Accessories

Six commuter bike helmets rated 4 or 5 stars by the Virginia Tech helmet lab, from €80 to $259.90: protection, weight, lights, e-bike standard and price.

Stages launches the SB200, a 32.3 kg smart bike, 25 kg lighter than the SB20, with a two-stage belt drive and a frame that sways from side to side.

Rollers, smart turbo trainers and a complete indoor bike: nine models compared, with their accuracy, the gradient they simulate, their noise and how they work with Zwift.

Dynamic, known for bike care, launches Lytes: three front lights of 400, 800 and 1,200 lumens with a focused beam and a 24 g rear light, from €39.99 to €89.99.

City light sets, headlights of 1,000 lumens and more for unlit roads, radar tail lights: eight bike lights compared, with their range, runtime and price.

Smaller, iPhone-compatible and IP67 water-resistant, Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag3 can flag a bike that moves away from its usual spot.

Eight D-locks sold as angle grinder resistant, from £169.99: two were timed by France’s cycling federation, the others rely on the Sold Secure Diamond rating.

The Spiny 2 attaches to the bike and drives the tyre: 250 W rated, 25 km/h, 266 Wh and 2.2 kg, according to its ongoing Kickstarter campaign.

Sigma adds three Buster headlights and three Nyte rear lights to its Smart Light Series, including a Buster 1700 Link with remote and a Nyte 50 with brake light.

Hutchinson expands its Bike Care maintenance range with a brake cleaner, waterless wipes and a protective finishing spray, all three made in France.

The POC Sonal, a €600 time-trial helmet, is chosen by shoulder width. POC claims a saving of 15 to 20 watts at 60 km/h over its own TT helmets.

Mavic launches the Comete Ultimate, a 300 g aero road helmet at €239: 9 W saved on average according to the brand, Mips Air Node Pro and AeroFlow turbulators.

Lezyne launches its first portable electric pump. The E-Drive weighs 198 g, reaches 120 PSI and runs on a battery that the user can replace themselves.

Trek sells its Charge WaveCel city helmet in France at €169.99: magnetic Flare rear light included, Fidlock buckle and NTA 8776 certification at 45 km/h.

Australian manufacturer Fumpa, which pioneered the pocket electric inflator, confirms it is ending its bike activity. Its own website says nothing.

The second generation of Zwift's indoor bike fits riders from 146 cm and now includes the Bear Claw crank arms, priced at €1,199.99 in Europe.

BleeqUp has put the Rover on sale: 53 g, ZEISS lenses, a camera adjustable to three positions and 3K video at 60 frames per second, for €459 in France.

Estonia's Comodule unveils Astra, a connected module for electric bikes: up to twelve months of standby, location claimed accurate to 2.5 m, pre-orders open.

JetBlack is selling a bare frame that stays put on the indoor trainer. Adjustable from 48 to 62 cm, it costs €799 alone and €999 with the trainer.

Ortlieb now makes the fabric for its own panniers. Called Tidura, the TPU-coated cloth comes in two strengths and debuts on four bags from €110 to €220.

Campus and Hebie have the child-seat mount approved on the E:lite electric bike frame: the Kid'n'Carry interface is supplied from the factory.

Sigma overhauls its lighting range with the Smart Light Series: its flagship headlight adds a 170-lux high beam operated from the bar, at €169.95.

Oxford adds two D-locks to its Grinder range, with a carbide coating meant to wear through ten grinder discs and a high-security double locking system.

Pebblebee launches the LÔC8, a 6 cm cylindrical tracker that slips inside a handlebar tube, compatible with Apple Find My and Google Find Hub, at €42.05.