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Welcome to First Look Friday \u2013 your weekly round-up of the best cycling tech to land at BikeRadar HQ <\/p>

By Jack Luke\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 25 August 2023 at 06:00 AM<\/p>

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Sharing good tidings about new cycling tech is a privilege I will never tire of.<\/p>\n

However, some weeks, it\u2019s a struggle \u2013 managing the endless deluge of scintillating content I have the pleasure of (deputy) editing while maintaining my status as a D-list Instagram influencer is a mighty ask.<\/p>\n

In these dark moments, I see my name on the First Look Friday rota and feel a rare pang of doubt.<\/p>\n

Can I really wade through another waist-deep pile of products to select only the finest gems? Is it truly possible to write another stupid intro to BikeRadar\u2019s most popular regular feature?<\/p>\n

Then I remember a Friday without First Look Friday would be disastrous \u2013 the earth would wobble off its axis and we\u2019d be flung far into the coldest reaches of the universe, perishing in a bike swag-less heat death.<\/p>\n

So, for the greater good, I pull myself together, and I\u2019m pleased to present an edition of First Look Friday snatched from the jaws of peril.<\/p>\n

If that isn\u2019t enough, there\u2019s been plenty else to distract you from important tasks on BikeRadar this week.<\/p>\n

To start, I was personally distressed to see an update to our power-to-weight ratio explainer<\/a> appear on the homepage.<\/p>\n

This is a most unwelcome reminder hill climb season is just around the corner and I have foolishly made mumbled commitments to enter a few events this year. I\u2019m already working on a fresh batch of excuses after a season off.<\/p>\n

Oscar Huckle schooled us on the best way to set up tubeless tyres<\/a> and made me feel thoroughly ashamed of my shockingly uneven efforts with his guide to wrapping bar tape<\/a> (a job I am apparently alone in finding utterly loathsome).<\/p>\n

Jack Evans also went over the basics of how to prepare and ride a sportive<\/a>. Believe me when I say you can trust his sage advice, because he really knows his onions (though, reading the guide, I learned he\u2019d never advocate eating them on a long ride \u2013 stick to Haribo).<\/p>

Two new bags from Wizard Works<\/h2>\n
Wizard Works Munin Mini Messenger bag<\/h3>\n
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