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The tinsel's up, the turkeys are gobbling nervously, and little faces are aglow with expectation at what Santa might bring. Yup, it’s time to take a look at what BikeRadar wants to find under the Christmas tree this year. Here are our 12 most anticipated road cycling products of 2017.
Hear more about what we're looking forward to and why in our video at the end of the article.
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Specialized Ruby – Aoife Glass, women’s editor
I was lucky enough to be one of the first people to ride the new Specialized Ruby road bike back over the summer of 2016. Aimed at the endurance road cyclist, it features women-specific frame geometry and Specialized’s new Future Shock, the coil spring suspension system built into the headset. Along with the vibration-absorbing CG-R seatpost, the idea is to suspend the rider and smooth out the ride, to create more comfort for longer distances. I’m looking forward to giving it a good, intensive test ride along some of the ‘wonderfully’ uneven roads around my part of the UK. There are plenty of them!
Shimano Dura-Ace 9150 Di2 – Ben Delaney, US editor-in-chief
I'm most excited about the new Shimano Dura-Ace Di2. The current Di2 is my favorite road group. I love the feel, speed, tunable functionality and dependability. One thing that bugs me, though, is the junction box. On most bikes it comes rubber-banded around the stem, which looks clunky and is annoying when you grab the bike by the stem. (On my bike I zip-tie it to the bottom of a Garmin mount to get it out of the way of my hands and my eyes.) With the new Di2, you can tuck the junction box inside a handlebar, which is slick. On a broader note, I'm eager to check out the power meter — Shimano's first — with the new Di2 group.
Zipp 454 wheels – Warren Rossiter, senior technical editor
Canyon Ultimate CF SLX Disc 9 – Jamie Beach, deputy editor (UK)
Shimano Dura-Ace 9100, and possible eTap trickle down – Matthew Allen, senior technical writer
Disc brakes coming back to the peloton – Joe Norledge, videographer
Specialized Roubaix – Rob Spedding, editor-in-chief of Cycling Plus magazine
DT Swiss ERC 1100 S wheels – Robin Wilmott, technical writer
Moots Routt RSL – Reuben Bakker-Dyos, videographer
Mason Bokeh – Josh Evans, social media manager
Rawland Ravn – Jack Luke, staff writer
SRAM Red eTap hydro – Russell Eich, tech writer
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