Tech Briefing is a feature for the new stuff that we spot every month, but haven't gotten our hands on yet. An eclectic serving of tech, from revolutionary products to novel traditional gear, with some wacky stuff thrown in for good measure.
NS Bikes Aluminum Define
€3999 - €5699
A more affordable aluminium version of the Define is now available. (Learn more.)
Apidura's Expedition Downtube Pack
$67 / £52 / €59
Apidura's Expedition Downtube Pack aims to solve the problem of limited water bottle storage by offering a small bag that can be securely strapped onto your frame. (Learn more.)
Trond Hansen's Kidreel
399NOK or $40
The Norwegian freerider is back with a new product to help get kids up the hills. (Learn more.)
Orange Five and Stage
£5,300 ($6,600)
The two trail bikes get an Evo makeover. (Learn more.)
YT Shred Spec Aluminium Capra and Decoy
$3,800
YT has reacted to the calls for high-performance aluminum bikes with coil shocks by releasing two new specs. (Learn more.)
Commencal 2021 Clash
Various
The new Clash gets a significant geometry and suspension update for 2021. (Learn more.)
Pirelli Scorpion eMTB Tire
TBC
The brand's first eMTB specific tire uses their SmartGRIP+ compound. (Learn more.)
Forbidden Bike Co. Druid Builds & 3 New Frame Colors
Canfield releases a limited edition version of their flat pedal to match their 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Canfield Balance. (Learn more.)
Chromag Rift Knee Guard
$135 CAD
Chromag expands their apparel collection with the addition of the Rift knee guards. (Learn more.)
Magura Apparel Collection
Various
Magura collaborates with clothing specialists Maloja for its new range of clothing. (Learn more.)
Revel Bikes Rascal & Rail
Various
Two new colorways for the Revel Rascal and Rail. (Learn more.)
Burgtec Enduro MK3 Stem
£89.99 / $110 USD / $150 CAD / €99.00
According to Burgtec, their new stem was "tested with the world's fastest jibbers and sendiest racers." (Learn more.)
Únic Essential & Signature Range
€113 (outside EU), €138.99 (EU)
Únic launches more wallet-friendly essential range of customized clothing. (Learn more.)
Ride Concepts' Vice Flat Pedal Shoes
$100 US / $150 CAD / €100 Europe / £89.95 UK
Ride Concepts unveil their new flat pedal offering that has been developed with Kyle Strait and their dirt jump, slopestyle and BMX athletes. (Learn more.)
Hayes XC Group
$139.99 - $899.99 USD
Hayes' new lineup includes the return of the R7 fork and an XC-focused air shock. (Learn more.)
MRP "Ready to Shred" Package
Free for a limited time
The service, which includes a cut steerer, a brake adapter, a baseline set up and star nut and crown race fitting, would normally be a $40 upgrade but is free for a limited time. (Learn more.)
Garmin Edge 130 Plus and Edge 1030 Plus Computers
$199.99 - $249.99 USD & $599.99 USD - $699.99 USD
Garmin's new computers can help you navigate trails, give in-depth training insights, tell you how smooth you are, and how much time you spend in the air. (Learn more.)
Cotic SolarisMAX Hardtail
£675 frame
Cotic update their SolarisMAX Hardtail with new features, colours and a steeper seat angle. (Learn more.)
Muc Off Sealant for Inner Tubes
$9.99/£9.99/€12.99
Muc Off has released a new sealant product designed for use with inner tubes. (Learn more.)
Urge BP Deltar Full Face Helmet
€89
A new budget friendly helmet from the eco-conscious French brand. (Learn more.)
Ooh after seeing this article I simply MUST buy a Revel Ranger in that beeyuootiful green to match my 46 8 oz. bottles of absolute black graphene infused multi purpose lube! The website says it works on bikes, but I'm going to douse myself in it and strip nude so that the internal revenue service can't apprehend me for the 85 accounts of tax fraud I have been accused of. Don't worry, it will get here in time, I payed only USD 40,000 to have the lube delivered instantly from Nantucket via magical griffons made from Sam Scott's sweat collected from his chamois after the 2016 DH world champs and aged for four years before being transformed by dumbledore himself!
