Tech round up: Cube Litening Air C:68X, Raleigh Trace ebike, Rapha Bráulio Amado Collection, Dynaplug Covert Drop tool and the Defender Shock Contact Alarm

Two lightweight bikes, an artistic clothing collection, a stealthy tool and a better way to protect your bikes...

Tech round products
(Image credit: Rapha / Dynaplug / Cube / Raleigh)

A bike to ride, some clothes to wear, a tool for repair and an alarm to keep it all safe. This week's products reflect the needs of most cyclists. They're linked by a common purpose, to improve our cycling experience, as well as by an innovative approach to doing so.

The new Cube Litening Air is a 'climbing' race bike, with a featherweight frame befitting its name. It's ridden by the Intermache-Wanty boys and it's already racked up a grand tour stage win before its release. I think that's known as 'marketing gold'.

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Luke Friend has worked as a writer, editor and copywriter for twenty five years. Across books, magazines and websites, he's covered a broad range of topics for a range of clients including Major League Baseball, the National Trust and the NHS. He has an MA in Professional Writing from Falmouth University and is a qualified bicycle mechanic. He has been a cycling enthusiast from an early age, partly due to watching the Tour de France on TV. He's a keen follower of bike racing to this day as well as a regular road and gravel rider.