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This week has seen a slew of new bike releases with Canyon, Trek, BMC and Santa Cruz all announcing new machines.<\/p>\n
Canyon has updated its all-round race bike, the Ultimate<\/a>. While there may be an air of \u2018if it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it\u2019 about the new bike, Ashley Quinlan\u2019s first ride impressions suggest Canyon has hit its goal of achieving the perfect balance for many riders<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also on Thursday, Trek released the new Domane<\/a>, which ditches front IsoSpeed to create a faster bike.<\/p>\n The brand also announced a new version of its Fuel EX<\/a> that, on first impressions, rewards aggressive riders. Tom Marvin was on hand to write a first ride review<\/a>.<\/p>\n Santa Cruz released a new version of its trail bike, the 5010<\/a>. The previous iteration was the last 27.5in-wheel bike in the brand\u2019s line-up, and with this new version switching to a mixed-wheel setup Santa Cruz has waved goodbye entirely to bikes with 27.5 wheels in twos.<\/p>\n BMC revealed the Kaius gravel bike<\/a> that takes inspiration from its Teammachine road bike with an ultra-light frame and aerodynamic touches.<\/p>\n Aside from bikes, maybe the biggest news story this week was Zwift releasing a smart trainer<\/a>. The new piece of hardware could rival many competitors \u2013 especially with its relatively low retail price.<\/p>\n While Zwift\u2019s smart trainer and the brand\u2019s CEO using the word \u2018Zwift\u2019 as a verb may hint at the possibility of genericide<\/em>, it isn\u2019t the only training platform in town. We published our guide to RGT Cycling<\/a>, having updated our guide to the best training apps<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n We also delved into the world of gravel dropper posts<\/a> and tyre sizing<\/a>, profiled Hope\u2019s HB.916<\/a> and reviewed the 2023 Giant Propel Advanced SL 0<\/a>.<\/p>\nHutchinson Challenger tyre<\/h2>\n