Zwift Buys ROUVY – Bringing Virtual Worlds and Real-Route Riding Under One Roof Zwift just announced it has completed the acquisition of ROUVY, the indoor training platform known for its real-world video routes. Written by Jordan Villella April 29, 2026
e*thirteen Expands the Grappler Tire Platform, Adding a Radial Casing e*thirteen expands its Grappler tire to a three-tire platform: the Grappler, Grappler RS, and Grappler TR, also adding a radial casing Written by Travis Reill April 29, 2026
New Full Suspension Kid’s Bikes from Prevelo & Kona Will Help Kids Go Full Send If you were already jealous that kids’ bikes are getting better than the mountain bikes YOU started out on, you’re really not gonna like this… Written by Zach Overholt April 29, 2026
Campy Record Expands Italian Wireless 13sp Gruppo Platform at 37% Lower Price than SR! Campagnolo is back with a new wireless Record 13 groupset family for your road, all-road & gravel bikes at 37% less than Super Record! Written by Cory Benson April 29, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Projekt 1919 Is the Latest Component Brand to Offer High End Square Taper Cranks One of the founders of 5DEV partners with 107 year old component brand new brand to launch a consumer-facing division called Projekt 1919. Written by Ron Frazelle April 22, 2026
Marley Blonsky Brings More Joy to Cycling with New Kids Book & SHREDLY Collection Marley Blonsky’s new book & clothing are bringing the same message to both: you do not have to fit the old mold to belong on… Written by Jordan Villella April 22, 2026
TRP Introduces Two New 4-Piston Brakes to the EVO Family: The EVO Expert & Comp TRP is building the EVO Family of brakes. Last year, they introduced the EVO Pro; this year, they add the EVO Expert and EVO Comp Written by Travis Reill April 22, 2026
Strider Introduces 4.9 lb Composite-Framed 12 Comp Balance Bike Kids bike brand Strider releases the 12 Comp, a 12″ wheeled balance bike with a lightweight composite frame. Written by Steve Fisher April 22, 2026
Specialized Releases Long-Anticipated S-Works Demo 11 w/ HighGear Drive Co-developed with SRAM Custom drivetrain? Gearbox by another name? Whatever it is, it adds 30mm of ground clearance and makes for a faster bike… Written by Travis Reill April 21, 2026
32″ Gravel Bikes of Sea Otter 2026: Fewer Than the MTBs, But They’re Coming We went to Sea Otter thinking 32″ was for MTB, and left wanting to try it for gravel Written by Zach Overholt April 21, 2026
