As 2025 involves an in depth, it’s time as soon as once more to recap our high 20 tales of the yr. The previous yr appeared notably busy, with no scarcity of product launches, new devices and applied sciences, business uncertainty, and large wheels gaining traction. As typical, the workforce at BikeRumor was there to cowl all of it. So what protection garnered essentially the most curiosity and a spotlight in 2025? The preferred posts aren’t all the time what you’d count on…
With out additional ado, listed below are the highest 20 tales of 2025 on BikeRumor.
#1: NXS Wi-fi Shifting Conversion
It got here as a little bit of a shock that the put up to get essentially the most visitors in 2025 was in regards to the NXS Wi-fi Shifting System. On the identical time, upgrading to a wi-fi drivetrain is pricey, so it is smart that individuals could be fascinated by another, such because the OG Bikeworks NXS System. Launched on Kickstarter again in Might, NXS promised to be a universally appropriate system able to changing any present cable-actuated drivetrain to wi-fi. The model debuted the system with its totally practical 1x MTB Package, with plans to broaden its choices to dropper posts, street bikes, and to collaborate with manufacturers on OEM integration utilizing its NXS wi-fi protocol. Whereas nonetheless not on the market outdoors of Kickstarter, in line with the most recent replace on 12/29, greater than half of all rewards have been delivered, with the model nearing completion of the Kickstarter merchandise.
#2: That’s Simply Like Your Opinion, Man…
We don’t put up many opinion items on BikeRumor, however once we do, they typically obtain a major quantity of visitors and engagement. In our first Pricey Bike Trade piece, Jeremy shared his ideas on helmet visors. As many manufacturers lean towards the aesthetics of visors on mountain bike helmets, he hopes their performance doesn’t get forgotten alongside the way in which. He additionally questions why there aren’t extra street and gravel helmets with detachable or semi-integrated visors. With 100+ feedback and counting, evidently loads of our readers have opinions about visors, too.
#3: Patent Patrol: Shimano XTR, XT, and Deore Di2
At BikeRumor, we love a very good rumor, and it looks as if you do too. Actually, this patent-patrol article about Shimano’s upcoming Di2 proved to be much more standard than the eventual XTR Di2 launch and assessment articles later within the yr. Certainly, Shimano’s extremely anticipated all-new wi-fi drivetrains have been lengthy overdue, and rumors had been circulating for fairly a while. Cory dove into the patent drawings of the derailleurs and brakes to convey readers the inside track, months earlier than they formally launched. Possibly generally the hunt actually is extra satisfying than the catch.
#4: A Lighter and Extra Inexpensive Transmission Cassette
Decrease weight and cheaper price are sometimes mutually unique, however Garbaruk’s Gen2.0 cassette proves that the 2 can sometimes be mixed. Absolutely machined within the EU, it seems the Garbaruk Gen2.0 is each the lightest Transmission-compatible cassette you should purchase, whereas additionally being lower than half the price of both of SRAM’s two top-tier choices. The piece additionally covers quite a lot of Garbaruk’s different exquisitely machined and anodized components, together with a prototype wi-fi derailleur. On condition that many riders recognize a very good worth, weight financial savings, vibrant anodized colours, and prototypes, it’s no surprise this text was one of the vital standard in 2025.
#5: Zoceli Vysoko Metal Excessive-Pivot with Break up Drive Inside
There’s no scarcity of unique and fascinating bikes on the market, however Zoceli’s Vysoko Metal Excessive-Pivot Enduro bike is likely to be one of the vital distinctive we noticed final yr. The Czech-built metal body and machined aluminum linkage and dropouts garner loads of consideration on their very own. Whenever you discover that this high-pivot enudro-sled doesn’t have a chainring, it will get much more fascinating. Certainly, the model’s Break up Drive drivetrain is in contrast to anything we’ve ever seen, highlighting the ingenuity and innovation that small producers are able to.
#6: Get Pumped with Trek’s Air Rush
Moveable electrical tire inflators have been undoubtedly trending in 2025. Each month or so, it appeared like we have been reporting on one other model or mannequin becoming a member of the rapidly rising electrical mini-pump market, together with Trek. And for good motive. These compact mini-compressors are tremendous handy and simple to make use of. Most of them are small, light-weight, and simply transportable. Moreover, you gained’t have to pump a tire by hand or generate CO2 cartridge waste, probably ever once more. Zach was impressed with the Air Rush’s efficiency, in addition to its cheap worth.
#7: The Cleanest & Best Approach to Lubricate a Chain?
