The Frameworks downhill mountain bike race team has the same David versus Big Bike Brand Goliath vibe as the brand. Pro racer Neko Mulally pulls double duty as a downhill pilot and head of the brand, which offers only one hand-welded frame, simply dubbed the “DH Frame.” Unfortunately, the Frameworks Racing Team van and all its contents were stolen in Milton Keynes, UK, after the Fort William round of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Downhill World Cup. Ironically, Asa Vermette earned a third in the men’s junior event. The three-member downhill racing team asked for help yesterday on In ..read more

3T rounds out their made-in-Italy bike line-up with an all-new Strada Italia road bike that refines aero performance for, once again, wider tires. The Strada has always been a unique aero road race bike, embracing wider-than-normal tires. And now it can fit up to 35mm slicks. Because ultimately, that wider rubber offers lower rolling resistance, better grip, improved control, and even extra comfort. 3T only had to figure out how to reshape the bike to make it more aerodynamic, too. 3T Strada Italia wide tire aero carbon road bike, made-in-Italy (Photos/Cory Benson) This is pretty much everyth ..read more

Ridley’s do-it-all all-road to fast gravel Grifn family just got a lot bigger with a lighter, faster carbon Grifn RS, a more affordable alloy Grifn A, and an e-Grifn ebike. Even the original carbon Grifn adds more sizes to fit smaller riders. Ridley saw a great response from their bike that rides fast like a road bike but has the comfort and ability to go anywhere like a gravel bike. So, they’ve doubled down on Grifns for everybody… 2024 Ridley Grifn RS carbon gravel and all-roads race bike Last season’s Grifn was a success for the Belgian bike maker, slotting into a wider tire all-road cate ..read more

Until now, Ari’s budget lineup had multiple models sharing the same frame, but different names based on spec and travel. Now, their entry point into full-suspension trail bikes is fully updated with a shapely new frame and a single name – The Cascade Peak. The new Ari Cascade Peak’s frame is air- and hydro-formed to delivery a stiff, responsive frame with modern aesthetics. It’s most noticeable at the top tube and head tube junction, but note the seattube’s bulge and shaping, too. That effort gives it a better second water bottle placement, letting you get two bottles on all frame sizes. The ..read more

Wheels Manufacturing is branching out well beyond bottom brackets and shop tools. Their Sea Otter booth was packed full of prototypes aboard a gorgeous Sanitas Cycles hardtail, with cranks, pedals, a chainring bash guard, headset, and seatpost collar. They also have new Solo Cog singlespeed cogs and adapters, and new shop tools, too. They weren’t sharing a lot of info on the prototype parts, but the cranks look sleek and slim, with a bit of chiseling on the backside to save weight The topography details are machined in, not printed, which is a unique touch. Note that it’s also holding a Whee ..read more

Ahead of the Tour de France, there are a lot of new features in the works for the virtual training world known as Zwift. The program and app continue to develop and add new features. Perhaps the writing was on the wall earlier this year when Zwift laid off more than 100 employees, but now Zwift has announced a price increase as well. Previously, a month of Zwift subscription would run $14.99 here in the United States. That price has now increased to $19.99 per month, a 33% increase. The price of an annual subscription has also increased, from $149.99 to $199.99. You’re still getting essential ..read more

A little over a year ago, I did a story about Colorado’s Sanitas Bikes. The article covered their new at-the-time Root, a classic titanium-framed hardtail mountain bike. Well, the news is, that they’re at it again with their latest offering, the new Tap Root Hardtail. The Tap Root is a Hardtail with clearance for 2.6″ tires, that is at home on mountain singletrack, an XC race, or a bikepacking adventure. (Photos/Sanitas Bikes) To start, Sanitas claims that the Tap Root is the most versatile model in their lineup. It uses modern geometry and can be set up with a 120mm travel fork. The Tap Root ..read more

News outta Boulder, Colorado, DEAN Ultimate Bikes (DEAN) announced that it had updated its bike line and “RetroFresh”ed its website and visual aesthetics. “DEAN Ultimate Bicycles was our original concept. We are bringing the focus back to our roots in creating top-tier titanium bikes while hitting that nostalgic sweet spot that made us all love these bikes over the decades.” I somehow missed covering DEAN at last year’s MADE Show, but apparently, that’s where they launched the prototypes of modernized flagship designs. Designs like the Colonel and the El Diente for example. Torreys gravel bik ..read more

Chris King has always been about making the most precise components – it’s right there in the name. Their hubs are works of art, with their patented RingDrive system buzzing away as you coast. But that RingDrive precision came at a cost, namely a more complex service procedure and costly driveshell replacements. Chris King had already phased out their needle-bearing design of the RingDrive system in 2019. Moving from that to a twin-bearing system reduced drag by more than 20% and made for a system that was lighter and easier to manufacture. The issue was that adapting the current hub design ..read more

Reynolds has a new family of three 25mm deep ultralight carbon road bike wheelsets designed to get you up and over the steepest climbs faster than ever. All 3 share the same low profile hooked tubeless carbon rim, with their differences coming in carbon layup and how fancy a wheel build you want to pay for. Weights tip the scales as low as 1251g at the most premium end of the spectrum. While pricing at the entry-level is as low as $1450, while still not even giving up a couple hundred grams in the process. 2024 Reynolds 25mm deep lightweight carbon road wheels (Photos/Reynolds) Any way you lo ..read more