@iamamodel: It's not necessarily safe to do so, but it does cause quite the distraction when the Feds arrive. Framing the branch manager by using his account to launch the diversion allowed me the perfect opportunity to sneak out of the 6th story window and climb down using a traceless battery powered suction anchor. From there, I went to my home, destroyed all my sales receipts from JCpenny, and doused my jort closet with gasoline. I came and went before they even thought to check, and by then the evidence was destroyed. The city's jort response team was understaffed, and they had played themselves, leaving their surveillance spot outside my residence long enough for me to make my move.
But that was only the first half, and everything had been done deliberately, from the anonymous tip suggesting I was a jortophile, to the food poisoning three jort team members recieved while dining at their favorite buffet, forcing them to stay home the day of the planned raid. At home that night, I took 3 sleeping pills, went to bed, and waited for the jort squad to arrive. When they did, they recieved no response to their demands, and breached the house. Two weeks and one highly publicized lawsuit later, I recieved two million dollars in reparations for damages to my property.
So now its trendy to hate oil slick lol? People trying to be cool and fit in talking about how much they dislike oil slick. If you hate something why waste your time and energy commenting about it? Get a life?
You can keep your puke brown bikes, yellow jerseys, and anything in a 70's colourway. One day you'll all wake up and look at yourselves in the mirror with that natty beard, smelling like five day old pizza cheese. Then you'll wonder where it all went wrong. It went wrong when you rejected gorgeous colour!!!
Give me that beautiful oil slick, harvested from the backs of glorious hummingbirds from magical farms in the sky!
@cedricgracia I love you man, but I think you’re paddling upstream trying to get North Americans/English as a first language customers to buy your Unic product. Number one reason and probably the only reason is the name. We see Unic, and it’s inherent definition, not Unique. I would LOVE some custom duds, but not with one drop of the company name on it. Sorry bud, great idea, but I think it needs a rebranding/name change to achieve the success it deserves. Not trying to be a dink, just saying what everybody is thinking. I hope it’s doing well, I just think it would do much better with a more unique name.
@srjacobs: Why a person would desire to associate themselves with the concept of forcefully castrated male servants of women of elite status is beyond me. Perhaps it is a form of self identification, with the brand marketing to males with such low self esteem as to consider themselves alike to sterile footservants. Unfortunately in today's world, such a phenomenon is real, most famously known as involuntary celibates, or incels for short, and many communities of such people breed nothing but additional self-loathing and violent attitudes towards the opposite sex, who they believe has betrayed them. The best course of action for one to take upon realizing they may be similar to the aforementioned groups would be to socially distance themselves from likeminded peers and focus on repairing and rehabiliting their mental state before then exposing themselves to a much wider and more inclusive range of individuals with which to interact. Self love and realistic expectations are of utmost importance in maintaining mental health.
@srjacobs: I quite literally am not the 'Waki' you speak of, although I must say they sound interesting. Take a look at my profile, see for yourself that I am not a mere alternate account created by the one you speak of.
I agree.
We should all conform to black pedals, and ride Cannondales while wearing lycra and spandex with matching lids.
Or you could come to Whistler one summer and see the plethora of color as riders show off their own designs and color schemes.
Embrace color.
@hypa: Unless you are paid to race under a ruleset that says no lycra (and I highly doubt you are), throwing watts down the drain is still kind of stupid, no matter how much cooler you think you look.
Can't say much for their gloves, since it took two rides before they tore at the seams and I had to hand sew them back together, but those chromag rift guards are the greatest pair of "pedally" kneepads I've ever owned. So comfy, stay in place, and no warmer than any others in the same class. Highly recommended.
member back when you could keep track of most every make and model and easily recite the most important spec or feature... now there are so many bikes and brands it's impossible to keep up!!
PLUS even basic bikes are dam near phenomenal these days...
That clothing looks really euro. But euro’s are way cooler than us so I guess we can look forward to looking like that in 2 or 3 years? Well, not me. But you guys i guess.
But that was only the first half, and everything had been done deliberately, from the anonymous tip suggesting I was a jortophile, to the food poisoning three jort team members recieved while dining at their favorite buffet, forcing them to stay home the day of the planned raid. At home that night, I took 3 sleeping pills, went to bed, and waited for the jort squad to arrive. When they did, they recieved no response to their demands, and breached the house. Two weeks and one highly publicized lawsuit later, I recieved two million dollars in reparations for damages to my property.
Having said that black > oil slick
Brand names do strange things to people. I still can't believe that Assegai made it out there.
Well, not me. But you guys i guess.
Or Raaw Madonna?