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Oquo, the wheel brand of the Orbea group, has released a new top-tier Q10 hub and a new generation of "LTD" road and gravel wheelsets. The new hub is fully designed and manufactured in the Basque Country from CNC-machined aluminium and utilises a design that allows completely tool-free maintenance.
In terms of the internals, the brand's first ever hub gets a 45-tooth "Shark Ratchet" system, with 8 degrees of engagement. The bearings are made of custom-designed stainless steel , and OQUO claims these, paired with specific seals and its own low-friction grease, offer superior durability and rolling resistance compared to many ceramic options.
The hubs weigh in at 104 g for the front and 175 g for the rear, and are (for now) exclusively available on the brand's four new LTD-level wheelsets, laced with Sapim CX-Ray T-Shape spokes onto the mini-hook rim design.
And speaking of wheels, the new sets are:
RA80 LTD: 80 mm deep profile, 23 mm internal width, and a weight of 1,626 g.
RA57 LTD: 57 mm deep, 23 mm internal width rim and weighs 1,460 g.
RP50 LTD: 50 mm deep rim with a wider 25 mm internal width, and weighs 1,421 g. For gravel/road use.
RP35 LTD: The lightest wheelset in the range, weighing 1,244 g with a 35 mm deep profile and a narrower 21 mm internal width.
The new wheelsets will all retail for €2,399 (about £2,000 / US$2,700) and will be available from mid-June.
Milan bosses stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné
Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) took a convincing win ahead of Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) on stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, taking the race lead in the process.
The Italian finished off a textbook lead-out from Lidl-Trek and hit the line well ahead of Wright to celebrate his first win since March with his Tour de France debut looming.
Lotto waiting for scans after De Lie crashes heavily
Amid a season of setbacks, Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) left the Antwerp Port Epic after crashing into a pole and hurting his arm. Fortunately, De Lie thinks he has avoided a signifiant injury, but rider and team are now waiting for further evaluations.
"The race doctor called us and said it might be a fracture. That is sometimes difficult to see at first glance, but now that Arnaud says it is not so bad, we are not assuming the worst," Lotto's Kurt Van de Wouwer said, as Wielerflits reports. "He is going to have scans tomorrow to be sure, but it looks good. There is no reason to panic." [Wielerflits]
Kielich wins a chaotic Antwerp Port Epic
Timo Kielich (Alpecun-Deceuninck) won the Antwerp Port Epic after a dramatic day of racing. The Belgian bested Rasmus Wallin (Uno-X Mobility) at the line with Tim Merlier (Soudal-Quick-Step) taking third on three seconds later.
Crashes on the cobbles took a few notables out of the race, including Arnaud De Lie (Lotto), while a large portion of the peloton took a wrong turn near the midway point of the day, leading to a brief neutralization to get things back on track. Kielich and Wallin attacked with just over 30 km to go and held on to battle for the win, with Kielich coming out on top.
Good signs pre-Tour for Merlier and De Lie at Brussels Classic
In his first race since Paris-Roubaix, Tim Merlier began his Tour de France build-up as well as could be hoped with victory at the Brussels Cycling Classic. The 205.5-kilometre race takes in some of the most iconic roads and features of the celebrated Spring Classics, including the Muur van Geraardsbergen and Bosberg climbs, before returning for a flat finish on the outskirts of the Belgian capital.
While it's a great win for Merlier, perhaps the even more notable result was Arnaud De Lie's third-place finish. The young Belgian has had a 2025 to forget so far, besides his storied Étoile de Bessèges stage win, with his major goals derailed by illness and/or overtraining. The last race he finished was Brugge–De Panne, with a DNF at Gent-Wevelgem a few days later marking the end of a disastrous spring campaign, and an uncomfortable few weeks behind the scenes as some at Lotto made their disappointment known.
De Lie's anticipated start at what would be his second Tour de France was coming into question, but this result comes at just the right time for the young Belgian.
Tour selection bids made at Tour of Slovenia as Anders Johannessen seals GC
The Tour of Slovenia has become one of the unofficial Tour de France warm-up races in recent years, or at least an attention-seeker when the big names choose elsewhere as Tadej Pogačar has done since he last dominated in 2022.
