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Headlining gear news for Wednesday, December 7.

From brand new updates to expanded options, here’s what’s new in road bikes this fall.

Here's what's making cycling tech headlines on Friday, November 26.

Seven models available in the US this fall, from $3,199 to $5,299.

Orbea claims the new Orca bike will save you 15 watts at 40kph, and if you can manage 50kph, you'll save an additional 13 watts on the new aero road bike.

The bike you can see yourself using for years to come and the latest and greatest all-around offering each have their strengths and weaknesses.

Orbea's Orca combines aero touches with a lithe ride to create a racing multitasker for sprint duties, breakaways, and climbing sufferfests.

Here is the gear I chose for a 140-mile, 14,000ft, local substitute for the actual Belgian Waffle Ride.

The second day of the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival brought bigger crowds, fun events, and plenty of new bikes to test.

Rapha rolls out new road and gravel shoes. Orbea has an e-bike for kids. CeramicSpeed has a Dub-compatible bottom bracket, and more.

Orbea finds a balance between capabilities on rugged descents and efficiency and handling on tough climbs, making the Occam a winner.

Orbea finds a winning combination of aerodynamics, handling, and all-around fun-factor with its Orca Aero.

Dan Cavallari and Kristen Legan talk about their favorite products from Interbike, and how Cross Vegas has become a focal point of the event.

The Avant hangs an awesome Ultegra Di2 build and hydraulic disc brakes on a classically styled carbon frame that’s stiff enough for racing.

The Orca is a race-worthy platform, stiff and somewhat unforgiving but thoroughly enjoyable at speed.

Complete control is the name of the game on the reigning world champion's full-suspension race day rig

Basque brand unveils a new Orca on the bike's 10th anniversary and claims it is lighter and stiffer than before

The Spanish cross-country racer was hit by a car while training and pronounced dead at the scene

Spanish manufacturer unveils new, customizable TT front-end

Samuel Sánchez has two months left to roll his his gold-medal-inspired Orbea Orca before his defense in London

Luna rider's Sea Otter-winning Orbea big-wheeler

What did it take to get Georgia Gould on 29ers? The right set of wheels.

Stage 12 winner Sammy Sanchez's Orbea

Igor Anton’s Orbea Orca GDi2

Check out Shonny V's Orbea Alma 29er, her Xterra world championship rig

Luna's Katerina Nash will be looking to take back her Downieville title aboard the Orbea Rallon

The weapon of choice of the Luna Pro Team on the World Cup is the Orbea Alma

The Rallon's 150mm targets enduro and all-mountain shredders

Slideshow: Singletrack.com's Caley Fretz hit Interbike's Outdoor Dirt Demo hard and found that Yeti, Scott and Breezer are now in the big-wheeled game with their new 29er hardtails. Orbea has refined its offering in the category.

More cyclocross bikes from across the pond, including Hanka Kupfernagel's disc-braked Stevens prototype

Lennard Zinn takes a look at the 2011 Orbea Orca, as used by Samuel Sanchez at the Tour

Check out the video of the Orbea-USA crew's run-down of the re-worked Alma 29er for 2011.

Check out Zach White's author page.

Orbea's Alma 29er isn't exactly new, it's been re-worked big time by the engineers at the venerable Basque company.

VeloNews' Robbie Stout takes a look at Kelly Benefit Strategies' 2010 team gear, from its new bikes to its new washing machine.

Check out Robbie Stout's author page.

Kelly Benefit Strategies heads into 2010 with new confidence — and a couple of new sponsors.

2009 World Cup champ Julien Absalon has extended his contract with mountain bike manufacturer Orbea with an eye on London Olympics.

Julien Absalon has won just about everything there is in the cross-country discipline and he's done it all on a 26-inch-wheeled Orbea Alma. Now you can ride like Julien. Well, actually you probably can't ride like him, but you can ride his bike.

Singletrack.com's Zack Vestal made the long journey to Friedrichshafen, Germany to report from Eurobike. This is his first dispatch from Euro-Land. Take a look at what's hot. And keep coming back, because Zack is working overtime over there.