Tech

The Specialized Crux DSW is “the lightest alloy gravel bike ever made”… and it costs £2,300

Aluminium is making a comeback to the Specialized gravel line-up, as Crux gets an aluminium frame option

Ariel’s new bike comes a mere 92 years after its last – this latest one’s a 3D-printed e-bike

Each slick-looking £10k Ariel Dash will be hand-assembled and signed-off by a single technician

Mad bum-massaging saddles special: Is THIS the craziest bike seat ever? Plus the “lightest and fastest” tubeless-plugging tool, a new Zwift climb and tech news from DT Swiss, Xpedo, Zwift + more

If you thought we were done with weird saddles in 2024, we have not one, but two more eccentric seats to show you! We also take a look at some ENVE wheels, Xpedo's new SPD-SL-compatible pedals, a super compact tubeless tyre plugger and loads more

Lore Cycle introduces the “world’s most advanced road cycling shoe”… and it’ll cost you over £1,000

The second-generation 3D custom-printed carbon shoes from Lore are designed to deliver a superior fit and enhanced pedalling efficiency, for a princely sum of cash

Bianchi’s new Arcadex doubles down on integrated frame storage for gravel and bikepacking adventures

New Arcadex brings endurance-type frame geometry and innovative storage solutions to the Italian brand’s range

Like Colnago’s new Tour de France bike? It’ll cost you £20,000

Limited edition version of Colnago’s C68 road bike marks the Tour’s Florence grand départ at the end of this month; the number 1 model will be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Roval says new Rapide CLX II Team is “the fastest race wheelset in the world”

Wheels used by Evenepoel and Vollering are finally released; Specialized-owned brand has shaved 130g off its existing Rapide CLX II wheels, retaining hooked rims because “hookless wheels can’t perform under our demanding high-pressure testing”

Fulcrum goes all-road with the wave-shaped Sharq wheelset

Fulcrum is celebrating 20 years of advanced wheelset development with a new aero all-terrain wheelset claimed to have unique riding benefits

SRAM sweeps the board and Hammerhead does it again: road.cc Recommends updated with 14 products from Scott, Van Rysel, Cycplus, Bergamont, SRAM, Hammerhead + more

May was a very good month for great cycling stuff, with 14 products making the cut across road.cc, off.road.cc and ebiketips

Trek’s new road bike: what is it and what do we know so far?

Is it an Emonda? Is it a Madone? Or is it some new combination of the two? Mystery bike that’s being raced in France has yet to be announced; we don’t even know the model name. What do you think it is?

Ineos Grenadiers race new Pinarello Dogma at Dauphiné

It looks like there's a new top-level road bike on the way from the Italian brand

Wilier set to launch mystery new bike

FDJ riders spotted on updated road bike ahead of the Critérium du Dauphiné

New Trek Madone breaks cover at Dauphiné… or is it an Emonda?

Updated road bike comes with slimmed down tubes and retains the IsoFlow hole in the seat tube designed to improve aerodynamics and smooth the ride

Mercian Cycles customers complained of “dysfunctional” service and other issues before bike manufacturer entered liquidation

Founded in 1946, the Derby-based bike manufacturer has ceased trading and entered voluntary liquidation

Would you pay £8,799 for a pair of bike wheels? Plus mysterious new Wilier road bike leaked, Rapha launches first hijab for cyclists, the ‘smartest bike light and bell combo’, Rouvy reveals flexible subscriptions + loads more tech news

Those bike leaks just keep on a-leakin with less than a month to go until the Tour de France, but away from high-end roadie stuff we've also got new gravel tyres, Camelbak bikepacking gear and another crowdfunding curiosity to tell you about this week

Canyon’s unreleased Aeroad raced by Movistar at Critérium du Dauphiné

New version of top-level Aeroad is almost certain to be launched to the public before the Tour de France

SPOTTED: Remco Evenepoel’s custom S Works Tarmac SL8 rolling on unreleased Roval wheels

Chrome paint and new Roval road wheels for Tour de France favourite at Criterium Du Dauphine

New Trek road bike with ‘IsoFlow’ seat tube hole leaked — so, is it a new Émonda or revamped Madone?

Could this be Trek's do-it-all road bike? According to new leaked pictures, it looks like Trek's new release will be a bit slimmer than the current Madone, yet more aero than the Émonda

Is F1 driver Valtteri Bottas riding an unreleased Canyon Aeroad?

It’s starting to look like we’ll see a big new road bike launch before the Tour de France

Van Rysel’s £9,000 RCR Pro team edition replica is back in stock in limited quantities

Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale's team bike sold out within minutes in April, but its now back in stock with a limited number of bikes available

Merida the latest bike brand to report significant slump in sales, profits down a third

Sales and profits fall at Merida, the news following fellow Taiwan-based manufacturer Giant reporting a similar slump

Will this “AI rear-view mirror” enhance road safety for cyclists? Plus “performance-enhancing” sunscreen, ANOTHER cycling indicator, cyclist yells at cloud, white bib shorts and tech news from Shimano, Rapha, Trek + more

We’ve also got some summer kit from MAAP, new sunnies from Mavic, gravel handlebars from PRO and Ritchey, and that cycling sunscreen with some big old claims

Hunt introduces recycled carbon fibre to its wheel range: would you pay just a little more to help the planet?

UK brand aims to reduce the environmental impact of its three-wheel Sustain Phase One range through spec choices and the use of recycled carbon and aluminium

Shimano finally introduces new electronic 12-speed GRX Di2 gravel groupset

The Japanese giant brings 12-speed Di2 technology to gravel riding, featuring wireless shifting and redesigned shifters

Alright smart-arse! Now you can turn your butt into a fitness tracker

Assos shorts come with a pocket specially for a Whoop 4.0 sensor: “the first smart cycling apparel to track your health and fitness data while you ride”

Swytch Go is the brand’s most affordable e-bike conversion kit (if you’re prepared to wait for it)

New kit is finally out and provides a (claimed) range of up to 60 miles

Grooveliner’s Electric Bike Rack can hold up to five heavy e-bikes

It also uses an electric or gas loading system to make mounting the bikes easier

Who needs bike lights* when your whole bike glows in the dark? Plus the Strava updates you’ve been waiting for and loads more tech news from MAAP, Quoc, POC + more

In this edition of Tech of the Week, we're also bringing you news of Eddy Merckx Bikes' steel resurgence, limited edition helmets from POC and MET and some speedy 80mm wheels combining aerodynamics and stability from Reynolds

SRAM introduces new Red AXS as “the lightest electronic groupset ever”

New groupset offers light-action braking and ‘Bonus Buttons’ on the side of the hoods for more control options. There’s also a new Hammerhead Karoo computer, and Zipp debuts new tyres that “ensure safe retention” on its rims

Zipp debuts new tyres with Goodyear that “ensure safe retention” on its hookless rims

Three new models are designed specifically for use with Zipp’s 303 and 353 wheels