This year, the race failed to draw the biggest names – besides Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) who dominated the sprints – but because of this, the competition was far more interesting from start to finish, with some stretching their legs before the Tour de France, while for others, it may have been an audition for inclusion in their teams' Tour rosters.
For no one was this more true than overall winner Anders Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) who has never raced a Grand Tour, unlike his twin brother Tobias who's earned a spot on both Uno-X Mobility's wildcard lineups the past two years. Now Anders' first pro win may just stamp his ticket for France, finally.
The final stage was won by Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) after an aggressive challenge from Lidl-Trek's Juan Pedro López stayed away until just outside the final kilometre.
Stage 5 top 5
Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 2:56:16
Andrea Bagioli (Lidl-Trek) "
Fernando Barceló (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) "
Fabio Christen (Q36.5) "
Ludovico Crescioli (Polti-VisitMalta) "
Final GC top 5
Anders Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) 19:06:07
Felix Großschartner (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +0:14
Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek) +0:19
Jakob Omrzel (Bahrain Victorious) +0:35
Fabio Christen (Q36.5) +0:50
Vollering handed fine and penalty for celebrating teammate's Catalunya stage win
It was a big day for FDJ-Suez in Spain – and Britain – as Loes Adegeest took stage 3 victory to cap off a clean sweep of team wins at the Volta a Catalunya Femenina, including stage 2 and the GC with Demi Vollering.
Adegeest benefited from the luxury leadout provided by the race leader in the gallop for the line, and in doing so, Vollering crossed the line sixth – at first. However, the Dutch superstar was celebrating as she crossed the line, which is now very much against the rules thank you very much, and the race jury punished her accordingly: fine of 100 CHF, 3 points deducted, and relegation from 6th to last in her group (58th).
Vollering was, unsurprisingly, in good spirits despite the infraction, writing in an Instagram story over a photo of both herself and Adegeest celebrating: "Oops! This picture cost me ... But one heck of a great picture don't you think? No seriously, won't do it again, at least I'll try, difficult rule to get used to. Promise though. I understand the importance of these rules around safety."
Leogang XCO World Cup: Domination from Pieterse, fairytale for Cink
After her dominant solo win on Friday's XCC race, Puck Pieterse was firmly in control once again in Sunday's cross-country showdown. Now in the rainbow bands of world champion, the Fenix-Deceuninck rider had a strong start, dispatching her two closest rivals Samara Maxwell (Decathlon Ford) and Loana Lecomte (BMC) to take a half-minute lead into the third lap.
Pieterse proved especially strong uphill, eventually increasing her advantage to 50 seconds over Maxwell at the finish, with Ramona Forchini (BIXS Performance) taking a statement third place 1:26 down, and Lecomte slipping to sixth after her early efforts to follow the world champion.
In the men's race, Chris Blevins' hot streak was finally brought to an end in the Austrian mud as surprise winner Ondřej Cink (Cube Factory Racing) took victory, a first ever MTB World Cup win for the 34-year-old Czech rider, who got the better of Swiss powerhouse Mathias Flückiger (Thömus Maxon) and compatriot Fabio Püntener in the closing laps.
Top 5 Women's XCO – Leogang
Puck Pieterse 1:26:39
Samara Maxwell +0:50
Ramona Forchini +1:26
Jolanda Neff +1:41
Tamara Wiedmann "
Top 5 Men's XCO – Leogang
Ondřej Cink 1:25:05
Mathias Flückiger +0:18
Fabio Püntener +0:27
Mathis Azzaro +0:43
Lars Forster +1:13
FDJ-Suez dominates Catalunya finale as Adegeest takes stage 3 and Vollering seals GC
On a very good day for FDJ-Suez, the French WorldTour team completed their domination of the Volta a Catalunya Femenina with stage 3 victory and the overall title for Loes Adegeest and Demi Vollering respectively.
With her overall lead all but secured after winning stage 2, Vollering was on hand to provide teammate Adegeest with a huge leadout in Barcelona, where a third consecutive stage win was sealed for FDJ-Suez ahead of Eva van Agt (Visma-Lease a Bike) and Eline Jansen (Volkerwessels).
