Tech

What bike is this? Ikea x-ray bike poster leaves cyclists guessing

We just had this brought to our attention and thought we'd see if you could be any help in our (albeit pointless) quest to find the answer!

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Friday gallery: Gorgeous steel bike marks Ernesto Colnago’s 87th birthday

Wow! This is an absolute beaut

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The CycleWing, a sail for your bike, is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter

Not getting enough tailwind? You may want to invest in CycleWing, a sail that fits to almost any bike and allows you to rotate it with a bar control system to better catch the wind...

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Exclusive! First look: Boardman launches new 9 Series SLR bikes

Check out the whole range of rim brake and disc brake carbon road bikes – some at bargain prices

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Five cool things from Lapierre, Silca, 3 West Design, Giant and Fizik

Another preview selection of bikes, components and kit that we're testing as we start a new week, with full reviews coming soon...

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Ekoi launch the R5 Custom, a “100% customisable shoe”

The quirky French cycling apparel and accessories brand are now allowing you to make some serious modifications to their R5 performance road shoe with an online custom configurator...

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Geraint Thomas says “electric bikes are a great way to get into cycling”

The defending Tour de France champion talked up the e-bike as a great choice for beginners in his column for GQ magazine this week

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Turbo trainers of the pros – What trainers do pro teams use for indoor training? Featuring Tacx, Elite and more

We take a look at the spread of turbo trainer sponsorship in the World Tour ranks

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Tech trend predictions for 2019 – what bike tech are we going to see this year?

We've rubbed the road.cc crystal ball and made a few predictions for what's to come throughout 2019...

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Vittoria launch Elusion Carbon wheels for road, gravel and cyclocross

The wheels come in rim and disc brake options, with a 17mm internal width and 30mm or 42mm depth options

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Tail It Technologies launch bendable bike GPS tracker that fits in your handlebar

The Norwegian tech company have invented a USB-rechargeable GPS tracker that has a battery life of up to 8 weeks, and it can be fitted inside any handlebar type

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First Look: 2019 bling coming your way

Cool new products from Fizik, Brooks, Poc, Pirelli, Catlike, Cane Creek, Bryton and more

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Corebike: New gravel/adventure bikes from Rondo, Forme, Ghost & Donnelly

Check out the very latest products from this year's Corebike Show – the place where high end bike brands hang out

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Five cool things coming soon from Douchebags, Fizik, Panaracer, Edco and Honey Stinger

Another selection of bike bits and bobs that we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Islabikes launches new ‘Icons’ range for older riders

Specially designed rides for the over 65s

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Fast things for 2019 – ten new products to make you faster and more efficient this year

There's all manor of products out there that promise to save you some watts on all areas of your bike. We round up some of the most exciting things out there for 2019...

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road.cc recap: ten of our top stories this week

Some of our highlights from another action-packed week on two wheels...

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Temple Cycles’ Adventure Disc marries classic looks with huge versatility

Reynolds steel framed do-it-all drop bar bike

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Hunt launch the 35 Carbon Gravel Disc X-Wide, with a 35mm depth and 30mm width

After the success of their 30 carbon gravel wheelset with a 27mm rim width, Hunt have gone even wider at 30mm wide with these new wheels that are optimised for 40c tyres

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First look: Heroïn Bikes, designed specifically for the Haute Route

These high-end boutique beauties from the new French brand Heroïn were designed specifically to cope with the demands of the Haute Route, and described as "versatile climbing" bikes

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Decathlon launch Van Rysel brand for their performance road bike range

Having already rebadged their touring, commuter and sportive bikes to the Triban name, Decathlon's performance road bikes will now be called Van Rysel following the global launch on Friday

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GPS Computers of the Pros – it’s not all Garmin any more

Liam Cahill takes us on a quick run through of what GPS computers the World Tour teams are using this year

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Cycling App of the Week – Icycle: On Thin Ice

Public indecency? Penny Farthings? This game is as weird and as entertaining as it sounds!

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Poc introduces Ventral Air helmet

New lid focuses on a high level of ventilation and low weight

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SLF Motion launch the Hyper 1X oversized pulley wheel system for gravel and adventure riding

The Hyper 1X System claims to reduce drivetrain friction and increase durability, and is recommended for gravel, TT and mountain bikes

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Five cool things coming soon from Pirelli, Shimano, Selle Italia, Merlin and PEdALED

Another selection of bikes, kit and gadgets we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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New SRAM Red eTap (or whatever they call new 12 speed electronic road groupset) will work 1x and 2x drivetrains confirms online manual

We've trawled the depths of the web and dug up a new manual from Sram for a 'Road AXS' system, that suggests it could be compatible with both 1x and 2x drivetrains by altering the number of chain links...

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Five cool things coming soon from Feedback Sports, Hunt, Raleigh, Kitbrix and Avio

Some more of the best kit and tech we've been testing recently as we start the new year with a bang

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Starting on Monday: road.cc Bike of the Year 2018/19 awards

Our annual bike awards start next week so here’s a look at this year’s categories and how we decide the winners

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Is this the new Campagnolo Super Record EPS 12 speed groupset on Valverde’s Canyon Ultimate?

Movistar recently unveiled the reigning world champion's new bike, complete with rainbow stripes and what appears to be a couple of unfamiliar components...

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