Cool things don't have to necessarily be brand new, this week we have a Ribble CGR Ti frame on long term test and ready to adorn with new Shimano GRX. We've also got tasty treats from Outdoor Provisions, a nifty X-Tools chain cleaner and some new riding gear from Cube. 

There's not a much better to place to start than the NEC Cycle Show when looking for the hottest new mountain, gravel and electric bikes, we found the best that 2020 has to offer at the 2019 show back in September. Take a look at the video below for some really interesting and exciting bike that you'll want to ride, there's lots of new tech, some great price points and most of these brands are British too, dig in!

The Alpkit Koulin Trail Tee is a base layer that can conceivably be used as a t-shirt too, wicks sweat from the rear panel well and is nicely shaped – and a bit of a bargain. The styling is undeniably more underlayer than actual t-shirt though.

New from components manufacturer, Wolf Tooth, are these Lower Headset Extender Cups which will allow you to change the head angle of your mountain bike even if you couldn't before. Do you think a slacker more stable bike sounds tempting? It may be but read on, as it's not all just about head angle....

The Alpkit Strada women’s bikepacking and touring short is a good choice for long adventure rides or regular gravel blasts. The well-designed legs are tapered to prevent snags, but they're too short to work with knee pads – and there’s no waist adjustment unless you like wearing a belt.

There's been a new bike launched today by titanium experts Van Nicholas, the Rowtag. It's said it can be a gravel bike, an adventure companion, an all-road tourer or an off-road racer. The brand says the drop bar bike is a real cross over happily belonging in any discipline or category.

Yesterday Giant quietly launched their first mountain bike suspension fork. It's called the Crest 34, it appears to be aimed at the lower, more budget trail bikes and it looks like it will only appear OEM on bikes from Giant and Liv rather than being sold separately. Here's what we know so far....

Hope Technology, known mostly for their high-end wheels and hubs, told us last week that they will partner with British car makers Lotus to explore the limits of bicycle design and tech. Now we know that this will involve a new Lotus track bike for Team GB at the 2020 Olympics.  

UK enduro racer Oli Carter takes to the Meribel downhill track in the depths of the night to film a cool edit using just USE Exposure front lights to light the way. Do your night rides look anything like this?