By Simon von Bromley

Published: Friday, 14 October 2022 at 12:00 am

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As Rebecca Black once put it, “It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday. Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend.”

As usual, that means it’s time for another edition of First Look Friday, a weekly round-up of the latest tech to arrive at BikeRadar’s office.

This week, we’ve got plenty of exciting and innovative new products to show you, but before we get on to that, let’s have a quick round-up of the news and reviews from the week just gone.

Though official details are scant, we spotted a new track bike from Canyon on social media. Freezing the video at just the right moment reveals this is the Canyon Speedmax Track, the German brand’s first official track bike since 2014.

We’re hoping to see a little more of it at this week’s 2022 Track World Championships, among a host of other cutting-edge (expensive) bikes. As always, our eyes are peeled for any new or exciting bits of tech.

For those of an off-road persuasion, BikeRadar’s technical editor, Alex Evans, published reviews of the Fox DHX Factory rear shock and DT Swiss HX 1700 Spline wheels, both of which scored highly.

If you’re looking for a new bike computer, but aren’t sure which to plump for in an increasingly crowded market, then our guide to Wahoo vs Garmin bike computers is essential reading.

Once you’ve digested that, head over to our round-up of the best bike computers, for our list of the top-rated models.

One bike computer that unfortunately won’t be making that list, though, is the Beeline Velo 2. Our technical writer, Oscar Huckle, brought us his review of it this week, but hit-and-miss navigation and some unfortunate limitations appear to prevent it from delivering on its promising concept.