Pinarello Prince FX

Check out this carbon-fibre road bike that shares many aero features with Team Sky's Dogma F10

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Lightweight launch stiffer and lighter Fernweg aero wheels and are now offering colour options for Urgestalt framesets

Lightweight's aero wheels have been made stiffer, lighter and deeper, and you can now choose from 10 different colour options for their Urgestalt carbon frame...

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idmatch Cleat Fit: the high tech way to position your cleats!

This system uses fricking laser beams

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Le Col launch their first cycling shoes

Yanto Barker's premium cycling apparel brand have introduced the Pro Carbon road shoes to their range, with a full carbon sole and PU Leather upper...

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Five cool things coming soon from Genesis, Specialized, Giant, Rotor and Rapha

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

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New dhb Aeron Rain Defence range aims to keep you dry in wet conditions

Wet weather clothing uses high-tech fabrics from Polartec and Schoeller

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Video Just In: Bowman Pilgrims Disc

An updated all-rounder that can handle tracks and trails as well as tarmac

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Five cool things coming soon from Proviz, Giro, Aeropod, Morvelo and Specialized

A round-up of products we're reviewing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon

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Just In: Avio’s £199 PowerSense powermeter

Crank based system will be available for £19.99 per month

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Five cool things coming soon from Rapha, Santini, Lumicycle, Cateye and Endura

Another selection of brand spanking new products that will be getting the full road.cc review treatment soon...

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Hunt adds new tech and expands wheels range

New road, gravel, time trial and dynamo options on the way

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Vitus reveal custom ZX-1 Aero Disc Road 2019 team bike

The Vitus Pro Cycling team will be aboard this beauty next season, with its own special edition Team frame, Sram Red eTap shifting and disc brakes

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Peter Sagan has his own online shop, including bottle openers, rings and shower heads

Brand Sagan appears to show no sign of slowing down, with the three-time world champ selling everything from bottle openers to bandanas and much more...

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Just In: Bianchi Oltre XR4 Disc

Wow! High-end race bike gets the disc brake treatment

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Five cool things coming soon from Metier, Xeccon, Pearl Izumi, Scott and Merida

Some more shiny bikes, gear and clothing from Metier, Xeccon, Pearl Izumi, Scott and Merida… full reviews coming soon...

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The SKIINCore, a self-heating base layer controlled by an app, launches on Kickstarter

SKIINCore is self-heating, adapts to warm your body at its optimum temperature and is of course crowdfunding on Kickstarter...

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Video Just In: Triban RC 500

New offering from Decathlon could be one of the best value disc brake road bikes out there

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Tech company Tespack claim to have made “the world’s first smart cycling backpack”

The Wheeler backpack promises to keep you ‘charged and connected at all times’, with LED indicators, a solar panel that creates energy for you to charge devices from and even a black box to track movements in the event of a collision…

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Scott unveil new colours and designs for their road bike range

Scott have some bold new designs for the Foil, Addict and Contessa bikes, that they say are "more classy and more premium than ever"...

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Muc-Off launch range of cleaning products for indoor training

Designed to keep indoor training equipment "clean, germ-free and protected", the new products protect against the particularly corrosive perspiration that can infect your bike and trainer during indoor sweat-fests...

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Hexr launch the world’s first 3D-printed custom helmet

"Because no two heads are the same", say creators Hexr, the lids are individually made-to-measure using 3D printed technology, a world first...

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Bont release a heat-mouldable shoe for under £100

The Aussie cycling footwear experts have now brought their heat-mouldable tech down to an even more affordable price point, with a new version of the Riot shoe with a buckle available for £99

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Five cool things coming soon from Specialized, Bergamont, Exposure, IGL and Assos

Some more of the best bikes, gear and clothing we've been testing recently, with reviews coming soon...

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Rapha launches two new special editions

Milano-Roma Collection and women's Hidden Leaves Collection are both available today

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Is Ribble’s CGR the answer to your road, gravel and commuting needs?

Big value from a versatile aluminium frame drop bar bike

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Adam Kenway’s cool custom hill climb bike from the National Championships

The Vitus Pro Cycling rider came third at the National Hill Climb Championships at the weekend, and was atop a 5.5kg Vitesse Evo with tons of nifty weight-saving features...

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Five cool things coming soon from Triban, Rapha, Bontrager, Castelli and DeFeet

Some more of the best bikes, kit and gear we've just got in for review...

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