In this week's Five Cool Things, we're going to be taking a look at Posedla's custom saddle that's 3D printed to closely match the customer's anatomy – well, the bottom part of their anatomy, as well as a brand new kit from Giro. Additionally, we've got Teravail's recently released tyres, and the latest iteration of Smith's open-face helmet.

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But before we get into the good stuff, let's take a quick look at what happened over the past week and it's been a hot one for new releases. First up, Santa Cruz brought an alloy frame to its Vala e-mountain bike, in turn, lopping £1,200 off of its asking price. Merida then jumped into the budget end of mountain biking with its Big.Nine and Big.Seven TFS hardtails, with prices starting at £575. Then, in an interesting move, YT Industries unveiled an all-new Decoy, despite facing industry uncertainty. This e-mountain bike makes the move from Shimano to Bosch power and leans heavily into gravity riding.

Elsewhere in news, Giro's new Montaro III helmet promises "aggressive trail protection", and Fox updated its Rampage RS helmet, bringing big protection thanks to motorcycle-level safety certifications.

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Posedla Joyseat 3.0 saddle

£289

The saddle is the most personal to you component on your bike, and there's no secret behind the fact that not every saddle will work with every rider. With its Joyseat 3.0, Posedla is primed to solve that issue, by making every saddle it sells customised to the customer. In fact, it's a fun journey that starts with sitting on a special foam, then taking pictures of the sat on foam before receiving the 3D printed saddle that's been shaped especially for you.

And this is done through a variety of ways. The Joyseat 3.0 is available in a whopping 40 widths from 130 to 170mm as well as a range of shapes that tailor the saddle to the type of riding you do. With that, we're told that it'll work for road cyclists through to mountain bikers. Where the fancy 3D printed manufacturing method comes into play is in the stiffness of the padding, where the brand uses information such as your Body Mass Index (BMI), gender, age, and mileage to bring just the right level of stiffness to the right parts of the saddle to match those variables.

The Joyseat 3.0 is available in three constructions dubbed Plus, Pro, and Ultra. Pro uses a nylon shell and stainless steel rails, whereas Pro upgrades to UD carbon rails. Ultra ups the game again with both a UD carbon base and rails.

• posedla.co.uk

Smith Optics Forefront 3

£250

The Forefront is Smith's long-standing open-face helmet, and now, it's in its third iteration. This time round, the Forefront gets more coverage and an internal roll cage, which should boost protection. Using Mips Air Node, the rotational impact safety system is integrated into the helmet's padding, and the helmet promises 25% more airflow through a revised venting system, now featuring 20 vents and Smith's AirEvac system.

As always, that Mips tech is combined with Koroyd throughout the entirety of the helmet, and there's an adjustable visor with space for goggle storage underneath. Boa then provides the micro-adjustable fit system.

We're told that a medium size weighs in at 410g.

• www.smithoptics.com

Giro Dropline MTB goggles

£115

The Dropline is a new premium goggle from Giro, and (if a goggle can brim) it's brimming with cool tech. Coolest of which is its lens, as it uses the Vivid lens from Zeiss, an injected polycarbonate lens that's designed to improve trail contrast. The goggles then benefit from a DryCore sweat management system using a silicone bead that sits inside the face foam, so it should keep sweat from creeping behind the lens. That lens, as you'd expect, gets an anti-fog coating, and there's a clear lens included in the pack.

Of course, there's an outrigger strap system, and the lens is held in place using a quick-change lens system that combines magnets and snap pins to help the lens self-locate during lens swaps and stay securely in place.

• giro.com

Teravail Camrock tyre

£75

Released only a few weeks ago, this is Teravail's new Camrock tyre. It's built for cross-country riding and designed to be fast over hardpack trails. That's thanks to its low-profile tread pattern and the Fast rubber compound. It's said to be a round tyre which should reduce rolling resistance further, but its sharp knobs should bring plenty of traction.

The Camrock is available in two casings, either Light Trail or Durable, offering two levels of protection with some penalty to weight for the higher level of protection. It can then be picked up in the 29x2.4 size and with tan sidewalls, or plain old black.

• www.teravail.com

Giro Montaro III

£160

Last but not least, we've got the second cool thing from Giro, and the second helmet. Like the Forefront 3 above, the Montaro is now in its third iteration, and this time around, it's a very different-looking helmet, althoug it's got a similar silhouette to its predecessor if you squint hard enough. The brand says that it's built to provide "aggressive trail protection" and that comes with help from a Mips Evolve liner to address rotational impact protection.

On top of that, it can hold two pairs of sunglasses with docks at the front and rear of the lid, and it's equipped with a two-position 'one hand' adjustable visor. We're also told that it provides seamless goggle integration. Wrapping up the helmet is a Fidlock buckle, and CPSC and CE certifications.

• giro.com

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