Vollering was joined on the final GC podium by teammate and stage 1 winner Elise Chabbey, and stage 2 runner-up Marion Bunel (Visma-Lease a Bike), the 20-year-old French rider also taking the best young rider's classification.
Pogačar swaps rainbows for yellow with surprise stage 1 win at the Dauphiné
The Critérium du Dauphiné's opening stage looked every bit like a one-day classic, and though a number of teams hoped to keep things under control for a sprint, including Jonathan Milan's Lidl-Trek, the GC contenders and Classics specialists were motivated to make something of the day, including pre-race favourites Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep).
In a dramatic run-in, it was Vingegaard who made a move stick with about 5 km to go, taking with him his two main rivals, as well as Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) and the ominous Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who broke his wrist just two weeks ago. Lidl-Trek worked hard at the narrow gap, but the quintet worked well together and just about stayed away to the finish. Van der Poel opened up the sprint as the peloton closed in, but against all odds, both Pogačar and Vingegaard passed him in the closing metres, Evenepoel settling for fourth.
Jake Stewart (Israel-Premier Tech) led the peloton home in fifth place, catching the leaders a moment too late.
Wiebes finally gets her stage win as Wollaston snatches Tour of Britain overall
A dramatic Women's Tour of Britain came to an end on a technical circuit in Glasgow's city centre, culminating in the first bunch sprint of the four-day WorldTour event, won dominantly by Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime) ahead of long-time rival Charlotte Kool (Picnic-PostNL).
In third place was the perfectly positioned Ally Wollaston (Soudal-QuickStep) who was able to add to the bonus seconds gained earlier in the stage and snatch the race leader's green jersey from the back of 19-year-old stage 3 winner Cat Ferguson (Movistar). This marks Wollaston's first WorldTour GC title, and her team's fourth GC win of the season as FDJ-Suez continues to make their mark as 2025's preeminent GC super-team.
Roldan breaks femur 24 hours after stage 2 win as weather hits Tour of Britain
Stage 3 of the Tour of Britain was a treacherous day out in the rolling terrain around the Scottish border town of Kelso, as the weather went from chilly to torrential downpours.
The conditions turned the race inside out as the peloton took on a descent just inside 60 km to go, when stage 2 winner Mara Roldan (Picnic-PostNL) slid out from her position near the front of the pack, sending dozens of riders behind her skittling including Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime), race leader Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly), and stage 1 winner Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal). The incident caused the race to split apart, and ultimately contributed to the day's outcome.
Meanwhile, Roldan was added to the lengthening list of DNFs, including Le Court, as an estimated 30 riders crashed during the stage. Roldan's team Picnic-PostNL later announced that the 21-year-old had broken her femur in the crash, and would require surgery on Saturday.
Cat Ferguson leads British one-two on dramatic Tour of Britain stage 3
Teenage sensation Cat Ferguson (Movistar) triumphed in Kelso at the end of a dramatic stage 3 of the Tour of Britain Women, on which crashes, attacks, and good Scottish weather threw the general classification into disarray.
Ferguson found herself outnumbered in a lead group of five that attacked late in the 143.8 km stage in and around Kelso in the Scottish Borders, third-overall Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez) a significant threat, not to mention the UAE Team ADQ duo of Karlijn Swinkels and Eleanora Gasparrini. However, when the quintet sprinted for the line, it was fellow Brit Josie Nelson (Picnic-PostNL) who posed the greatest challenge for Ferguson, but the punchy youngster had more than enough power to take an emphatic debut WorldTour victory.
With race leader Kristen Faulkner suffering more than her fair share of early drama with crashes and multiple mechanical issues, Wollaston had looked poised to assume the race lead, but the British one-two put Ferguson into the leader's jersey by three seconds over the Kiwi, Swinkels moving up to third overall.
Tsarenko wins big at the Tour of Slovenia as breakaway takes Queen Stage
Ukrainian rider Kyrylo Tsarenko (Solution Tech-Vini Fantini) took arguably the biggest win of his career on stage 4 of the prestigious Tour of Slovenia, the 24-year-old's first victory on European soil after adding first ink to his palmarès with a stage and overall at April's Tour of Hainan.
