Components

Jagwire launches a two-piece rotor, a more flexible hydraulic hose, universal adapter kits and two workshop tools for internally routed frames.

The French manufacturer adds a range of TPU inner tubes for road, gravel and mountain biking, claimed to be up to 60% lighter than a butyl tube.

WTB and Stromm have added vortex generators to the sidewalls of three gravel tyres. The brand claims up to 13.8 watts saved at 40 km/h in its own testing.

Panasonic raises its GXM motor to 120 Nm in magnesium and 110 Nm in aluminium. Motors already sold can be upgraded by software from November.

Three New Zealanders fit electric assistance inside a pair of carbon wheels: a 250 W hub motor, a bottle-cage battery, and nothing on the handlebars.

Milanese tubing maker Columbus opens a carbon road wheel range: four wheelsets, from €1,599 to €3,990 on its shop, including a Gara 50 built with DT Swiss.

Ratio's kit gets SRAM Eagle 70 and 90 derailleurs working with mechanical Apex shifters, by correcting the cable pull ratio. It sells for £70.

OneUp Components launches ReRide, a marketplace dedicated to its used parts. Sellers get 100% in store credit or 80% in cash, according to Bikerumor.

Boyd Cycling launches the Bracken Trail, aluminium MTB wheels announced at €840 a pair for 2,060 grams, with hubs claiming 0.5-degree engagement.

Mavic unveils the Crossmax Ultimate, a 1,080 g carbon cross-country wheelset at €2,299, already raced by the KTM and Mondraker World Cup teams.

Bafang's new motor claims 120 Nm of peak torque, 150 Nm in Boost-to-Limit and 1,700 W. Series production is due in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Silca Protocol: five gravel and road tyres at €115 each, including an RCG-3 in the 32-inch standard. Pulsar compound, 120 TPI casing, pre-orders open.

Peaty's launches the Monarch, an MTB saddle whose entire rail assembly comes off to clean the areas that start creaking. 240 or 262 g, from €79.99.

Berd launches the Sparrow50 Gold, a 1,298-gram carbon gravel wheelset built on 2.4g synthetic spokes, from $2,395 or €2,121.90 in Europe.

Intend puts the Elevator on sale, its first dropper post: 190 mm of travel adjustable in ten-millimetre steps, 564 grams and hand-built in Freiburg.

Continental adds a 32 mm size to its Aero 111 aerodynamic road tyre, claimed at 310 grams. The range now covers three widths.

Industry Nine unveils the Hush, a Trail/XC carbon rim drawn for the 32-inch format, claimed at 442 grams and aimed at framebuilders.

The Taiwanese manufacturer unveils a 3.7 kg unit that electrifies an ordinary bike by friction. Its 32 km/h will have to drop to 25 to ride in France.

Crankbrothers unifies its dropper post range. The new Highline cuts travel by up to 20 mm, in 5 mm steps, without removing the post from the frame.

Kogel unveils the Kolossos Pulsar, an oversized derailleur cage with full ceramic bearings and no lubricant, priced at €658.95 in the Speed version.

Wheels Manufacturing put its gravel chainrings for SRAM direct-mount cranksets on sale on 9 August, with an optional Shimano tooth profile, from 115 to 125 dollars.

Continental adds thirteen combinations to its Gravity MTB range: two new casing-compound pairings, Trail Soft and Enduro SuperSoft, in 27.5 and 29 inches.

The Cane Creek GXC is a 2014 aluminium seatpost listed at $89.99 in the US: 236 g in 27.2 mm, 10 mm of setback and a head that takes carbon rails.

Praxis launches the Brodium SL, a flat mountain bike pedal quoted at 364 g a pair and $200, with Enduro Gothic Arch bearings and a 6061-T6 aluminium body.

Motion Engineering opens pre-orders for the X-Elium, a single-arm carbon XC fork claimed at 1.2 kg for 120 mm of travel, priced at €1,500 incl. VAT.

Columbus releases three one-piece cockpits — Spirit Road, Futura All-Road, Cento Gravel — from 340 g and €699 each, alongside three new carbon forks.

DT Swiss updates its four 1800 aluminium wheelsets: 2 mm more internal width, up to 154 g lighter, and a built-in dynamo front hub on the gravel pairs.

Ritchey redesigns its Streem road handlebar — compact drop, 10 degrees of flare, 80 mm reach — and cuts the price: €109.90 for the WCS, €59.90 for the Comp.

Hope releases the 20mm Gravity Stem: just 20 mm of reach, but 35 mm of stack. A stem machined from solid that raises the handlebar instead of extending it.

Maxxis launches the Minion DHX, a downhill tyre cut for dry ground, and redesigns its DH casing with a 120 TPI dual ply. Available in August 2026.

Shimano renews its top-end wheels with the Dura-Ace WH-R9370 series: carbon spokes and up to 220 g less per pair, in shops in September 2026.

Tune adds six Nano road wheelsets in 35, 45 and 60 mm depths. The carbon-spoked CS versions drop to 1,180 g a pair, with prices starting at €2,790.

vanRaam unveils BiSSA, an oil-free seat suspension for the Easy Rider Compact+, its best-selling electric trike, shown at the Prodays 2026 trade show.

