Gravity riders on a budget value the durability of DT Swiss. The brand’s alloy wheelsets are known to last on even the most punishing trails and are a popular choice for privateer downhill racers and bike park enthusiasts. 

McLaren is renowned for pioneering automotive technology, creating seminal supercars such as the F1 and hybridised P1. Respected for its intricate knowledge of aerodynamics, McLaren provides consulting services to several cycling brands, assisting with developing slick road bike frames for McLaren and advanced garments for Le Col. 

Targeting downhill, bike park and long-travel e-bike riders, the Hydra Grade 300 V2 features Industry Nine’s hollow bead design. Traditional hook-shaped rims create a pinch flat risk with the narrow bead pressure points and to combat that, Industry Nine’s solution is the triple cavity shape of its Hydra Grade 300 V2 rims, which is more similar in profile, proportions and shape to a carbon rim than legacy alloy designs.

The Japanese brand’s new GRX RX825 Di2 combines the proven components of its GRX gravel drivetrain with the electronic bits of Di2. For gravel bike riders who want the topography-conquering ability of a 2x drivetrain, with the precision shifting of electronic gear selection, this GRX RX825 Di2 system could be ideal.

UCI World Cup form can betray reality in an Olympic mountain biking year. Riders might be saving themselves for Olympic glory in France, sacrificing UCI performance but the Ineos Grenadiers lead riders have Olympic ambitions and were strikingly on-form in the Czech Republic. 

For those gravel and off-road adventure riders who believe in the benefits of an aero frame, DT Swiss has created wheels to complement their overall efficiency. The GRC DICUT 1100 and 1400 wheelsets are differentiated by hub specification, although both offer two rim heights: 30mm or 50mm. 

Having established itself as a proven accessories brand for mountain bikers in the rider-hydration market, the evolution to broader on-bike accessories for gravel and adventure bikes was a logical progression for CamelBak. 

Marketed by Ducati, the celebrated Italian superbike and adventure motorcycle brand, this Futa All Road is for gravel bikers who value the assistance motor. 

The new wheelset is called the Sharq, and that acronym loosely decodes as ‘smoothness, handling, aerodynamics, reactivity and comfort’. The Sharq’s most distinctive feature is a wave-shaped external rim form, created after exhaustive wind tunnel testing and product development by Fulcrum’s engineers. 

Rightsizing mountain bikes and components for youth riders can be challenging. Ultralight riders often suffer on mountain bikes with overdamped shocks, forks and even dropper posts.