Tsarenko got himself into the break of the day on the Queen Stage, an optimistic move but one unlikely to make it all the way with the race lead up for grabs. The 24-year-old Ukrainian survived, though, along with Samuele Zoccarato (Polti-VisitMalta), the pair of them taking first and second on the first-category Golte climb.
Anders Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) was first across the line from the peloton a few seconds ahead of Felix Großschartner (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), now respectively first and second overall. Tao Geoghegan Hart's (Lidl-Trek) sixth-place stage finish was enough to move the former Giro d'Italia champion onto the GC podium with one stage to go.
More bad news for Picnic-PostNL as Degenkolb ruled out of Tour de France
John Degenkolb has long been a pillar of his team's Tour de France squad and had been hoping to be recovered in time for what would be his 11th appearance, however, the 36-year-old will remain sidelined as he continues to recover from the injuries sustained at the Tour of Flanders.
Degenkolb crashed just after the halfway point of the cobbled Monument, joining teammates Tim Naberman and Alex Edmondson in the nearby hospital. The German came off worst of the trio, with fractures to his collarbone, elbow and wrist, requiring surgery and a long period out of competition.
Like teammate Fabio Jakobsen, who is following medical advice and taking it slow and steady after iliac artery surgery, Degenkolb's seat on the Picnic-PostNL Tour bus will now be filled by someone else as the team seeks to scrounge much-needed UCI points in the battle to avoid relegation.
Vollering takes Queen Stage and race lead at Volta a Catalunya Femenina
A day after teammate Elise Chabbey won the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya Femenina, Demi Vollering added to the FDJ-Suez haul with stage 2 victory on the infamous La Molina climb, the 19.1 km HC ascent (6.8% average) hosting the finale of a challenging 72.9 km test.
Vollering arrived at the finish solo after finally cracking French youngster Marion Bunel (Visma-Lease a Bike), who hung on admirably until the last kilometre. Vollering now leads the race by over two minutes to teammate Chabbey, who worked hard for her teammate's success before herself riding to fourth on the stage behind a Visma two-three.
'There's a pitbull in him', says Evenepoel's teammate pre-Dauphiné
Remco Evenepoel and some of his Soudal-QuickStep teammates have been preparing at altitude in Sierra Nevada for a huge block of racing, starting with the Critérium du Dauphiné, ahead of which, key domestique Pieter Serry has heaped praise on his leader.
"The whole team is good, the leader too," Serry told Het Laatste Nieuws. "You feel that as a teammate. When you are making a serious effort uphill and he passes you smoothly, then you know. He often did a block more than the rest of us, or trained an hour longer. He has also lost a lot of weight ... Remco is flying again. I don't think he had a bad day in those three weeks."
Serry also referred back to this time last year when there was a lot of stress in the build-up to Evenepoel's Tour debut after his Itzulia crash. This year, though, it's a different story
"Last year it was stressful during the training camp. That was a race against time ... [This time] he was calm, I saw more focus. Of course he has lost his temper at times, but that’s the way he is. There’s still a pitbull in him: that’s also why he’s so good."
Leogang XCC World Cup: Blevins and Pieterse dominate short track
Christopher Blevins remains unbeaten in the XCC format this year, taking his fourth consecutive Short Track World Cup win in Leogang. The American powered up the final climb and surged ahead of teammate Martin Vidaurre Kossmann to secure the victory.
Charlie Aldridge put in a consistent and strong performance to round out the podium. Swiss riders Lars Forster and Filippo Colombo also showed great form, finishing 4th and 5th, respectively.
Puck Pieterse was unrivalled on the challenging course, riding a solo effort to the finish and crossing the line with a dominant 16-second lead. The Dutch star surged to the front at the midpoint and never looked back.
Samara Maxwell continued her incredible 2025 campaign with another strong 2nd place, while Switzerland’s Nicole Koller claimed 3rd, finishing 21 seconds back from the leader. Laura Stigger and Alessandra Keller completed the top five.