Hutchinson rounds out its Republic range with a CrossGuard puncture-resistant tyre for cargo bikes, available in five sizes at €34.99 each.

Prologo launches the Predator//02, a triathlon and time trial saddle with Nack rails compatible with standard seatposts, in TT and TRI versions, €569.

Twin Six opens pre-orders on the Standard Ti 3X2, a 32-inch titanium frame blending gravel and singletrack, at 2,150 dollars during pre-order.

Campagnolo unveils the Zonda Carbon, an all-road wheel with a 50 mm carbon rim priced at €1,420 — €870 less than its Bora X gravel wheels.

Zipp launches the 404 S, 50 mm hookless carbon wheels (23 mm internal) at €1,100 per set. 76/176 hubs, 36 points of engagement, 28-39 mm, lifetime warranty.

DJI Avinox unveils the Smart Heart Rate Control System at Eurobike 2026: e-bike assistance adapts to your heart rate. Eurobike Award, Digital Solutions.

Vittoria adds 700×50c and 700×55c widths to four of the five gravel tyres in its Terreno range, filling a gap in the gravel-endurance segment.

Chinese manufacturer T&D has won a gold Eurobike Award for its semi-solid battery: up to 350 Wh/kg and 830 Wh in a 3.2 kg pack. No price, no timeline.

Supernova unveils the Superdropper, the first dropper post with an integrated rear light, awarded at Eurobike 2026. Built for e-bikes, from €319.

At Eurobike 2026, Rohloff unveils E14 Solo: standalone electronic shifting for every Speedhub, old ones included. Factory fitment 2026, retrofit 2027.

At Eurobike 2026, Blubrake unveiled NEO, its third-generation ABS for electric bikes: half the size, cheaper, and compatible with Bosch and Bafang.

Enviolo unveils Utility, a continuously variable hub rated for 120 Nm and 300 kg — for cargo bikes, electric SUVs and speed pedelecs. Deliveries from 1 July 2026.

Gobao unveils the X1 and X1P, two eMTB motors with the transmission built into the unit: no derailleur, up to 1,500 W and 150 Nm at peak.

At Eurobike 2026, Avinox (DJI) unveils the MG Concept, a mid-drive motor with integrated transmission that ditches the rear derailleur — no power, no price.

Shimano adds 9-speed hydraulic disc brake controls to its CUES range: hydraulic braking finally reaches entry-level road and gravel drop-bar bikes.

British manufacturer Hope revives the legendary Mono6Ti as the EVO V6Ti: a six-piston titanium brake in a limited run of 1,000 units at £1,400.

Universal Transmissions launches UTgear, a brand dedicated to e-bike belt drives. Its flagship H2 promises two gear ratios where the belt has only one.

Wilde Bikes teams up with Brooks for a B17 saddle in burgundy leather, with copper rails and rivets. Limited to 60 units at $250, sold from the United States.

Maxxis launches five 32in models, gravel to trail, plus a Maxx Terra compound claimed 30% more wear-resistant. Aspen now, Forekaster and Dissector Q3 2026.

With the Hub Line, Bosch unveils its first motor housed in the rear wheel. No torque sensor: it bets on the city and on the Smart System ecosystem.

The second-generation Bosch ConnectModule anti-theft tracker gains Bluetooth and a mount compatible with almost every Smart System electric bike.

A more compact remote with a USB-C port, the wired Intuvia 200 display and Bluetooth anti-theft: Bosch modernises its Smart System basics for summer 2026.

Shimano refreshes its DEORE mountain bike groupset in mechanical form: XTR-derived tech, 12-speed HYPERGLIDE+ and 11-speed LINKGLIDE, new brakes. Dollar pricing.

Brooks unveils the B17 Utmost, a premium take on its century-old saddle: tubular stainless rails, undyed leather, 483 g, $300. The original B17 stays.

Bafang, the electric bike motor manufacturer, has stabilised its revenue after two difficult years, thanks to an austerity strategy and a refocus on Europe.

The Gobao drive system is winning over a growing number of brands with its customisable, high-performance solutions for electric bikes. Here's why.

First to mass-produce an e-bike in 1993, Yamaha stopped selling its own bikes outside Japan in late 2025 and bought Brose. Delft: 43% would bin the bike.

Look launches the Geo City Vision, pedals with built-in lighting that follows the movement of the legs to make the cyclist more visible on the road.

Virvolt unveils the Genera 900, a French-assembled bike-by-wire generator that removes the chain and derailleur from electric bikes. Price and workings.

Bosch launches "Certified by Bosch", a digital certificate revealing a refurbished e-bike's battery, motor and history before purchase. Rebike from July 2026.

Tubolito breaks new ground with the Tubo-Road SYNCD, a connected inner tube that monitors tyre pressure and temperature in real time.

A new fast charger for electric bikes cuts charging time from six hours to just 20 minutes, challenging Bosch and DJI on the electric bike market.

Bosch's 2026 updates for electric bikes: a new Performance Line PX motor, an improved eBike Flow app and fresh partners for shifting and braking.