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It\u2019s the first day of April and what\u2019s left me feeling like a fool is how quickly the year seems to have passed thus far.<\/p>\n
But once we\u2019ve (or at least I have) got over the constant march of time, the arrival of April does mean the bike industry has begun to move in full force, releasing a continual slew of products.<\/p>\n
This week, we\u2019ve seen Ridley launch a revamped version of its Kanzo Adventure gravel bike<\/a>, with a progressive, mountain-bike inspired geometry and more than a dozen mounts for bags and accessories.<\/p>\n Factor also released the Lando<\/a>, marking its entry into the cross-country mountain bike market<\/a>.<\/p>\n For smaller people, Propain announced the Bam Bam balance bike<\/a>, which has more than a couple of nods to The Flintstones.<\/p>\n We also saw a pretty novel grip idea for gravel bikes from Ere Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n If the prospect of time outdoors has become a bit more attractive with the onset of spring and you\u2019re looking for a new ride, we\u2019ve put together our guide on how to buy your perfect bike in eight steps<\/a>.<\/p>\n And if your shoes are looking a bit beaten up after the winter, we also published an update of our best cycling shoes<\/a> list, featuring the wallet-friendly Triban GRVL 500 shoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Simon von Bromley has been testing the Wahoo Powrlink Zero Speedplay power meter pedals<\/a> and Matt Baird, editor of our sister title Cycling Plus, gave the Giro Eclipse Spherical helmet<\/a> 4.5 stars.<\/p>\nLazer Vento KinetiCore helmet<\/h2>\n