As another weekend of riding looms tantalisingly close, and the smell of chain lube is almost tangible in the air, it's time to get your gear fix with 2015's 26th edition of Friday Five-a-side.
Yes, we're half way through the year and hitting the stride of the cycling season in the northern hemisphere (if you're reading this from Oz, we at BikeRadar UK would still take your winter over our summer) so it's very much the time for some fresh gear to tempt your wallets.
This week, we've got a massive cassette, pricey shoes, a clever new action cam, an Italian superbike, a host of jerseys and more. Scroll away and check out the gallery for extra pics.
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New mountain bike gear
For those who are seeking a bigger block out back, but don’t want the compatibility issues and excessive costs associated with going for a 1x specific drivetrain, there’s this wide range ten speed cassette from Praxis. The 40t crawler cog and its neighbouring ring are both formed from alloy with the remaining cogs being made from steel. The choice to run with a 40 tooth and not a 42-tooth cog was a deliberate one, and should mean you won’t require any extreme B-tension adjustment or additional hardware to scale the block.
The biggest issue for the Praxis? The fact that Shimano’s latest XT cassette does the same thing for (in the UK at least) only 75 percent of the outlay. Still, the Praxis does save a fair bit of heft over Shimano’s 411g offering – we popped our review sample on the scales and it came out as dead on the 320g claimed weight.
For a closer look at this cassette check out our first look article.
New road bike gear
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