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Plus all the latest news and reviews from the week <\/p>

By Simon von Bromley\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 16 August 2024 at 06:00 AM<\/p>

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Welcome along to the latest edition of First Look Friday, our weekly recap of the spiciest content to grace our hallowed home page in the past seven days. <\/p>

The BikeRadar news wire has been glowing hotter than managing editor Gary’s laptop as brands queued up to announce their latest launches and our tireless testing team delivered their verdicts.<\/p>

Wednesday saw Canyon unveil a pair of new HighBar-equipped helmets<\/a> and I put the Disruptr CFR<\/a> through its paces.<\/p>

But it was on Thursday that things really kicked off. First came news of the new Genesis Croix de Fer, which Jack Luke was on hand to field. <\/p>

Trek followed with the release of two new gravel bikes \u2013\u00a0the Checkmate SLR, which Ashley Quinlan took for a spin, and the Checkpoint SL 7 AXS, with video supremo and mile-munching gravelista Felix Smith delivering a rare first-ride review.<\/p>

Finally, Ashley Quinlan broke the news of a new BMC URS and told us how the bike rides.<\/p>

That’s quite enough news for one week. Let’s get down to brass tacks with a look at a selection of delectable tech bounty keeping us busy at BikeRadar.<\/p>