Plus all the latest news and reviews from the week <\/p>
It\u2019s been quite the whirlwind week at BikeRadar, with the Tour de France<\/a> and Eurobike 2024<\/a> in full swing, on top of a rich buffet of new product releases.\u00a0<\/p> The 15th (yes, 15th!) iteration of the Specialized Stumpjumper<\/a> was unveiled, with the new bike banishing the signature sidearm in the front triangle and switching to a Fox GENIE shock. Technical editor-in-chief Robin Weaver delivered his impressions in a first ride review <\/a>and questioned why there is no new Specialized Stumpjumper EVO<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p> Sticking in mountain biking territory, SRAM released cheaper Transmission components<\/a> \u2013 but they’re only available on complete bikes \u2013 and Merida announced its new Big.Trail hardtail<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p> What about gravel? Well, the next-generation Giant Revolt<\/a> broke cover. It now features down tube storage, integrated cable routing<\/a> (make of that what you will\u2026) and, according to Giant, compliance-improving finishing kit.\u00a0<\/p> Onto the road, and the striking Continental Aero 111 front tyre<\/a> was officially launched earlier this week. The tyre is a collaboration between Continental, DT Swiss and Swiss Side and is claimed to be up to 18 watts faster than a GP5000 S TR<\/a> \u2013\u00a0no shabby feat.\u00a0<\/p> We\u2019ve also done some sleuthing at the Grand D\u00e9part of the Tour de France, with George Scott spotting a new Van Rysel aero bike<\/a> and Simon von Bromley taking a look at an unreleased Dare aero bike<\/a> and a prototype automatic chain waxing machine<\/a> used by the Lidl-Trek team.\u00a0<\/p> Right, I hope you\u2019ve kept up with all of that \u2013 now it’s time to take a closer look at some of the new gear to recently arrive at BikeRadar HQ.<\/p>