We have new bikes in our pockets this week. If you’re sticking to the road, may we suggest the latest wheels from Lightweight to shed 130g from their predecessors? Yours for just £8,799/$10,895.
If you prefer gravel, DT Swiss has two new rim profiles to suit your riding style, each lighter and more aero than its predecessor. A little cheaper than the Lightweight offering, but still pretty tempting for a bike he’ll have to hammer.
In case you haven’t noticed, the Giro d’Italia is over, although that hasn’t stopped the flood of pink bits. You can have Tadej’s pink sunnies or, more intimately, his pink pad.
Which might sit well with the retro Concor saddle released this week by Selle San Marco in collaboration with l’Eroica.
Lightweight by name, not by price
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Lightweight has new wheels: Fernweg Evo Pro. If your Lightweight wheels aren’t light enough, the new wheels manage to lose 130 gz of the non-Pro version, plus they come with CeramicSpeed bearings. The same carbon spokes are available and you can choose from three color variants of the logo.
You can also have a 65mm or 85mm deep profile, both of which Lightweight says have been designed to improve crosswind stability. The 65mm-deep wheels weigh a claimed 1,565g, while the 85mm-deep rims increase that weight to 1,665g.
Lehká reckons that despite the weight reduction, the new bikes are just as stiff and rigid as their predecessors, and says they’re aimed at road riders who want the best, rather than triathletes and time trialists.
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Prices are from a potentially devastating £8,799 / $10,895. For that kind of money you can buy the whole Van Rysel RCR Pro…
DT Swiss adds new aero gravel wheels for adventurers and racers
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DT Swiss has split the gravel world into adventurers and racers, and has a new set of wheels for everyone – or six sets, actually, as there are two hub classes plus a 650b option on each hub, all sharing one of two new carbon rim profiles. .
The GRC Dicut 50 is aimed at gravel racers, with DT claiming aero benefits for the 50mm deep rim over the previous generation GRC 1400 Spline 42. The new rim profile is also said to be more stable in crosswinds. On the fancier 180 Dicut hubs, the GRC 1100 Dicut 50 wheelset has a claimed weight of 1,567g and a price tag of $2,990.80 / £2,299.98 / €2,499.80.
For bikepacking and less competitive use, the GRC Dicut 30 has a lower profile rim, still with the claimed aero benefits and a weight that drops to 1350g, but with the same price tag. It is available in average 650b and 700c. As a bonus, there are new HGC 1400 Spline 30mm deep wheels, upgraded with extra spokes on the rear wheel and stronger hubs for electric gravel riders.
DT has switched to hook rims with 24mm internal width on the new wheels, so the entire line of road and gravel bikes are now hook rims. He says the hooks provide better support and security for gravel tires and are also more aero.
You can read our first ride review of the new GRC 1100 Dicut 50 wheelset here.
The seat pads and sunnies are pink
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If you are suffering Corsa Rosa download now that the Giro is over, don’t worry because it’s got a steady stream of pink stuff coming out of it. Witness the pink edition of the Teosport seatpost as Tadej Pogačar and the rest of the UAE Team Emirates sat on it for 3,400 kilometers.
The Teosport TruFlo Air Light insole is claimed to be breathable, lightweight, ergonomic and innovative, with a lightweight supportive foam core.
Teosport didn’t anticipate you’d want to rip your own liner out of your shorts and sew a new pink one, so they supply the liner already sewn into a pair of Pissei shorts, again like the Pog, but in black rather than pink. It attaches to the shorts at three points, which according to Teosport adds comfort, improves ventilation and ensures quick drying.
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If you want a more overt Pog brand on your ride that’s easier to show off to your riding buddies, we recommend the limited edition Scicon pink fluo sunnies. Perhaps a bit too pink to match the rest of his outfit, pink frames are available on the Aeroscope, AeroShade XL and AeroShade Kunken models, while the glasses come with a replacement lens – pink, of course.
A retro saddle for your Eroica bike
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Look at any bike from the 1970s and chances are its steel frame with non-indexed derailleurs will be fitted with a distinctive undulating Selle San Marco Concor saddle. It’s actually 50 years since the Concor was first introduced with its novel shape that held you in place better than the flat, slippery, unstuffed digits that preceded it.
To celebrate, the Italian saddle brand, which was founded in 1935, has launched the Concor 50 Eroica, a co-branded effort with the Eroica series of vintage bikes. If your 1970s bike needs a new San Marco Concor saddle, it’s available as a limited edition for purchase on the Selle San Marco website, Eroica outlets and some bike shops.
Selle San Marco lists a weight of 300g for the leather-covered saddle, which is 265mm long and 140mm wide. It sits on suitably retro carbon steel rails – no fancy titanium or carbon fiber here. The suggested retail price is €124.90.
Selle San Marco has a line in retro parts, with its more widely available Concor Supercorsa Le Rino also adopting the Concor shape. Complete your retro ensemble with a roll of Bottega Leather tape to match.