IceBike 2019 was a cornucopia of new bike things - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Park Tool's new BX-3 is designed for pro mechanics who need to carry a lot of tools - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Park Tool also brought along a selection of new compact multitools - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Following on from the delightful DSD-2 and DSD-4, Park Tool has added these hex head screwdrivers to its range - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
These will be particularly useful for the latest derailleurs with hex head limit screws - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The HBT-1 is a combined hydraulic hose cutter and olive insertion tool - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
This looks a whole lot neater than pounding in olives with a hammer! - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The CT-3.3 is Park Tool's latest chain tool and it's 12-speed compatible - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
PRO was showing off a complete range of bikepacking luggage including this substantial bar bag with a removable central roll - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The range also includes a bento box and frame bag - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
...and this voluminous saddle bag - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
This flat bar gravel bike looked interesting. Oh wait, it's a nineties Ridgeback mountain bike, our mistake - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The PRO Vibe Superlight Aero bar weighs a claimed 205g in 42cm and costs £329.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
PRO has launched two new alloy gravel bars. The Discover 30-degree bar is hugely flared, weighs a claimed 280g for a 42 and costs £44.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Discover 12-degree bar is less extreme. It weighs a claimed 270g for a 42cm and also costs £44.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Madison has its own range of bikepacking kit too, including the Caribou saddle bag which retails at £79.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
milKit's clever tubeless inflator system was subject to a recall last year and the brand has now released its completely revised inflator which fixes the problem - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
milKit's system includes its own tubeless valves which make the process of seating tyres and adding sealant less of a pain - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Maxxis has a new flagsip road tyre called the High Road. Initially available in 25mm only, it has a 120tpi casing and uses Maxxis' new HYPR compound which claims to lower rolling resistance while increasing wet traction. It weighs a claimed 210g - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Cosmo's smart bike light has built-in indicators and a brake light controlled by an accelerometer. It is also designed to detect when the rider falls - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The light is controlled by this bar-mounted remote - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
It can be attached to a helmet as well as the bike itself - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The steel Double Shot from Adventure Outdoor Co. is a stylish machine out to prove that cantis aren't dead. It sports a 3-speed rear hub and costs £449.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Madison is expanding its range of not-necessarily-cycling clothing. The Isoler jackets and gilets are reversible and come in both men and women's cuts - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Lazer's Century aero road helmet costs £129.99 or £149.99 with MIPS - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Century has a removable middle section on its outer shell which can be reversed or left off entirely - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
A built in LED light adds visibility - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
PRO teased us with this dropper remote for drop bars. Don't miss our separate news story on this one - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Dynaplug makes a handy range of tubeless repair kits, which can be used on virtually any vehicle or bike with tubeless tyres - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Transporting young ones? Urban Iki makes these swish windscreens and child seats - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Respro makes these pollution masks for urban riding in a variety of designs - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Can you spot the incredibly thin metal bracket holding the Di2 junction box here? It's K-Edge's latest offering - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The bracket is thin enough to bend, accommodating different stem angles - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Shimano is offering its flagship S-Phyre RC9 shoes in this very limited edition Aurora design - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
There's a matching pair of S-Phyre R glasses - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The standard RC9 colours are wonderfully lairy too, especially this blue option. The shoes cost £319.99 - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The RP2 is one of Shimano's most affordable shoes at £79.99 retail - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The £179.99 Evolve wind jacket features this unique removable thermal bib, a hi-tech version of stuffing newspaper down the front of your jersey - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The back of the bib uses a foil-like material to reflect heat back to the body. The pockets over the lower back use the same material - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Pearl Izumi's Pro bib shorts cost £189.99 and offer a very close fit - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Laser cut bib straps should mean minimal friction - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
They're not new, but Pearl Izumi's women's bibs are worth highlighting for their drop-tail design which makes for easy comfort breaks - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Pearl Izumi's urban style Versa range includes the £119.99 Barrier jacket - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The Barrier has built-in gloves for emergency use - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Pearl Izumi's latest waterproof kit uses 'PI Dry', where each individual fibre of the fabric is coated with DWR rather than the finished article, for much longer lasting protection. PI's people are happy to demonstrate this by spraying water on things - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Park Tool's stand is always a pleasure for workshop nerds and this year was no exception. Following on from those lovely derailleur-friendly screwdrivers we covered last year, the brand has added hex head versions to its range, which are perfect for the latest derailleurs.
These will be particularly useful for the latest derailleurs with hex head limit screws - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
The clever folks in blue have also created a brand new tool which combines a hydraulic hose cutter with an olive insertion device, which means no more clamping hoses in a vice and hitting them with a hammer. Elsewhere, gravel and adventure riding are on the rise with new finishing kit and luggage from PRO, while tubeless technology gets more and more convenient thanks to setup kits from milKit and puncture repair from Dynaplug.
milKit's clever tubeless inflator system was subject to a recall last year and the brand has now released its completely revised inflator which fixes the problem - Matthew Allen / Immediate Media
Click through the gallery above for all this and more, and let us know what you're excited about for 2019.
Matthew Loveridge (formerly Allen) is BikeRadar's former senior writer, an experienced mechanic, and an expert on bike tech who appreciates practical, beautifully-engineered things. Originally a roadie, he likes bikes and kit of every type, including gravel bikes and mountain bikes, and he's tested a huge variety of all three over the years for BikeRadar, Cycling Plus, Cyclist.co.uk and others. He looks like he should be better at cycling than he actually is, and he's ok with that.
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