Skittle Thug is the New Black

Straight from the slopes to a bicycle near you—skittle thug is the new black. Definitely coming from the enduro mountain bike side of things, the mismatched, matte neon look is making a strong appearance this year. Sure to trickle into the urban and commuter realm, better put your sunglasses on so you can see a little. Earthtones are out, skittle thug is in, always bet on black.

GT Grade EnduRoad Line

GT has introduced the Grade bikes as their EnduRoad line, with disc brakes and large tire clearance across the board for a more versatile, yet performance oriented, road bike. Pictured is the $1400 GT Grade Alloy 105 bike, with a hydroformed tubeset, tapered steerer thru-axle carbon fork and Shimano 105 11-speed shifters and derailleurs. Triple triangle as always, with fender mounts all around and six frame sizes. Double the dollars and go full carbon. www.gtbicycles.com

Canyon Projekt MRSC

It will likely never reach any sort of widespread market, but the carbon leaf spring and magneto-rheological (MR) fluid, CPU controlled suspension on the Canyon MRSC is the kind of the out of the box thinking that keeps the high-end tech moving forward. Sensors throughout the bike and a central on-board controller adjust the damping of the MR bearings for road conditions and rider input, bringing subtle, high-tech suspension to the road. It will even text you maintenance needs. It’s not going to be on daily rides any time soon, but still interesting to see what the race car side of things is working on. www.canyon.com

Twin Six Bikes

After 10 years of clothing design, Twin Six has introduced a line of four bikes—29” mountain, ti fatbike, cyclocross, and rando. The $600 Standard Rando ($660 with matching fenders) is a disc brake specific, steel frame and fork combo, all-day road, light touring bike or everyday commuter bike. The $1050 Standard CX frameset is lighter and racier, with a tapered carbon fork, modular qr or thru-axle dropouts and a PF30 bottom bracket with eccentric adapter available for single speed use. All of the new Twin Six bikes feature a classic and relatively seldom seen wishbone seatstay. www.twinsix.com

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