An F1-Style Drag Reduction System for Bikes? Pedra’s Smart Plate DRS eliminates up to 60 watts of drag What if there was a button to press to reduce drag on the straights… but for your bike? Written by Travis Reill March 12, 2026
Cycling the Musical? Glory Ride Combines Theater & Cycling To Tell Gino Bartali’s Story Gino Bartali was a Tour de France champion from Italy. He also saved thousands of lives thanks to his heroic efforts during World War 2 Written by Travis Reill March 09, 2026
Stan’s OnTap is a Motorized 20 Liter Tire Sealant Keg. But is it an Early April Fool’s Setup? Stans is helping bike shops eliminate waste with the OnTap 20-litre sealant dispenser…or, they are pulling an elaborate April Fools’? Written by Travis Reill March 09, 2026
Quirk Founder’s Batch Ushers in £5k UK-Made Production Steel Road, Gravel Bikes & More! Quirk goes boutique production with stock geometry on premium steel road & gravel bikes, plus some sweet limited editions… Written by Cory Benson March 05, 2026
New Shimano Tiagra is Lighter, 2 x 11, and Offers Wider Range Gearing Tiagra gets some excellent updates making it a perfect drivetrain for affordable road & gravel bikes Written by Travis Reill March 03, 2026
Apparently, Gates Belt-Drive May Owe Spot Bikes Millions in Unpaid Royalties Nearly 20 years ago, Gates and Spot entered an agreement where Spot would get royalties on certain sales. Apparently, Gates hasn’t paid and now a… Written by Travis Reill March 02, 2026
Wolf Tooth Adds T47 Asymmetric Bottom Brackets There are many bottom bracket standards out there – Like T47A. And Now WTC offers that too. Written by Travis Reill February 20, 2026
Don’t Throw Away Your Old Velocio Gear…Trade it in Velocio will help you turn your old kit into store credit… with some fine print of course. Written by Travis Reill February 20, 2026
These Limited-Edition Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 Frames are Literally Rideable Works of Art Specialized is far from the first brand to treat frames as blank canvases, but the latest Artist Series continues the tradition of rideable art. Written by Travis Reill February 17, 2026
Reserve is Announcing Something New, and It Isn’t Wheels: Introducing the RD1 Reserve now offers a new one piece carbon handlebar/stem option – as long as you aren’t into wide bars. Written by Travis Reill February 17, 2026
Wolf Tooth Adds 5 New Colors to its BSA and T47 Internal Bottom Brackets Wolf Tooth Components continues to do what Wolf Tooth does: providing high-quality components in multiple colors! Check out their new BBs! Written by Travis Reill February 13, 2026
Rose Makes Aero More Upright with Their AergoConcept Shave Aero Road Bike Who say’s aero road bikes have to be long and low? Rose is challenging that concept with an AergoConcept of their own Written by Travis Reill February 12, 2026
Butterfield & Robinson Debuts Custom eBikes for Their Cycling Vacation Packages Travel company, Butterfield & Robinson, takes clients around the world on cycling adventures, and now they’ll do it with two new ebike models Written by Travis Reill February 09, 2026
Get Ready for a Pit Viper American Face Punch with Their New Winter Olympics-Inspired Glasses The Winter Olympics have arrived and Pit Viper wants you to be ready to cheer Team USA on with the 2026 Winter Olympic Original sunglasses Written by Travis Reill February 06, 2026
Shimano Adds Three New Condition-Specific Ridescape Lenses for Bright, All-Road & Trail Shimano adds three new lenses to its Ridescape platform, each specifically designed with different riding conditions in mind Written by Travis Reill February 03, 2026
Strava is Now Using ‘Enhanced E-Bike Detection’ to Crack Down on KOM Cheating, Removing 2.3 Million Rides For years, Strava users have complained about cheaters at the top of the leaderboards. Now, they are cracking down with AI Written by Travis Reill February 02, 2026
Reserve SL Wheelsets Feature Purpose-Built Tune Pico Hubs, Carbon Spokes, Eye-watering Price Team Visma | Lease a Bike asked for something faster. Reserve delivered. Written by Travis Reill January 28, 2026
Hey, Here’s Another Airless Tire… Will This One Catch On? Will the airless tire ever catch on for bicycle use? Written by Travis Reill January 26, 2026
New Jersey Law Now Requires License, Registration, and Insurance for E-Bikes Class 1, 2, or 3…it doesn’t matter in New Jersey. All e-bike users must now be licensed and have their e-bike registered and insured Written by Travis Reill January 21, 2026
The Deva RD is the Lightest and Most Aerodynamic Wheelset Miche has Made These are Miche’s lightest, most aerodynamic wheels – and their first wheels with carbon spokes, too. Written by Travis Reill January 21, 2026
BBB Cycling’s Castor Oil-Based Sunglasses Gain New Model with FLUX Lens The FLUX is BBB Cycling’s most advanced, highest-performing sunglasses lens and is now on three frames: the Valor, Chester, and Arc Written by Travis Reill January 21, 2026
Saris Introduces First UDH-Compatible Adapter for Wheel-on Indoor Trainers Saris announces a new adapter to make UDH-equipped road, gravel, and mountain bikes compatible with indoor trainers. Written by Travis Reill January 20, 2026
Eddy Merckx Introduces Titanium Versions of the Corsa Pévèle and the Corsa Strasbourg The Eddy Merckx Corsa Pévèle and Corsa Strasbourg are all-road and gravel bikes offered in steel, alloy, and carbon…and now titanium Written by Travis Reill January 16, 2026
Nukeproof, Ridley, Eddy Merckx & Aeres Now Offer Lifetime Warranty…and it’s Transferable Longer warranties are always good Written by Travis Reill January 14, 2026
Silca Completes Its Tubeless Ecosystem With New Valves and Rim Tape Silca completes its tubeless tire system for road, gravel, and MTB with the Ultimate Tubeless Valves and Ultimate Tubeless Rim Tape Written by Travis Reill January 13, 2026
The Ridley E-Noah Ushers in the Era of Aero Road Bikes that are e-Bikes in Disguise It turns out that aero bike tubing profiles are the perfect shape to hide e-bike components… Written by Travis Reill January 12, 2026
What Innovation Will 2026 Bring? BikeRumor Predictions for a New Year of Bike Tech! It’s time to predict the future. These are the new tech & trend predictions that the BikeRumor team thinks will come true in 2026! Written by Cory Benson, Bikerumor Staff, Zach Overholt, Jordan Villella, Ron Frazelle and Jeremy Benson January 09, 2026
Remembering an Industry Legend, Cannondale Founder Joe Montgomery Sad news in the bike industry: Cannondale founder and industry pioneer Joe Montgomery has passed away. We remember his life and legacy Written by Travis Reill January 08, 2026
BlackHeart’s 2026 Road, Allroad, and Gravel AL Frames Available in Limited Numbers Now A small, pre-production run of BlackHeart’s AL framesets is available now, ahead of full availability in the spring. Written by Jeremy Benson December 23, 2025
Bianchi Reparto Corse Back in the WorldTour, But Is This Bahrain Victorious’ Next Oltre RC? Bianchi will be back in the WorldTour in 2026. Will this teased sketch be Bahrain Victorious’ next-gen Bianchi Oltre RC? Written by Cory Benson December 12, 2025
