This man can save your ass. Staffan Weigel founded the fun fender company Ass Savers - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Schwalbe has jumped on the tan-sidewall bandwagon - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The Scott Addict matches the Schwalbe's with its Ritchey Torino saddle - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Schwalbe's road, gravel and city tires now come in a tan-sidewall option - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
On-person storage has gone too far - Reuben Bakker-Dyos / Immediate Media
For years, triathletes and now gravel riders refer to little on-bike boxes as Bento boxes. But the Japanese claim true ownership of the Bento - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
A few packing suggestions from the folks behind Bruno Mixte - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Oi! Knog's original Oi at left now has a Luxe companion with an all-metal ringer, louder sound and a higher price - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
2001 — with electronic shifting - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Mavic Mektronic — a shifting system just a bit ahead of its time - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Although not as tidy as eTap or Di2, Mektronic was the first — by years - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Loud and large shades? Yeah, Scott was there too. This is the 1988 Sportshield - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
The Early Rider Works Trail 16 really does have the works: belt drive, disc brakes, a threaded bottom bracket, trick pedals and kid-correct ergonomics - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Not stock on your mass-market kid's bike - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
ENVE recently launched an adjustable aero stem that uses shims to change the angle and the length - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
ENVE uses the works of small builders to showcase its products. This is Field from Sheffield - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
And an ENVE aero stem painted to match the Field - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Is this the best name for a kid-toting bike? - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
A nice touch on an Italian cruiser - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
An electric, folding, small-wheel fat bike. The apocalypse is nigh - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Because what the world needs now is a tandem unicycle. Or is that a bicycle? - Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
Look closer around the front wheel - Reuben Bakker-Dyos / Immediate Media
When does an e-bike become just a very, very slow motorbike? - Reuben Bakker-Dyos / Immediate Media
5:10 Tennies definitely fall on the casual side of things, but we've been assured they work great on the bike too - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
The 5:10 Kestrel has had fit and retention revisions, which is no bad thing — the Troy Lee colab version certainly stands out! - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
Pro's Koyrak dropper post now comes in 150mm and 170mm lengths, as well as a 60mm externally routed 27.2mm version for road and gravel bikes - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
We're not sure the AeroDefender is UCI approved, but Strava heroes might find an extra second or two - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
We expected a super sleek attachment method, so were disappointed to see a plastic bracket and some zip-ties - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
Cycle tourers rejoice; Ortlieb has a waterproof hat - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
CushCore now comes in a monsterous 27.5 Plus width - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
OutBrake has an anti-lock system for hydraulic brakes — either front only or a system that will drive both calipers from a single lever. Braking force can be adjusted too, giving you more or less power at the disc - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
It might not be at the forefront of your mind, but e-bike batteries are an explosion risk. Genius Technologie have a fire damping solution for industry and retail - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
Faulty or at risk batteries can sit in the box. If there's a fire the black sack, held in the lid, melts and drops mineral 'Pyro Bubbles' on the fire to help put it out - Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
This company claims it can go from CAD drawing to a 3D printed, rideable bike in 18 days - Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
A Presta-to-Schraeder converter. Would you use such a thing? - Reuben Bakker-Dyos / Immediate Media
The world's biggest cycling trade show kicked off Sunday in Friedrichshafen, Germany, and BikeRadar has been wandering the halls looking at the latest and greatest and... weirdest.
While we have been reporting on the big news — such as Rotor's 13-speed hydraulic-shifting group — we also wanted to share some quick looks. There are more than 13,000 brands represented at Eurobike, and we captured the highlights from a few of them here.
Click or swipe through the gallery above for a peek at a fork that wraps around a front wheel, a 3D-printed bike and much more.
Look closer around the front wheel - Reuben Bakker-Dyos / Immediate Media
Ben Delaney is a journalist with more than two decades of experience writing for and editing some of the biggest publications in cycling. Having studied journalism at the University of New Mexico, Ben has worked for Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, VeloNews and BikeRadar. He has also previously worked as Global Brand Communications Manager for Specialized. Ben covers all things road and gravel, and can be found logging big miles in the Rocky Mountains that nestle alongside his home in Boulder, Colorado. He has covered the most important bike races in the sport, from the Tour de France and Tour of Flanders, to the Unbound gravel race, and specialises in tech content, showcasing what the pros are riding and putting everyday equipment through its paces.
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