The drivetrains on our bicycles do a number of work and require extra consideration and upkeep than most different components of the bike. Maybe that’s why a product claiming to be the cleanest and best method to lubricate a sequence, as SIMPLYFAST 123BIKE does with its Lube Dice, acquired a lot consideration. Not like drip or immersion chain waxes, the Lube Dice is, not surprisingly, a dice of wax which is meant to be utilized on to a backpedaled chain. We haven’t tried it, so we will’t report on its effectiveness in the actual world, but it surely actually attracted a number of views and a few full of life dialogue within the feedback.
#8: The Professional’s Closet Makes a Comeback
Considerably surprisingly, the most well-liked article of 2024 was in regards to the Professional’s Closet auctioning off all the things after going out of enterprise final yr. That made it much less shocking that the eighth most seen article of 2025 was about The Professional’s Closet reopening beneath new possession. Again in January, The Professional’s Closet 2.0 celebrated its first bike sale beneath its new consignment mannequin. Practically a full yr later, TPC 2.0 seems to be again on observe, promoting refurbished, pre-owned bikes, together with a variety of parts, attire, and equipment.
#9: The Definitive Spreng Reng Challenge Interview
From patent patrol articles to critiques, we’ve been reporting on Spreng Reng chainrings since 2018. In our newest protection, Jordan sat down for an interview with Spreng Reng’s inventor, Doug Brown Jr., to get the within scoop. We all the time get pleasure from studying extra about distinctive and fascinating designs, and it seems that lots of you do, too. Whether or not or not Spreng Reng’s uneven chainring ever catches on, nonetheless, undoubtedly stays to be seen.
#10: Spying on Campagnolo Tremendous File 13 Wi-fi
Cory went full Mission Not possible to convey us a bevy of spy photographs of Campagnolo’s prototype wi-fi Tremendous File 13 groupset. Okay, in order that is likely to be a bit dramatic, however that giant assortment of prelaunch photographs of Campy’s soon-to-be-released wi-fi Tremendous File 13 actually acquired fairly a little bit of consideration. Noticed on Group Cofidis Bikes in early Might, these photographs confirmed the rumors and put the hypothesis to relaxation a full month earlier than the brand new group formally launched in June. Spying, it seems, makes for thrilling films and standard biking articles.
#11: Kamingo eBike Conversion
This e-bike conversion package from Kamingo is claimed to be appropriate with “any bike” whereas including as much as 750 watts of pedal-assist energy to the rear wheel, with a drum rolling on the rear tire. The compact motor, mixed with its Bluetooth controller and 266 Wh battery, actually looks as if it may very well be a handy method so as to add a motorized increase to your non-electric rides. Whereas there are related choices, the Kamingo seems fairly polished and prepared for prime time in press supplies. We’d prefer to understand how effectively it really works, however we haven’t really seen it in particular person despite the model apparently utilizing our brand in an Instagram put up with 5 stars…
#12: Convoy Cargo Bike Conversion
And whereas the Kamingo system talked about above can convert common bikes into e-bikes, the Convoy system takes it a step additional, or perhaps simply in a distinct course. This trailer provides cargo hauling capability to your bike with a user-friendly, tool-free axle attachment system that makes it simple to put in and take away. Plus, it may be flipped on its finish to assist the bike whereas minimizing its saved footprint. Probably the most distinctive options of the Convoy, nonetheless, are the choices so as to add a hub motor to the trailer to help with heavy hundreds and the self-steering rear wheel. An superior concept or simply one other wacky product at Eurobike? You determine.
#13: Dangerholm’s SCOTT Solace Wasteland
Any article with Dangerholm within the title is bound to rack up the views. In spite of everything, it’s arduous to withstand trying out his wild one-off creations that always push the bounds of weight financial savings and/or border on being utterly absurd. The latter is the case with the SCOTT Solace Wasteland, a Mad Max-esque creation primarily based across the Scott Solace Gravel eRide bike. With an additional tube added to the entrance triangle for aesthetics, and a custom-welded, industrial-looking fork, stem, handlebar combo, that is an e-gravel bike like no different. Add within the particular paint that rusts and the brake rotors made out of precise noticed blades, and that is simply one of the vital distinctive bikes we noticed all yr, probably ever.