Top 5 Men’s XCC – Leogang
Christopher Blevins (USA) – 23:00
Martin Vidaurre Kossmann (CHI) – +0:01
Charlie Aldridge (GBR) – +0:01
Lars Forster (SUI) – +0:11
Filippo Colombo (SUI) – +0:35
Top 5 Women’s XCC – Leogang
Puck Pieterse (NED) – 20:38
Samara Maxwell (NZL) – +0:16
Nicole Koller (SUI) – +0:21
Laura Stigger (AUT) – +0:21
Alessandra Keller (SUI) – +0:23
Pogačar says that 'the legs are there' ahead of the Dauphiné
Tadej Pogačar has expressed some confidence in his form ahead of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a key tune-up for the Tour de France but also his first racing appearance since Liège-Bastogne-Liège in April. Pogačar is set to make the start on Sunday backed by a roster similar to the one that UAE Team Emirates-XRG will bring to the Tour.
"We've just come off a really solid block of altitude training with the team and I'm feeling good," Pogačar said. "The legs are there, and the motivation is high. It's been a few years since I’ve been to the Dauphiné and we're excited to be there and racing again after many weeks of training all together. We have a very good ambience in the group, and we’re ready to pin on race numbers and show what we can do."
Chabbey takes stage 1 of the Volta a Catalunya Feminas
FDJ-Suez went one-two on the opening stage of the Volta a Catalunya Feminas as Elise Chabbey soloed out of a three-rider move to take the win and then Demi Vollering bested fellow escapee Ane Santesteban (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) in the sprint for second.
Chabbey and Vollering are now one-two on GC heading into the second of three stages.
Groenewegen sets Tour of Slovenia record with stage 3 win
Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) has now won more Tour of Slovenia stages than any rider in history, seven, after he won Friday's stage 3.
The 31-year-old Dutchman outsprinted Juan Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) in Ormož. Stage 2 winner Fabio Christen (Q36.5) finished safely in the bunch to retain his overall lead.
Roldan goes solo to win stage 2 of the Tour of Britain Women
Mara Roldan (Picnic-PostNL) attacked inside the final 15 km of stage 2 of the Tour of Britain Women and held on to take the solo victory in Saltburn-on-the-Sea.
The 21-year-old Canadian, in her first year as a WorldTour pro, managed to hold off Riejanne Markus (Lidl-Trek), who settled for second on the day, while Ally Wollaston (FDJ-Suez) won a reduced sprint for third.
No, Fabio Jakobsen won't ride a Grand Tour in 2025
Fabio Jakobsen raised hopes and more than a few eyebrows late last week when he said racing the 2025 Tour de France wasn't out of the question. The Dutch sprinter on Picnic-PostNL underwent surgery just two months ago to correct iliac artery endofibrosis, a narrowing of a major artery that can cause pain and loss of power. But he told friend and former pro Niki Terpstra on Terpstra's "Speed on Wheels" podcast that there was a "tiny chance" of a start in Lille on July 5. "It will be very tight; I can't say yes or no. But the chance that I won't go is much greater than the chance that I will," he said.
Terpstra advised against it, and the former Paris-Roubaix winner's caution appears to be shared, as Picnic announced Friday that Jakobsen would not race the Tour and is not in line for the Vuelta a España either. "Fabio had a successful operation and good rehabilitation so far," said team doctor Camiel Aldershof, but the lengthy post-surgery rest period – which is vital for ensuring a rider doesn't stress the repaired vessel and risk a rupture – simply rules out a major race any time soon. "Recently, he’s been able to return to training outside a bit which is great, but still at a lower intensity than is required to build up the base again for a three-week Grand Tour," Aldershof said. John Degenkolb will also miss the Tour, as he's still recovering from major injuries in a crash at the Tour of Flanders and will require a further surgery to remove some metal hardware. [Picnic-PostNL)
Wahoo raises US prices
As reported by DC Rainmaker (and first noticed by GP Lama), Wahoo has raised prices across the board for US customers, likely due to higher tariffs. Worldwide pricing remains unaffected. Price increases in the US vary from modest to significant depending on the product. Its head unit line (Bolt 3, Roam and Ace) sees nominal increases of US$15-$25 – in the low single-digits as a percent of total MSRP. The largest increase by percent among cycling products is the KICKR Rollr, which jumps from $599 to $699. And if you're also a runner, be prepared to lay down an extra two grand on the KICKR Run treadmill, which now sells for a cool $6,999, more than double the price of Peloton's Tread and $1,000 more than the Tread+. [DC Rainmaker]
Specialized recalls certain Globe e-bikes
Specialized Bicycles is recalling more than 11,000 of its Globe Haul ST and LT e-cargo bikes, citing an issue with the telescoping seat post on both models. Specialized and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on June 5. When the lower portion of the two-part telescoping post is fully extended, it can break. Specialized has received 13 reports of injuries.
