As 2025 involves a detailed, it’s time as soon as once more to recap our high 20 tales of the 12 months. The previous 12 months appeared significantly busy, with no scarcity of product launches, new devices and applied sciences, business uncertainty, and massive wheels gaining traction. As standard, the crew at BikeRumor was there to cowl all of it. So what protection garnered probably the most curiosity and a spotlight in 2025? The most well-liked posts aren’t all the time what you’d count on…
With out additional ado, listed here 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 probably the most site visitors in 2025 was in regards to the NXS Wi-fi Shifting System. On the similar time, upgrading to a wi-fi drivetrain is pricey, so it is smart that individuals could be eager about an alternate, 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 current cable-actuated drivetrain to wi-fi. The model debuted the system with its totally purposeful 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 exterior of Kickstarter, in keeping 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 usually obtain a big quantity of site visitors and engagement. In our first Expensive 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 best way. 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 like you do too. In actual fact, this patent-patrol article about Shimano’s upcoming Di2 proved to be much more well-liked than the eventual XTR Di2 launch and evaluate articles later within the 12 months. 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 carry readers the inside track, months earlier than they formally launched. Possibly typically the hunt actually is extra satisfying than the catch.
#4: A Lighter and Extra Reasonably priced Transmission Cassette
Decrease weight and cheaper price are sometimes mutually unique, however Garbaruk’s Gen2.0 cassette proves that the 2 can often be mixed. Absolutely machined within the EU, it seems the Garbaruk Gen2.0 is each the lightest Transmission-compatible cassette you should buy, 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. Provided that many riders recognize a very good worth, weight financial savings, vivid anodized colours, and prototypes, it’s no surprise this text was one of the well-liked in 2025.
#5: Zoceli Vysoko Metal Excessive-Pivot with Break up Drive Inside
There’s no scarcity of unique and attention-grabbing bikes on the market, however Zoceli’s Vysoko Metal Excessive-Pivot Enduro bike is perhaps one of the distinctive we noticed final 12 months. The Czech-built metal body and machined aluminum linkage and dropouts garner loads of consideration on their very own. While you discover that this high-pivot enudro-sled doesn’t have a chainring, it will get much more attention-grabbing. 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 positively 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 shortly rising electrical mini-pump market, together with Trek. And for good cause. These compact mini-compressors are tremendous handy and straightforward to make use of. Most of them are small, light-weight, and simply moveable. Moreover, you received’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 Option to Lubricate a Chain?
The drivetrains on our bicycles do lots 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 series, as SIMPLYFAST 123BIKE does with its Lube Dice, obtained a lot consideration. In contrast to 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 true world, but it surely actually attracted lots of views and a few vigorous dialogue within the feedback.
#8: The Professional’s Closet Makes a Comeback
Considerably surprisingly, the preferred article of 2024 was in regards to the Professional’s Closet auctioning off every part after going out of enterprise final 12 months. That made it much less shocking that the eighth most seen article of 2025 was about The Professional’s Closet reopening underneath new possession. Again in January, The Professional’s Closet 2.0 celebrated its first bike sale underneath its new consignment mannequin. Practically a full 12 months later, TPC 2.0 seems to be again on monitor, promoting refurbished, pre-owned bikes, together with a variety of elements, attire, and equipment.
#9: The Definitive Spreng Reng Challenge Interview
From patent patrol articles to opinions, 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 attention-grabbing designs, and it seems that lots of you do, too. Whether or not or not Spreng Reng’s uneven chainring ever catches on, nevertheless, positively stays to be seen.
#10: Spying on Campagnolo Tremendous Report 13 Wi-fi
Cory went full Mission Unimaginable to carry us a bevy of spy pictures of Campagnolo’s prototype wi-fi Tremendous Report 13 groupset. Okay, in order that is perhaps a bit dramatic, however that giant assortment of prelaunch pictures of Campy’s soon-to-be-released wi-fi Tremendous Report 13 actually obtained fairly a little bit of consideration. Noticed on Crew Cofidis Bikes in early Might, these pictures 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 well-liked biking articles.
#11: Kamingo eBike Conversion
This e-bike conversion equipment 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 like it might be a handy means so as to add a motorized enhance to your non-electric rides. Whereas there are related choices, the Kamingo seems to be fairly polished and prepared for prime time in press supplies. We’d wish 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 possibly simply in a unique course. This trailer provides cargo hauling capability to your bike with a user-friendly, tool-free axle attachment system that makes it straightforward to put in and take away. Plus, it may be flipped on its finish to help the bike whereas minimizing its saved footprint. Probably the most distinctive options of the Convoy, nevertheless, are the choices so as to add a hub motor to the trailer to help with heavy masses and the self-steering rear wheel. An superior thought or simply one other wacky product at Eurobike? You determine.
#13: Dangerholm’s SCOTT Solace Wasteland
Any article with Dangerholm within the title is certain to rack up the views. In spite of everything, it’s arduous to withstand trying out his wild one-off creations that usually push the boundaries 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 based mostly 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 constituted of precise noticed blades, and that is simply one of the distinctive bikes we noticed all 12 months, probably ever.
#14: Ducati Excessive-Efficiency Bicycles Coming Quickly
Ducati is well-known for making a few of the quickest and most lust-worthy bikes you should buy, and the model lately 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 similar to Vincenzo Nibali and Elia Viviani supporting the product improvement, it appears fairly possible 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 Mild Tubes
Pirelli created an “RS” model of its signature yellow TPU tubes to go together with its top-of-the-line tube-type tires — such because the P-Zero Race RS. In fact, 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 feels like a successful mixture if true.
#16: Trek Updates Its Well-liked Bike Lights
Trek’s Ion and Flare gentle combo has lengthy been a preferred selection for commuters, roadies, and concrete riders to make themselves extra seen on the street, day or evening. The newest 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 straightforward to make use of, however with fashionable USB-C charging, as much as 28% extra battery life, 900m visibility, and lightweight home windows for facet visibility, Trek’s little bike lights are higher than ever.
#17: 32″ MTB Tires Make Their Mark in Taipei
Large 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. In fact, 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, nevertheless, seemingly opened the lid of Pandora’s Field and a virtually continuous onslaught of 32″-related prototypes, elements, equipment, and manufacturing bikes ever since.
#18: Get Hitched
Hitch-mounted bike racks are our most popular means of transporting bikes, and the BikeRumor crew has examined almost each mannequin available on the market. As we check and evaluate new fashions, we replace this information with the most recent and biggest to make sure that it displays the perfect hitch bike racks presently accessible. We share our favorites in order that readers could make extra knowledgeable buy selections.
#19: The 32″ Hype Practice Beneficial properties 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 subsequent. Most manufacturers and racing groups are preserving their new bike improvement 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 seen examples displaying 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 gentle 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 have a good time the model’s seventieth Anniversary. Properly, it wasn’t restricted for lengthy, as Colnago has already introduced it again as a typical mannequin within the lineup. The Steelnovo blends conventional metal tube building with fashionable manufacturing strategies to create a steel masterpiece that’s really one in all a form. Utilizing metal tubes with 3D-printed inside lugs and joints all through, together with smoothed, hidden welds, the Steelnovo reportedly maintains the traditional trip high quality of metal, however with a modern, fashionable look and options. It actually caught our consideration, together with sufficient views to spherical out our high 20 checklist.
Considering seeing how 2025 compares to final 12 months? You may revisit our checklist of the highest 20 tales on BikeRumor of 2024 right here.
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