Fulcrum's trail wheels, Canyon's Spectral:ONfly, Le Col's new clothing and a bike check with Fergus Ryan

The top tech news of the last two weeks – all in one place.

Liam Mercer

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Sep 15 2024

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The past fortnight has been packed with tech releases including bikes, wheelsets and clothing. Of course, we've also bolstered our tech article offering with fresh bike checks and to see what kind of bike we can build using only online sales. In case you've missed out, this is your best place to catch up.

Fulcrum committed to MTB with the Metal Carbon and Metal ALX wheelsets

Earlier in the year, Fulcrum made its return to MTB with its cross-country Red Zone Carbon wheels and now the brand has boosting its mountain bike offering with the Metal Carbon and Metal ALX wheelsets. We're told that these wheels can be run on lightweight e-mountain bikes, and Fulcrum has used its own special carbon fibre in a bid to balance vertical compliance with lateral stiffness.

There's an alloy model on offer too that gets a 30mm internal width and a welded construction. However, the rims get a go through a CNC machine to shave off any excess weight and unnecessary material.

Both wheelsets run cup and cone bearings for their ease of service as well as 24 spokes up front and 28 at the rear.

For more, here's the story - Fulcrum moves into trail with the Metal Carbon and Metal ALX wheelsets.

Cube unveiled its 2025 range

The German cycling megabrand, Cube, has announced its 2025 updates with nearly every bike in the range getting something new. In this piece, we present four highlights in the range that span from cross-country to e-MTB and mega lightweight gravel.

Catch the story here - Cube unveils its massive 2025 range fo mountain, gravel and e-bikes.

We built our dream bike using online sales

We've all done it: scoured the internet in an attempt to build our dream mountain bikes and totted up the prices to see how well we've done. But it's no secret that there are some incredible sales gracing nearly every retailer's website. So we've taken up the ultimate online window shopping challenge to see just how well we can build a bike using the best deals we can find. Turns out, we've done rather well.

Here's the full article - Build your dream bike with these deals.

Canyon's Spectral goes e-MTB with the Spectral:ONfly

Earlier this year, Canyon brought updates to the Spectral and announced its entry into the world of lightweight e-MTBs with the Neuron:ONfly, which gave us a good indication of what to expect. And that was the Spectral:ONfly, a bike that uses most of what was introduced on the new Spectral as well as TQ's HPR50 drive unit.

The new bike also benefits from the K.I.S tech that we saw on the regular Spectral as well as a host of the same geometry numbers. We've already spent some time on the bike, so catch the Canyon Spectral:ONfly CLLCTV first ride review for some first impressions.

For a closer look, check the news - Canyon brings a TQ motor to the Spectral:ONfly.

We got up close and personal with Fergus Ryan's custom Privateer 161 Gen 2

Unveiled in the states a few months ago, Fergus Ryan's custom Privateer 161 Gen 2 is a bike I've always wanted a closer look at. Shown at Saddleback's house show, I finally got to see the bike in the flesh and a quick catch up with Ferg himself to have an in-depth chat about how 'Ferg's Flat White' came to be.

Using expertise from both Ride Wrap and Fat Creations, the bike is coated in a colour that refers to Fergus's love of coffee, and we reckon that it looks even better in person.

For a closer look, head over to - Bike check: Fergus Ryan's 'Ferg's Flat White' Privateer 161 Gen 2.

Swiss Side released its Gravon 500 aero wheelset

Aero gravel is here to stay it seems and it's Swiss Side's turn with its latest Gravon 500 wheelset. These wheels boast a 50mm rim depth with a 24mm internal width. With that, we're told that they can seat tyres up to 69mm wide but they're optimised for 40mm rubber.

Additionally, Swiss Side claims an efficiency gain of two to six watts when riding at 30km/h.

Here are all of the details - Swiss Side joins the aero gravel game with the Gravon 500 wheelset.