Plus all the latest news and reviews from the week <\/p>
As we near the start of spring in the northern hemisphere, the product launch Jack-in-the-box has been winding up with a sumptuous serving of content on BikeRadar.<\/p>\n
Before we unveil a quintet of tasty tech trinkets, let\u2019s take a look at this week\u2019s site highlights.<\/p>\n
Digital writer Jack Evans brought us an exciting look at Rane Roatta\u2019s unique gravel race rig<\/a>. The fruit seller uses a Cannondale Topstone Lefty with a conversation-starting 200mm stem and scantily narrow 26cm handlebars.<\/p>\n Editor-in-chief George Scott prowled the Strade Bianche start-pen and brought us a delicious round-up of the tech<\/a> the pros were riding at this year\u2019s race.<\/p>\n Jack Luke and Stan Portus reported from iceBike* North and shared their highlights in a tech gallery<\/a>, including Knog\u2019s new Blinder lights<\/a> with a Tesla-inspired battery.<\/p>\n We also took a first look at the Shimano Cues U8000 11-speed groupset.<\/p>\n Our Bike of the Week was the Colnago V4Rs<\/a>. Tom Boonen says the \u201cold-school bike\u201d is 2km\/h slower than those Tadej Poga\u00e7ar\u2019s rivals ride. The UAE Team Emirates star won Wednesday\u2019s Paris-Nice on the V4Rs and Colnago invited Boonen to test ride it. Let us know in the comments who you think is right.<\/p>\n On the mountain bike front, Focus unveiled its Raven hardtail<\/a> with a 120mm suspension fork and Thok released its new Gram carbon electric mountain bike<\/a>. Audi also TT\u2019d into the cycling world with a new electric mountain bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, let\u2019s take a look at this week\u2019s swag grab.<\/p>\n