Components
Ritchey SuperLogic: One Name, One Rule — If It's Carbon, It's Premium
Ritchey consolidates all premium carbon fiber components under SuperLogic. Here's what the rebrand means for fiber quality, pricing, and your next cockpit upgrade.
Kevin Curry
Bikes & Frames
Canyon's Predict Concept: 360° Radar, Onboard AI, and a Dropper That Anticipates Your Crash
Canyon's Predict concept bike uses 360° radar, cameras, and Edge AI to anticipate road hazards. Here's what the tech promises—and what it doesn't prove.
Tech & Data
Bikeflights Now Uses RFID for Bike Shipments: Near-Real-Time Tracking, Shared Visibility
Bikeflights adds RFID tracking to bike shipments — the same tech used for organs. Near-real-time visibility across the carrier network, not just barcodes.
Culture & Opinion
One Statistic, 3,000 Deaths: Why Hood Height Matters More Than Distracted Driving
The NYT isolated hood height as a predictor of pedestrian death. The methodology matters—and the tradeoff logic applies to every gear decision.
Recovery
Saddle Sores: A Rider's Guide to Treatment and Prevention
Spend enough hours in the saddle and sooner or later your body sends you a bill. For a lot of riders, that bill arrives as a saddle sore — a tender, angry patch in exactly the spot you'd least like to have one. The good news is that the
Bikes & Frames
The Lux Era Puts 32-Inch Wheels and Fighter-Jet Bars on an XC Frame
Canyon's Lux Era concept pairs 32-inch wheels with biplane handlebars for XC marathon racing. The aero claims are interesting. The fit constraints are real.
Components
Shimano's New Cable XT Drivetrain, Trail Pedals, and Thicker Rotors: What Actually Matters
Shimano's new cable-actuated XT drivetrain, wider trail pedals, and 2.2mm rotors promise durability and simplicity—without the electronic complexity.
Bikes & Frames
Cannondale's Limited CAAD14 x Team Dream: 100 Framesets, Two Colorways, Zero Subtlety
Cannondale and Team Dream built 100 numbered CAAD14 framesets with lightning paint, exclusive kit, and aluminum race bike energy. $2,499 buys you chaos.
Apparel
Pearl Izumi PI/Red: Compression Kit with Sweat-Activated Cooling Tech
Pearl Izumi's PI/Red kit uses compression, sweat-activated cooling, and infrared-blocking fabric. Does the material tech justify the investment for summer miles?
Tech & Data
Aeroscale Wants to Show You How Many Watts You're Wasting in Real Time
Aeroscale's Wasted Watts Tracker promises real-time aero data on the road. At $1,899, it's cheaper than a wind tunnel—if the self-calibration claims hold up.
Components
Rimpact's Gravel Mass Damper: Real Physics, Narrow Use Case
Rimpact's £230 gravel fork mass damper adds 400g to delay impact peaks. It's not actually damped, sits below suspension on the comfort list, and needs big bumps to work.
Bikes & Frames
The Rose Hobo Puts a 5 kg Rack on a Steel Frame for Commutes and Camping
The Rose Hobo is a €1,300 steel gravel bike with an integrated front rack, CUES drivetrain, and enough versatility for commutes or weekend trips—if 5 kg is enough.