Not all Globe Haul ST and LT models are affected. Specialized said owners can determine if their bike is subject to recall by removing and inspecting the post: if the lower section of the post has 15 height-adjust markings, it is NOT affected; if it has 13 height-adjust markings, it IS subject to recall. Owners of models subject to recall should stop riding the bikes and contact their local Specialized retailer to arrange a free repair. [Specialized]
Christen wins stage 2 in Slovenia after Oliveira is relegated
Fabio Christen (Q36.5) was awarded the victory on stage 2 of the Tour of Slovenia after the first rider across the line, Rui Oliveira of UAE Team Emirates-XRG), was relegated for swerving on the finishing straight. Anders Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) took second on the day with Tao Geoghegan Hart (Lidl-Trek) in third as Oliveira was demoted to sixth place out of the six-rider group that had contested the stage.
Christen now leads the general classification with three stages to go.
Continental rider Mustafa Ayyorkun dies after Tour of Iran crash
Mustafa Ayyorkun of the Spor Toto team has died after crashing at the Tour of Iran. The 21-year-old from Turkey fractured a vertebra in the incident on Saturday's fifth and final stage of the race.
According to Turkish cycling federation president Emin Müftüoğlu, Ayyorkun was being "kept under observation" in the hospital. "His health situation was progressing positively," Müftüoğlu said on Wednesday. "However, the sudden news of his passing last night deeply shocked us all."
Two weeks after his wrist fracture, Van der Poel will race the Dauphiné
Two weeks after he broke his wrist in a crash at the Nove Mesto round of the mountain bike World Cup, Mathieu van der Poel will return to road racing at the Critérium du Dauphiné this weekend, just as he had planned prior to the injury.
Alpecin-Deceuninck announced that Van der Poel "has recovered sufficiently from his wrist injury" to make the start in a social media post revealing the squad's roster for the Dauphiné.
Kim Le Court wins opening stage of Tour of Britain
Kim Le Court (AG Insurance-Soudal) returned to the peloton for the first time since winning Liège-Bastogne-Liège and didn't miss a step, taking the opening stage of the Lloyd's Tour of Britain ahead of Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly) and Lorena Wiebes (SD Worx-Protime). The Mauritian rider took advantage of a deceptively hard course through North York Moors National Park, attacking with 38 km to go on a Cat 2 climb. Faulkner was the only rider who could follow the move.
The peloton was too reduced for a concerted chase, although Movistar, FDJ-Suez and Lidl-Trek tried to combine forces to pull the two back. They were able to keep the gap to only 35 seconds, but inside the final 2 km, it was still too large to bring the escapees back. Wiebes sprinted from the remaining peloton to take third on the stage.
Le Court will start the second stage with a five-second advantage over Faulkner and 14 seconds over Wiebes.
Based in Upstate New York, the titanium specialists No .22, has updated all models within its Drifter gravel bike range. The new Drifter X, Drifter, and Drifter Adventure each feature updated geometry and increased tyre clearances.
Built with gravel racing in mind, the Drifter (pictured) is now suspension-corrected and clears up to 56 mm tyres via a new 3D-printed titanium yoke – all while fitting up to a 46T 1x chainring on a road-wide crankset. Fitting a front derailleur will limit tyre clearance to 45 mm.
The Drifter X is No.22’s All-Road offering with geometry closer to the road end of things, has clearance for 42 mm tyres, and fits a standard road crankset. While the Drifter Adventure has clearance for 52 mm tyres and is built for going further, and with more stuff attached. All models feature a UDH rear dropout, and are available in stock or custom geometry.
Meanwhile, No.22’s sibling brand, No. 6 Composities, will have a new suspension-correct rigid fork available soon as a stand-alone item or with the new Drifter. More at 22bicycles.com.
