A £1000 titanium crank, a £6000 bike and a £2000 car! Fresh Goods Friday 435

What a jam-packed episode of Fresh Goods we have for you this week! Below we have 17 of the freshest, ripest and ready to consume goods available from the bike industry this week, oh, and there’s an 11-year-old Fiat Panda thrown in for some reason too.

Fiat Panda 100hp

• Price: £2000
• From: A nice chap

Everyone in the office is worried that Andi might be having an early mid-life crisis as he turned up to work in this! This is a 2008 Fiat Panda, not a standard shopping model but the 100hp ‘warm hatch’ version. Andi claims that it has a “little Panda growl” and it’s “extremely good fun in the corners”.  He seems very happy with it, and it just goes to show that you really can “buy a car for that price”.

Cane Creek eeWings Titanium Cranks

• Price: £999.99
• From: Extra

If you put a premium on stiffness and durability then Cane Creek tells us that you should opt for their new eeWings crankset as they claim these polished beauties are as much as 30% stiffer than carbon cranks. As the eeWings are made from titanium and lovingly welded together, they’re lightweight too hitting the scales at only 400g. They don’t come cheap though, our test set costs a cool £999.99, but if that’s not spendy enough for you there’s a power meter version for £1499.99.

Absolute Black Oval Chainring

• Price: £49.99
• From: Extra

If you’ve splashed out on a set of eeWings then you’re going to want a fancy chainring to match it and they don’t come much fancier than this absoluteBlack stunner. We’ve been sent an Oval Boost chainring designed to fit the Titanium Cane Creek cranks with 30 narrow wide teeth. Oh, just lovely!

Dynaplug Racer

• Price: £34.99
• From: Madison

Dynaplug’s Racer is a slim puncture repair tool made from machined 6061 aluminium. The double-ended tool comes preloaded with Dyanplugs own regular plugs on one end and a Megaplug on the other. The Megaplug, for those of you who haven’t heard of one before, is 3 times thicker than a standard plug and will fix those holes sealant simply cannot plug. We’ve been sent a rather lovely blue model but there are other options available including orange, purple, red, gunmetal and more.

Dynaplug Megapill Pink

• Price: £59.99
• From: Madison

The Megapill is the 7 shooter of the tubeless repair world. The large pill shaped alloy body unthreads to reveal a prong in to which various plugs can be loaded. Around the prong, there’s space for even more plugs so you can be sure you’ll have plenty of sticky rubber on tap for those rocky Alpine rides.

Dynaplug Carbon Ultralite

• Price: £19.99
• From: Madison

The Carbon Ultralite from Dynaplug offers the all in one package of the other models but in a lightweight Glass-Filled Nylon body rather than machined aluminium. Not only does this ensure a low-weight but it also keeps the price lower too. A threaded base means that additional plugs can be stored too.

Zine Beer Your Bike

• Price: €9.95
• From: Zine-sports

Show the world how much you love IPA with the Zine-sports range of Beer Your Bike accessories. What we have here is a front mech blank (top left), fork air valve cover (middle) and a headset top cap (top right) which can all be customised with a bottle top from your favourite alcoholic tipple, or we suppose you could put a soft drink bottle top on there if you really wanted to.

Crank Bros F15 Syndicate Edition multitool

• Price: £39.99
• From: Extra

Sure you allegiance to the Santa Cruz Syndicate with this special edition red Syndicate F15 trail tool from Crank Bros. The compact tool has an anodized red alloy body in which a set of tools slips safely inside and are securely held in place with MAGIC magnets. The F15 includes various allen keys including an 8mm for pedals, torx keys, and even a mini-chain splitter.

Crank Bros Speedier tyre lever

• Price: £6.50
• From: Extra

Are you a serial tyre lever snapper? If yes you’re going to love this tyre lever as it comes with a lifetime warranty! Crank Bros. also claims that the unique design will protect your knuckles from scrapes (not fist fights) and you’ll be able to remove and install tyres in a matter of seconds.

Crank Bros Sterling SG mini pump

• Price: £44.99 with gauge
• From: Extra

Crankbrothers offers the Sterling short pump in either silver or black and with or without a pressure gauge. Although small on size, just 198mm long, this tiny blower is good for 100psi, has a CNC machined alloy body and feels like it will last longer than its 5-year warranty.

Crank Bros CO2 cartridges with inflator head

• Price: TBA
• From: Extra

Once you’ve plugged your puncture with a Megapill you’re not going to want to waste any time pumping your tyre up by hand. Crank Brothers knows the score and is now offering own brand C02 cartridges to get you rolling in a matter of seconds.

Crank Bros Cleats

• Price: around £24.99
• From: Extra

We’ve cleats coming out of our ears! This range of optional clip in connectors offer various degrees of float, easier releasing or are simply made from a longer lasting material. There are lots of options to choose from to suit all types for rider from XC racer to downhill thrasher.

Crank Bros Stamp 7 (large) DANNY MACASKILL pedals

• Price: £129.99
• From: Extra

We’re practising our Danny Mac skills so it’s good news that we’ve just received a fresh pair of signature Stamp 7 flat pedals. These whoppers are the large version so have a platform measuring 114 x 111mm and weighs in at 375g. While these pedals are box fresh, we have already reviewed a similar set here.

Crank Bros Stamp 3 (small) DANNY MACASKILL pedals

• Price: £89.99
• From: Extra

The Stamp 3 are the more affordable version of the Stamp 7 and like those pedals above these are special edition Danny Macaskill flavoured. In the case of the silver Stamp 3, Crank Brothers have sent us a small pedal which has a platform of just 100 x 100mm. Again, we’ve already tested the Crank Brothers Stamp 3 which you can read right here.

Crank Bros Stamp 1 (large) pedals

• Price: £44.99
• From: Extra

Composite pedals are gaining traction with many brands taking what they’ve learned from flat metal pedals and applying that knowledge to composite. The benefit of a composite pedal is that they can offer very similar performance to more expensive pedals but be priced at more accessible pricing. The Stamp 1 is Crank Brothers first composite model, it comes in a large (seen here in blue) with a 111 x 114mm body and smaller 100 x 100mm platform (pictured below). Although more affordable than the metal pedals, the Stamp 1 still boasts Enduro cartridge bearings, replaceable pins and a 5 year warranty.

Crank Bros Stamp 1 (small) pedals

• Price: £44.99
• From: Extra

The same as above only in the smaller 100 x 100mm platform option.

Giant Contact SL Switch 150mm Dropper Post

• Price: £199 / $299 AUD
• From: Giant UK / Giant Australia

As well as making well-known mountain bikes including the Anthem, Trance and Reign, Giant also produces a whole range of components including wheelsets, bars ‘n’ stems, and dropper posts like the Contact Switch SL. This particular post is a 150mm banger, which is currently the longest stroke dropper from Giant. It’s been fitted to the Trance 29er that Wil’s currently testing, replacing the stock 125mm travel unit for a little more vertical enjoyment.

Merida One-Twenty 8000

• Price: £6,000 / $6,999 AUD
• From: Merida UK / Merida Australia

Also just in at Singletrack Southern HQ is this spangly new Merida One-Twenty trail bike. Featuring a carbon frameset, carbon cranks and carbon rims, it’s a high-end double bouncer designed for all-round Good Times™. There’s a devilish-looking build kit that includes a 130mm travel RockShox Pike RCT3, powerful SRAM Code RSC disc brakes, and a chunky Maxxis Minion DHR II front tyre. Sounds just a little bit naughty no?

Now for the tunes.

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