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If you have small hands and struggle to find bars that suit your needs, then this Ergonova design is putting comfort to the fore.

When on the drops the forward bend shape stops any uncomfortable rubbing on the wrists, the shallowness of the drops also bring the brake lever closer to your hands, the tops are oval to allow a firm hand grip but also slightly oversized for the use of clip on TT bars and ideal for accessories.

42cm weigh 203g, with the cost at £204.25

If you’re into more traditional looking chainsets then this wont be for you. Arranged in two parallel pairs the four bolt spider has attached 50/34 chainrings, these have been heavily machined with fantastic stiffness.  If you are after different looks with some very slick gear shifting then this is ideal.

Including bottom bracket weight is 793g, cost is £424.99

Shallow drop bars are increasingly becoming the shape of choice for many riders, encouraging many to ride less on the hoods, more on the drops due to a more comfortable riding position.

Deda have a long established reputation for quality products and these are no exception.

The ELITE Pria Pave Bottle Cage is a new product from innovator Elite.

If you arrive onto rough roads then all you need to do is click and quarter turn the small dial on the Pria Pave, this will give added grip to the bottle, otherwise this is a super and pretty light bottle cage – nice.

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Those considering investing in Shimano’s Di2 Electronic Shifting system may be a little nervous about servicing and support for what is for many bike shops, a very new product.

Fear not!

As technology progresses Shimano is planning on kitting out its services with specialist trained staff, a little on the lines of vehicle diagnostic centres.  The use of plug-in USB software to find a problem either at the service centre or even at home! The future of electronic gearing for all is upon us, fantastic stuff.

As expected electronic gear shifting made a huge step closer to reaching most people, the Ultegra Di2 groupset was unveiled by Shimano, and in the region of £1,500.00 it is to sell at about half the price of its top-of-the-range Dura-Ace Di2.

Electronic gearing is now more than likely to hit the mass production lines, Dura-Ace Di2 electronic groupsets were only manufactured in small production batches, whereas now the Ultegra Di2 electronic groupset should be going into production full time.

Bike manufactures are showing a keen interest, with Giant and Specialised assigning the Ultegra Di2 groupset to some of their 2012 model ranges, others will no doubt follow.

Shimano is now offering it’s Ultegra groupset in the rather upmarket and fetching colour of grey. The Shimano Ultegra 6700 groupset is not new, it just looks new.

The price for the glossy grey groupset is the same, and it looks more expensive, giving you the almost Dura-Ace look for less. Available from August 2011.

The Reynolds RZR 92 Wheelset is one of the most expensive wheelsets ever produced which are available from Reynolds dealers for an eye watering £4,800.

The 92mm profile have a bulged profile, helping them reduce drag. You can use 19-22mm tubs on them without affecting performance.

Video of Reynolds RZR 92 Wheelset

For time trial experts across the globe, the choice of tyre can be the difference between a PB or not – so Continental have launched their new pro tub in22mm size.

It uses Conti’s Black Chili compound and is £40 – making it affordable too. Available in 22mm and 19mm sizes.

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We have had a look around to find the cheapest DT SWISS RRC 625F/725R 66mm Road Wheels we can and it seems that good old Chain Reaction Cycles have come up trumps again.

However, it is new boy Cycle Cube who at time of writing are doing the best deal.