Plus the best news, reviews and advice from BikeRadar this week <\/p>
Here we are again for another dose of First Look Friday, BikeRadar\u2019s highlights reel from the past week and a quick look at some of the latest kit to land on our desks.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019ve been checking the website, you\u2019ll have no doubt seen it has been gravel week<\/a> here at BikeRadar.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve got all the latest tech, news and reviews from the gravel world, from explaining what a gravel bike is<\/a> to reviews of the some of the best gravel bikes available.<\/p>\n You can check out the best carbon, steel<\/a>, titanium<\/a> and aluminium gravel bikes<\/a> out there, and find detailed guides on how to choose the best gravel handlebars<\/a> and how to set up your gravel bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n If that\u2019s not enough gravel to get stuck in to, there\u2019s the first gravel bike from mountain bike brand Commencal<\/a> to check out. Plus, if you want to take your gravel riding more seriously, you can learn all about gravel racing<\/a> and how to train for it.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not all about gravel though, and we have big reviews of SRAM\u2019s new Apex Eagle groupset<\/a> and its latest, cheapest Apex AXS XPLR electronic drivetrain<\/a> that should help bring electronic shifting to the masses.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have time to read all the in-depth details, check out the BikeRadar podcast<\/a> that gives you the lowdown on the new groupset.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Simon von Bromley reported on the new Zwift Play<\/a> handlebar-mounted controller.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re hunting out mountain bike news, look no further than the latest trail ebike from Canyon, the Neuron:ON<\/a>, and the new hard-hitting Rocky Mountain Slayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n We also brought you the latest tech from the first round of the 2023 UCI Downhill World Cup in Lenzerheide<\/a>.<\/p>\n With that taster of this week\u2019s news served up, let\u2019s get on to the pick of the latest tech to arrive at BikeRadar.<\/p>\n