#14: Ducati Excessive-Efficiency Bicycles Coming Quickly
Ducati is well-known for making a number of the quickest and most lust-worthy bikes you should purchase, and the model not too long ago introduced a brand new bicycle vary. Whereas the Italian model has been promoting a small lineup of electrical mountain and e-road bikes for the previous few years, this newest announcement demonstrates it’s aiming to broaden its presence into different components of the market. What precisely that appears like stays to be seen, however with Italian biking legends akin to Vincenzo Nibali and Elia Viviani supporting the product growth, it appears fairly doubtless that we’ll be seeing some high-performance, non-electric street and gravel fashions. We must always know extra in March of 2026.
#15: Pirelli’s Quick and Gentle Tubes
Pirelli created an “RS” model of its signature yellow TPU tubes to associate with its top-of-the-line tube-type tires — such because the P-Zero Race RS. After all, the brand new RS tubes are inherently quick as a result of they’re yellow (joking), however Pirelli claims a number of grams of weight financial savings, together with (as much as) a 12% discount in rolling resistance with the brand new TPU formulation. Pirelli additionally claims that pairing the brand new Smartube RS with RS variations of its tube-type tires is lighter than going tubeless and simply as quick. That actually seems like a successful mixture if true.
#16: Trek Updates Its In style Bike Lights
Trek’s Ion and Flare mild combo has lengthy been a preferred alternative for commuters, roadies, and concrete riders to make themselves extra seen on the street, day or evening. The most recent variations construct off the long-running success of the originals, however with updates to extend run time, enhance charging, and improve visibility. They’re nonetheless light-weight and simple to make use of, however with trendy USB-C charging, as much as 28% extra battery life, 900m visibility, and light-weight home windows for facet visibility, Trek’s little bike lights are higher than ever.
#17: 32″ MTB Tires Make Their Mark in Taipei
Huge tires have been large information on the Taipei Bike Present. There, Maxxis launched a manufacturing model of its Aspen XC tire within the 32″ dimension, signaling broader business acceptance of the bigger wheel dimension. After all, manufacturers like DirtySixer have been producing bikes with bigger wheel sizes for a while, and we’ve recognized that mainstream manufacturers have been experimenting with them behind closed doorways for years. The introduction of the 32″ Aspen in Taipei, nonetheless, seemingly opened the lid of Pandora’s Field and a virtually continuous onslaught of 32″-related prototypes, parts, equipment, and manufacturing bikes ever since.
#18: Get Hitched
Hitch-mounted bike racks are our most well-liked method of transporting bikes, and the BikeRumor workforce has examined practically each mannequin available on the market. As we take a look at and assessment new fashions, we replace this information with the most recent and biggest to make sure that it displays the most effective hitch bike racks at the moment obtainable. We share our favorites in order that readers could make extra knowledgeable buy choices.
#19: The 32″ Hype Practice Positive factors Pace with BMC’s Prototype
As soon as Maxxis opened the floodgates with the manufacturing model of the 32″ Aspen on the Taipei Present, the 32″ hype practice began accelerating and hasn’t slowed down. Whereas proportional sizing for taller riders is likely one of the most evident purposes for the bigger wheel dimension, cross-country using and racing is the following. Most manufacturers and racing groups are maintaining their new bike growth behind closed doorways, however BMC turned fairly a number of heads with this rideable prototype. This chopped up frankenbike was named Challenge Fahrenheit and was one of the vital seen examples exhibiting that large wheels are very more likely to be coming to the World Cup XC stage — much more so now that the UCI has given the inexperienced mild for 32″ wheels in competitors.
#20: A Trendy Masterpiece in Metal
The Colnago Steelnovo was initially launched in late 2024 as a restricted version bike to rejoice the model’s seventieth Anniversary. Effectively, it wasn’t restricted for lengthy, as Colnago has already introduced it again as a normal mannequin within the lineup. The Steelnovo blends conventional metal tube building with trendy manufacturing strategies to create a steel masterpiece that’s actually certainly one of a form. Utilizing metal tubes with 3D-printed inside lugs and joints all through, together with smoothed, hidden welds, the Steelnovo reportedly maintains the basic journey high quality of metal, however with a smooth, trendy look and options. It actually caught our consideration, together with sufficient views to spherical out our high 20 checklist.
Fascinated by seeing how 2025 compares to final yr? You possibly can revisit our checklist of the highest 20 tales on BikeRumor of 2024 right here.
Pleased New 12 months!
We hope you loved revisiting the highest 20 tales of 2025 on BikeRumor. We’re already trying ahead to what 2026 has in retailer. From all of us right here, thanks for studying, and greatest needs for the brand new yr. Right here’s to well being, happiness, and extra time spent using bikes in 2026. We’ll see you subsequent yr!
