CyclistIn the Drops: Truflo electric mini pump, Comfy Lizard Skins bar tape, the Pogaar biography, magic broccoli juice and Connie Converse & coBy the end of next week it will be March, which by some measures, at least is spring. We did it. Congrats everyone.Weve been quite busy at Cyclist doing our best to enjoy the penultimate throes of this wet winter. We gave our homepage a shake-up (hopefully you like it), welcomed the new Cannondale SuperSix with an in-depth news story and first ride review, and enjoyed the UAE Tour and Volta ao Algarve.We also assessed the goings on at Visma-Lease a Bike, had a look at whomight have the faintest chance to win a big Classic and is not named Tadej or Mathieu, questioned Remco Evenepoels GC potential and asked if Paul Seixass Decathlon-CMA CGM are the next great superteam. And finally, the latest episode of the podcast is a lovely interview with bike designer Pieter Potters, who works on Ridley and Eddy Merckx bikes.Lets get to it.Truflo Electron mini pumpElectric mini pumps are taking over, and Truflo has recently joined the party with this, the Electron. Its compact, has a big digital screen, pumps to 120psi with a claimed +/-1psi accuracy and is said to be able to seat tubeless tyres. Truflo says on a test with 700x38c tyres one full charge provided approximately three inflations to 50psi from flat.It comes with a hose included for cleaner inflation as well as a needle for pumping balls if youre that way inclined. Truflo says it weighs 118g.Buy it now from Freewheel (49.99)Lizard Skins DSP Ultra bar tapeAs my erstwhile colleague Matthew Loveridge noted in his review of the Van Rysel RCR-F, handlebars and bar tape are the most undervalued parts of any bike build. Never underestimate the power of good bar tape, like Lizard Skins new DSP Ultra. Its for both road and gravel an easy indicator that it should be comfy and features the next generation DuraSoft polymer construction, which is claimed to help with both vibration damping and durability hence the Ultra label.It also has an extra-grippy texture and reliable adhesive to prevent slipping no matter how wet or sweaty it might be. It comes in thicknesses of 1.9mm, 2.7mm or 3.5mm and loads of colour options, but this one is clearly the best.Buy it now from Silverfish (from 49.99) Related Posts Cyclist Magazine Podcast: UCI rules, design evolution, and why bikes are so expensive, with Pieter Potters Cannondale SuperSix Evo 2026 review: First ride on the SystemSix killer The new Cannondale SuperSix Evo kills off the SystemSix 'The harder it is, the better': Interview with Paul Seixas, the next great French hope Tadej Pogaar: Unstoppable by Andy McGrathTadej Pogaar is seemingly unstoppable, hence why occasional Cyclist writer Andy McGraths new book is called just that. Its claimed to be the first biography of the greatest cyclist of all time, tracking his life from his upbringing in Slovenia and getting the inside scoop from those closest to him as well as his rivals.Buy it now from Bloomsbury (14)Nomio shotsBuckle up, because the latest performance secret to be unlocked by science is broccoli. Yes, the Swedish boffins at Nomio have produced a drink made with mostly broccoli sprout extracts (the other 20% is lemon and sugar) thats claimed to help reduce lactate, handle high training loads and quicken recovery thanks to chemicals called ITC (isothiocyanates).Nomio says ITC is known to activate the bodys stress regulator, which essentially helps the body to handle hard exercise. Be sure to visit Nomios website below for the actual, more scientific description of how its meant to work. To bring it back to cycling specifically, Mads Pedersen is big into it.For more information and to buy it now from Nomio (20 box)What were into this week: Post-radio music discoverySay what you like about TikTok and co, but you cant deny that its been a good thing for music. Yes there are annoying TikTok songs, but on the whole, its bringing a massive range of actually good music to younger audiences. Fleetwood Mac got back in the charts, Djo took over the world, and Labi Siffre got so viral hes releasing a new album at 80 years old. Gone are the days when the only music people heard was whatever was playing on Capital FM or Radio 1. Thank the lord.Ill also give some reluctant credit to the algorithm in saying that Spotifys made for you playlists have put me on to some new favourites. My go-to at the moment is the Cottagecore Mix, which currently includes Labi Siffre as well as Connie Converse. If you dont know, Converse was a folk singer-songwriter active in the 1950s who didnt break through at the time but after old recordings were published shes gained plenty of fans 70 years too late. She was certainly ahead of her time, I highly recommend having a listen and then looking up her crazy story.I previously included playlists of new music I like in this section but have gone off the boil, so Im going to start a new one that Ill keep going with my current rotation of songs Im enjoying rather than exclusively new discoveries. You can find that here, its not got loads in at the moment but Ill keep adding and removing.Ad featureBoyd Cyclings gravel wheel range covers high-speed racers and real-world ridersAt Boyd Cycling, performance has never been one-size-fits-all. At the very top of its gravel lineup sits the Jocassee SL, the no-compromise gravel wheelset built with aerospace-grade carbon fiber and the brands flagship Grade 54 hubs. 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