In celebration of the 25th year of the Ritchey Logic Swiss Cross cyclocross bike, the brand has launched a limited edition bike based on the original but with disc brakes and room for larger volume tyres. We, well road.cc, have got one of these, new, modern beasts in for review, we took it out for a quick first look before they get it all dirty... dig in.

Panzer launch new, lighter gravel specific tyre inserts at Sea Otter Europe. The brand says they have scaled down the anti-pinch tyre insert down to a narrower piece of kit intended for gravel and adventures bikes.

The Thule Vital 8L hydration pack is a trail riding backpack suited to shorter rides. It looks cool and the hands-free ReTrakt hose return system is genius but the pack isn't that stable and the straps have some design flaws that have caused us to mark it down.

With a new clothing sponsor, Adidas, Danny MacAskill brings us another new edit. Whatever the reason for it, we really don't care, we are just happy to sit back and watch the master at work as he hops, jumps, and front flips near and on the turquoise waters of Dunbar harbour. 

The Smith Optics PivLock Ruckus glasses are part of a new range of Smith mountain bike and road eyewear. They offer wide coverage, the crystal clear ChromaPop lenses and there is minimal fogging. They do come at a cost but you will get a versatile, quality pair of glasses in return.

In his first video of 2019, Brandon Semunuk invites Ryan Howard (R-Dog) to the screen and creates 'Parallel'. It really is a 'must watch', with impeccable timing, supreme skill and a handy drone these two, together, shred trails built by Semenuk in California. Enjoy.

We checked out all the gravel specific products you never knew you needed a little while ago and now Shimano have another to add to the bunch. Today they release the RX8 shoes, a gravel race slipper that comes in even lighter than the brands top flight cross-country shoes.

The Sonder Transmitter in this NX1 Revelation spec is an aluminium trail hardtail with impressive geometry and some good looks, with some obvious thought put into the frame. It is beaten by other bigger brands when it comes to value though, leaving us to make a decision between aggressive geometry or better parts.