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This week has seen a spread of bike launches across an array of disciplines and categories.<\/p>\n
Monday witnessed Marin\u2019s release of a new Rift Zone<\/a> with revised geometry and kinematics. Alex Evans reviewed the Rift Zone 29 XR<\/a>, praising the trail bike\u2019s fun and engaging ride and reasonable price.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, Moots launched the Vamoots CRD<\/a>. The titanium road bike<\/a> can fit up to 32x700mm tyres and has full integration, which is a first for the brand from Steamboat Springs, Colorado.<\/p>\n Tacx announced the Neo Bike Plus<\/a>, an updated version of the Neo Smart Bike. The indoor bike<\/a> has new ergonomics and a price increase of over 50 per cent here in the UK.<\/p>\n Two electric bikes<\/a> were launched in the form of the Orbea Wild eMTB<\/a> and BMC Roadmachine 01 AMP X<\/a>, the Swiss brand\u2019s first electric all-road bike \u2013 and maybe the first bike to be marketed as an \u2018electric all-road bike\u2019, full stop.<\/p>\n Yeti continued its sweep of bike updates with the SB120<\/a> and SB140<\/a> trail bikes, following the launch of the SB160<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n Away from bike launches, we brought you our pick of the best helmet lights<\/a> and tips for mountain biking at night<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re unsure about what lights you should or shouldn\u2019t be using at night, we published our guide to UK bike light laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n We also updated our list of the best winter road bike tyres<\/a> and best gravel tyres<\/a>, with some of the latest releases in the two categories of tyres.<\/p>\n As ever, we brought you a whole host of reviews, including the Prime Primavera 32 wheelset<\/a> and Shimano XT M8120 brakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n One standout review was the Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 7 Disc eTap<\/a>. The bike earned a rare five stars and senior technical editor Warren Rossiter says it may have convinced him to get an aero road bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n