Light & Electronic Roundup: Outbound’s eMTB Hardwired Light, Heated Handlebars, & More Yes, all of these new electronics are compatible with 32″ wheels! Written by Zach Overholt April 28, 2026
Spotted: Viair Has Clik Heads and Upcoming On-Bike Carry Solution for Recon Mini Inflators At Sea Otter, Viair was showing off its Clik-compatible heads and a new on-bike carrying case for its Recon Mini and Mini SL electric inflators. Written by Jeremy Benson April 28, 2026
Specialized’s New Epic 9 Might Be The Only Epic You Need Specialized just killed three bikes with one… Epic 9. So say goodbye (for now) to the Epic EVO, the Epic World Cup, and Epic 8… Written by Jordan Villella April 28, 2026
OChain Updates Its Products For Easier Service, Upgrades & Adjustment OChain may not be releasing a new product, but they are updating their lineup to meet SRAM’s standards and be a bit easier to use Written by Travis Reill April 28, 2026
Hammerhead + Flight Attendant = A Boosted Automatic Suspension Experience: First Rides New Hammerhead Karoo plus RockShox Flight Attendant integration means a better, more connected automatic suspension control experience: First Rides Written by Cory Benson April 28, 2026
Kuat’s New Rooftop Cargo Box Opens From The Back, Plus Vertical Hitch Rack Concept & More! Kuat is reinventing the cargo box with a novel forward-opening design, plus a new vertical rack concept, 32″ bike carrying, and more. Written by Jeremy Benson April 27, 2026
Industry Nine Does 32″ Wheels on The Hush, Fresh Anodized Colors Incoming If you could pick a new anodized color from Industry Nine, what would it be? Written by Zach Overholt April 27, 2026
Ari Cache Downtube Storage Pouch Looks Great for Any Bike Sure, it’s made for their bikes, but it’s a great-looking accessory that probably fits most downtube storage compartments. Written by Zach Overholt April 27, 2026
The Best Bike Repair Stands of 2026 We tested the top models from Park Tool, Feedback Sports, Topeak, and more to find the best repair stands for your bikes. Written by Jeremy Benson and Paul Clauss April 27, 2026
Castelli Saturday Morning Skinsuit for Social Rides Turning to Races & Espresso in Corretto Castelli updates their Espresso line with a newly refined, more Corretto aero road jersey, plus a Saturday Morning Skinsuit for when the group ride devolves… Written by Cory Benson April 27, 2026
Zipp 202 is Back as <1100g Ultralight, Ultra-Expensive $4200 NSW Climbing Wheelset Zipp brings back their lightweight carbon 202 NSW climbing road bike wheels, now under 1100g but over $4200 for the pair! Written by Cory Benson April 27, 2026
REEB Cycles Introduces the Hall Pass Hardtail – A Taiwan-made Clone of the Re:Dikyelous We need a Hall Pass for this post – it got hung up in our CMS, but there’s still time to make it to class… Written by Steve Fisher April 27, 2026
Following the Switch Rack, ReStrap Introduces the Switch Top Bag As soon as ReStrap released the Switch Rack, customers began asking for a top bag to pair with it. Well, ask and you shall receive Written by Travis Reill April 27, 2026
The Best Mountain Bike Shoes of 2026 We tested 17 of the best mountain bike shoes on the market to help you find the right model to suit your needs and meet… Written by Jeremy Benson April 27, 2026
Santa Cruz Announces New Colors and Kits for Bullit and Vala CC eMTBs, Plus “Lite” Builds The popular Vala and Bullit CC eMTBs get new frame colors and component specs, and Santa Cruz introduces “Lite” builds for the Vala Written by Jeremy Benson April 24, 2026
The Felt Breed Gravel Bike is Back with a Substantially Lighter Frame & Improved Aerodynamics Race DNA is still in Felt’s Breed Gravel bike, but now the platform cuts drag by over 10% and reduces weight by over 22% Written by Travis Reill April 24, 2026
Found: Ergon’s TF1 Saddle Position Tool Is Prime For Travel The Ergon TF1 is slim, plastic, covered in actionable fit data points, and small enough to tuck into a carry-on. Written by Jordan Villella April 24, 2026
The Reactor Aero V2 Super Bike by No22 is Finally Ready for Production. Really. The No.22 Reactor Aero is finally ready for production orders, and the frameset will set you back over $10k Written by Ron Frazelle April 24, 2026
Spoke Stories: Exciting New Composite Spoke Tech from Partington, Sapim, and Gulo Steel spokes may still be the industry standard, but composite spokes are gaining ground Written by Zach Overholt April 24, 2026
Tasted at Sea Otter: Lachlan Morton’s Pretty Great Instant Coffee Instant Coffee is notoriously bad, but Lachlan Morton’s Pretty Great Instant is by far the best I’ve ever tried. Written by Jeremy Benson April 24, 2026
Updated: Wolf Tooth is About to Introduce Their Own US-Made Hubs w/ ENVE Internals Hiding in plain sight, Wolf Tooth Components looks to have some new hubs in the works. Maybe launching soon? Written by Zach Overholt April 23, 2026
Spotted at Sea Otter: New MTB Helmets from Bell and a Sub $100 Model from Smith A new entry level adult model and a kids’ helmet from Smith, plus the new Lightweight Full Air Mips and 3QTR Air Mips helmets from… Written by Jeremy Benson April 23, 2026
Stinner Enters the Full-Suspension World with the New Romero Stinner introduces the Romero, with two versions, MT and LT, depending on shock stroke, with a travel range of 130-160mm across the platform Written by Travis Reill April 23, 2026
Daysaver Launches Three New Day-Saving Products, All Under $100 Somehow Ron always manages to meet with Daysaver at the beer garden… Written by Ron Frazelle April 23, 2026
KOM’s Saddle Rail Radar Mount Plays Nice with Garmin & Wahoo Rear radar mounts are not exactly the glamorous part of a bike build. They live in that very practical corner of cycling gear. Nobody really… Written by Jordan Villella April 23, 2026
Kenda’s New Dagger XC Race-Day Speed, Trail Control & Comes In 32″ We got a peek at Kenda’s new Dagger tire at Sea Otter Classic. It looks like a very smart new option for modern XC and… Written by Jordan Villella April 23, 2026
Meet AllOver Apparel and the Lookout & Argos “Go Everywhere” Overalls AllOver Apparel offer action/adventure focused overalls for everything! Written by Ron Frazelle April 23, 2026
Pearl Izumi Launches New Pi PRO/BLACK Line of Premium Aero Road Apparel Pearl Izumi has a new lineup of race-oriented road and gravel apparel, and they’re calling it Pi PRO/BLACK. Written by Jeremy Benson April 22, 2026
2026 Sea Otter Sneak Peek: Aventon’s New eGravel Prototype Teases Lighter Motor Aventon teases a new eGravel bike prototype at the 2026 Sea Otter Classic Written by Ron Frazelle April 22, 2026
Mountain Bikes Spotted at Sea Otter: One-Off, a Little Wacky & Some We Just Don’t See That Often There was A LOT to cover at Sea Otter this year, but I just had to make a post about the very cool and unique… Written by Travis Reill April 22, 2026
