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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pirelli introduces “fastest and most performing” P Zero Race TLR RS with improved grip and hookless compatibility

The brand's new flagship road racing tyre, priced at £84.99 each, claims to have enhanced rolling resistance, grip and reduced weight, while all manufacturing of the new tyre has been brought back to Italy

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SUM reviews coming soon to road.cc! Five cool things from Argon 18, Mavic, Fizik, Santini and Cycliq​

A shiny new road bike, loud clothing choices, a video camera and the wheel upgrade you've been waiting for?

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A bike light that promises to get you seen “5.5 times sooner”, plus a hologram-powered smart bike, propeller-powered Seabike + loads more tech news from 3T, Oakley, Continental + more

We've also got an updated aero bike from 3T, another 3D-printed saddle that weighs just 100g and new lids from Rudy Project to tell you about this week

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“I’ll see you in the winter”: Zwift accused of “taking subscribers for granted” as monthly subscription rises from £12.99 to £17.99 – but company says price hike “necessary” for platform’s development

“Bold move to increase prices by 40 per cent just as the weather is improving”

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Long-distance lace-ups and an endurance bike bargain: road.cc Recommends updated with products from Boardman, Revoloop, Quoc + more

Just 7 products made the Recommends cut in April, including a lightweight inner tube that's the best we've seen in its category so far

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Pinion’s e-bike mid-drive and gearbox combo is now getting automatic gears

The Pinion MGU joins the likes of Valeo in offering fully automatic shifting

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Check out the bike helmet with indicators you trigger by nodding, a £2.5k Giro-themed watch plus loads more tech news from Rapha, FSA, Ridley, Specialized + more

Find out about the "game-changing" electric rack that takes the strain out of loading your bike, the fastest gravel tyre on the market (allegedly), and how to get 20% off Sportful clothing

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Check out Bianchi’s updated Infinito road bike with internal routing

Italian brand has revamped its carbon-fibre endurance bike and offers it in three Shimano-based builds. Of course, you can have it in celeste

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Cervélo updates Áspero gravel bike to be “faster, more comfortable, and more versatile” – we’ve ridden it and here’s what we think so far

Updated bike has increased mud clearance, semi-integrated cable routing, and it’s very quick. Complete bike prices start at £3,000

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New British Olympic track bike for Paris 2024 finally unveiled, featuring Hope carbon, Renishaw titanium and Lotus fork

Retaining its distinctive design elements, check out what's new on the updated space-age track bike that Team GB will be going for gold(s) on in Paris this summer

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Will head-up display cycling shades finally catch on with the launch of the Qidi Vida Smart AR glasses? Plus a £6k limited edition Campagnolo groupset, £16k custom titanium road bike, the maddest shoes you’ll see this week + more

Check out Look’s updated climbing bike, new clothing from Rapha, Oakley and Pas Normal Studios, Fizik’s latest 3D saddle, and carbon kit for a superlight Brompton

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Scribe introduces new SL lightweight wheel range with lofty aero claims

New wheels outperform Roval’s (admittedly superseded) CLX I in the wind tunnel, says UK brand, and the prices look good

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FSA recalls Gossamer Pro AGX+ cranksets due to potential detachment risk

The recall affects over 12,000 gravel cranksets sold between January 2022 and December 2022

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Stages has ceased operations and laid off all its staff, say reports, while UK consumers reassured that warranty claims will be covered

US power meter and indoor bike brand appears to be the latest victim in the cycling industry’s economic crisis

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Business booming at Colnago since Abu Dhabi investment, bike brand states — with sales “more than tripled”

The Italian bike manufacturer was sold to a UAE-based investment firm that is part of Abu Dhabi's Royal Group in 2020, Colnago saying that sales have tripled to £48 million since

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Shimano suffers huge fall in sales, down a quarter in first months of 2024 amid continued bike industry troubles

Despite insisting "interest in bicycles remained high as a long-term trend", Shimano reported a drop in sales of 22.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year

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New SRAM Red AXS leaked again? Best look yet at (what we think is) SRAM’s new 2024 top-end road groupset

More photos of what we think is the new SRAM Red chainring and front mech complete the previously-leaked pics of SRAM's top-of-the-range road groupset

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Could the “world’s strongest folding lock” be the answer to your bike security woes? Plus more bike tech news from Zipp, Vision, Fizik, POC, and Bob Marley. Yes, that Bob Marley

Check out loads of cool new wheels, Kona’s rowdy gravel bike, clothing from Jack Wolfskin, and a couple of collabs you never saw coming…

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The Specialized Creo 2 electric road and gravel bike has gone alloy

Mid-drive drop bar e-bike costs a grand less than its carbon sibling

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Trek sets sights on Garmin with CarBack bike radar

New device warns of vehicles approaching from up to 240m behind and provides a daytime-visible rear light – and it’s an identical price to Garmin’s Varia RTL515

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In conversation with Zipp about hookless wheels: are 28mm tyres ok on 25mm hookless rims, and why are the rules for pros different?

Following two separate incidents in the pro peloton involving hookless wheels, questions were raised over their safety and the correct tyre compatibility. We sat down with two Zipp product managers in an attempt to get some answers

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The Specialized Creo 2 electric road and gravel bike has gone alloy

Mid-drive drop bar e-bike costs a grand less than its carbon sibling

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Kona Bicycle’s parent company appoints new CFO amidst fears of “cost-cutting measures” after brand pulled out of major cycle show at last minute

The move comes as the company is said to “pursue new opportunities”, after removing its stall from the Sea Otter Classic show in California one day before the event

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Time releases “lightest road pedals” yet and revamps range with new looks

The XPRO pedals now have three spindle lengths and new aesthetics

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Shimano patents hint at fully wireless groupsets

Newly published patents suggest both derailleurs will get their own batteries and they’ll interact wirelessly – possibly in a gravel-focused groupset first

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Remember that mono-strapped Canyon helmet? We’ve tried out a prototype, and it’s unlike any other bike helmet we’ve used before

New strap system aims to reduce brain injuries with new tech designed to make helmets easy to adjust and wear correctly, says HighBar the brand that created it

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