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It\u2019s nearly the end of another busy week, and that means it\u2019s time for First Look Friday<\/a> \u2013 BikeRadar\u2019s weekly round-up of the latest tech goodies to land with us.<\/p>\n Before we dive head-first into that, though, let\u2019s do a quick recap of the biggest news and reviews from the week.<\/p>\n In exciting news for lovers of expensive bikes, Colnago announced its new C68 road bike<\/a>. Its high price and inclusion of a non-fungible token (NFT) might be divisive, but it\u2019s worth reading both our news story and Colnago C68 review<\/a> before jumping to any conclusions.<\/p>\n BikeRadar\u2019s senior road technical editor, Warren Rossiter, has been charged with riding the new Colnago \u2013 and he\u2019s also in possession of a Vitus Venon prototype<\/a>. With clearance for 45mm tyres, is Vitus\u2019s new endurance road bike actually just a gravel bike?<\/p>\n In the mountain bike world, Canyon has announced the latest version of its Strive enduro bike<\/a>. Our tech writer, Luke Marshall, was at the launch to bring you his Canyon Strive CFR first ride review<\/a>.<\/p>\n From one enduro bike to another, this week has also brought us a new Santa Cruz Megatower<\/a>. Once again, Luke was there to find out just how \u2018mega\u2019 Santa Cruz\u2019s bigger, radder bike really is \u2013 here\u2019s his first ride review of the 2022 Santa Cruz Megatower CC X01 AXS RSV<\/a>.<\/p>\n Finally, Alex Evans has been busy putting the leading electric mountain bike motors through their paces in a Shimano vs Bosch vs Brose vs Yamaha mega-test. You can read his tech deep-dive to find out which eMTB motor is best<\/a> \u2013 or watch the video below from BikeRadar\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n And with those highlights covered, let\u2019s go straight into the new bike tech.<\/p>\n