Bar Fly’s new fi’zi:k-specific mount is ultra-sleekJames Huang/Future Publishing
Bar Fly uses a custom-machined aluminum T-nut to secure its new mount on a fi’zi:k faceplateJames Huang/Future Publishing
Fix It Sticks Replaceables are extremely compact and can be customised with the exact bits that you needJames Huang/Future Publishing
Fix It Sticks Replaceables snap together with neodymium magnets to form a high-leverage T handleJames Huang/Future Publishing
Look’s new KéO Blade 2 CR blends the features of the original Blade and the high-end Aero modelJames Huang/Future Publishing
Despite increasing the platform area, the Look KéO Blade 2 CR’s undercut body still offers impressive cornering clearanceJames Huang/Future Publishing
UVEX has a very broad range of sunglasses on tap for this season including the 202 Small Race Vario (left) and the SGL 104 (right)James Huang/Future Publishing
Many UVEX glasses are offered with photochromic lensesJames Huang/Future Publishing
New from Wilier Triestina is the Cento 1 AIR aero road bikeJames Huang/Future Publishing
Wilier Triestina builds the Cento 1 AIR frame with Kamm-style truncated airfoil profilesJames Huang/Future Publishing
The dropped seatstay layout is borrowed from the TwinBlade time trial bikeJames Huang/Future Publishing
The BB386 EVO bottom bracket shell leaves lots of room for not only a 30mm-diameter spindle, but also huge chainstaysJames Huang/Future Publishing
Slime and Genuine Innovations have teamed up to create an impressively comprehensive tubeless conversion kitJames Huang/Future Publishing
Shimano’s new SH-XC70 cross-country mountain bike shoes borrow most of their feature set from the top-end XC90 model, including heat mouldable uppers and a carbon fibre reinforced cleat areaJames Huang/Future Publishing
Whereas the Shimano SH-XC90 shoes get a full-length carbon fibre midsole, the XC70 uses a carbon reinforced nylon piece that’s further beefed up with a carbon fibre plate beneath the cleat areaJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Specialized Epic Expert Carbon World Cup features a particularly aggressive geometry that’s purpose-built for cross-country racingJames Huang/Future Publishing
The humongous carbon fibre chainstays are designed for use exclusively with 1x drivetrainsJames Huang/Future Publishing
While the top-end S-Works version uses carbon fibre seatstays, the Epic Expert Carbon World Cup version uses aluminum ones to decrease the costJames Huang/Future Publishing
Remarkably, there’s enough room inside the main triangle for two large water bottles, plus a storage box that holds a spare tube and a CO2 inflator. Hidden in the upper shock mount is a mini-toolJames Huang/Future Publishing
Tioga’s Psycho Genius Fast 13 tyre is designed specifically for hardpacked trails with low-profile knobs that are packed very tightly together on the tubeless-ready casingJames Huang/Future Publishing
You’ll be hard to miss with this Troy Lee Designs kit. Shown here is the Skyline jersey, the Skyline shorts and the Air glovesJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Troy Lee Designs Skyline kit features a casual cut that’s still reasonably trim for all-day XC useJames Huang/Future Publishing
Troy Lee Designs has no shortage of bright colours in this year’s collection. Shown here are the Skyline jersey, Ruckus shorts and XC glovesJames Huang/Future Publishing
The revamped Troy Lee Design Ruckus shorts now feature more pockets, a more conventional zippered fly, and zippered inner thigh ventsJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Troy Lee Designs XC gloves are built with full mesh backs and a dual-layer Clarino synthetic leather palmJames Huang/Future Publishing
Riders that like to really feel their bars will like the Troy Lee Designs Air gloves’ paper-thin Clarino synthetic leather palmsJames Huang/Future Publishing
The Troy Lee Designs A1 helmet covers more of your head than typical XC helmets. The shape is also goggle-friendlyJames Huang/Future Publishing
It’s the end of another working week – and time to show you the recent arrivals at the BikeRadar office that we’ll be reviewing in the coming weeks and months. Take a look at some of the most interesting mountain and road products to come our way in the past few days.
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Bar Fly for fi’zi:k Garmin computer mount
Bar Fly’s most specialised design to date works only with fi’zi:k stems but it’s also the cleanest option we’ve seen – from any company – for attaching a Garmin Edge computer to your bike. This latest Bar Fly model uses the same two-position quarter-turn interface as the company’s other mounts, but instead of clamping around the bar, the fi’zi:k version secures with a custom T-nut and bolt that’s ultra-secure, easily adjustable for angle, and nearly invisible.
Bar fly’s new fi’zi:k-specific mount is ultra-sleek:James Huang/Future Publishing
The idea behind the original Fix It Sticks is as simple as they look: two ‘sticks’ with tool bits at either end that can be joined together to form a ‘T’ for leverage. The elegant, lightweight, and supremely compact concept was a huge hit on Kickstarter and the new Replaceables version is well on track to exceeding its fundraising goal by three-fold.
Fix it sticks replaceables are extremely compact and can be customized with the exact bits that you need:James Huang/Future Publishing
As the name suggests, the Replaceables version improves on the original Fix It Sticks idea by using replaceable bits (held in place by neodymium magnets) so that users can customise their tools as needed. The more durable bodies are now made of steel, too. A complete starter set comes with eight bits (2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, and 6mm hex, #2 Phillips, and T25 Torx) and actual weight for the complete package is just 145g. We’ve already started using these and may have just found a new favourite multi-tool.
Fix it sticks replaceables snap together with neodymium magnets to form a high-leverage t handle:James Huang/Future Publishing
Look’s new KéO Blade 2 CR pedals use the same carbon fibre retention spring concept as the original Blades but with a new shape that effectively includes the sleek shaping of the KéO Blade Aero model at no extra charge. Compared with before, the carbon ‘blade’ now extends across nearly the entire width and length of the body to form a smooth undercarriage while supposedly making for easier entry plus a more secure hold as well.
