Here at Gear Break, the season is in full swing. Sea Otter wrapped up last week, and the deluge of new tech and gear is ramping up. Today we’ve got a World Class multisport watch from iGPSPORT, along with some exciting partnership news from COROS and Wahoo. We’ve got two new wheel sets for you to lust after: the new Zipp 202 NSW light weight climber and an allroad competitor from Ursus. Q36.5 has dropped an amazing new wind system that offers maximum versatility for every ride. Most interesting, we’ve got the “perfectly composed” new Colnago C72, a truly modern bike true to its roots.
iGPSPORT VeRun Sports Watch
World Class for the masses
Specs per iGPSPORT:
- Display Size: 1.32″
- Peak Brightness: 1500 nits
- Dimension: 45.3 × 45.3 × 12.3 mm (14 mm including the optical heart rate sensor)
- Weight: Case: 32.5 g / With band: 47.6 g
- Case Material; Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 / High-strength polymer
- Display Resolution: 466 × 466
- Band: Two-Tone Liquid Silicone Band / (22mm Width)
- Display Type: Touch Screen Always-On AMOLED Full Color Display
- Internal storage: 8 GB
- Buttons: 3 Buttons + Digital Dial
- Connectivity: ANT+, Bluetooth® 5.2
- Operating Temperature: -10°C to 50°C
- Water Resistance: 5 ATM
- Buzzer: Yes
- Battery Life (under specific usage conditions):
- Daily Use: Up to 14 days
- Single-Band Multi-GNSS (AOD off): Up to 34 hours
- Multi-Band Multi-GNSS (AOD off): Up to 23 hours
- Multi-Band Multi-GNSS (AOD on): Up to 16 hours
- Sensors: Barometer, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Gyroscope
- GPS: Multi-Band Multi-GNSS (GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS)
- Charging: Magnetic charging dock
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What’s in the box: Safety Instructions, Quick Start Manual, VeRun Sports Watch with silicone band, charging dock, USB-C charging cable
What is iGPSPORT?
Chuck sez: iGPSPORT may not be a brand as familar to PEZ readers as the “big names” in sports electronics and wearables. But the brand is officially at the World Tour pro peloton level in service of the Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team. So iGPSPORT is a brand that can (and should) be taken seriously.
And if you’re wondering what iGPSPORT means, it’s the abbreviation for “innovation for Great Performance@SPORTS.”
According to iGPSPORT, the VeRun is fundamentally a running watch:
It doesn’t just record your pace — it understands how you run. With six-dimension running form analysis, VeRun acts like a personal coach on your wrist, helping you improve efficiency and stay injury-free through data-driven insights.
But it has more than enough functionality to serve as a practical adjunct to your bicycle head unit. If you’re riding a iGPSPORT bike computer like the BiNavi or BSC200S, integration will be relatively seamless.
Set up
This isn’t intended as an in-depth review so I’m not going to go through all the features (there are a lot) and ins and outs of the VeRun, but getting started is relatively straightforward:
- Hold the power button (top right) to turn it on
- Select the language
- If you don’t already have the iGPSPORT app, dowload and install it on your phone (iOS or Android)
- Register and log in to the iGPSPORT app
- Scan the QR code on the VeRun to pair the watch to the app
Don’t forget to charge the VeRun!
You’ll use the app to update the firmware and configure the VeRun. As with all electronics, there’s a bit of a learning curve but it’s not very steep. Here are some pics to give you an idea of what’s involved.
Lots of choices for how to display bike data on the VeRun
I configured the VeRun display for my “essential” bike metrics (and turned off all the other pages)
Lots of different watch faces to choose from
Use
Using the VeRun is fairly easy.
- Short press the top right button to turn the display on (if I had a minor niggle, it would be that you can’t just tap the screen to turn the display on — but certainly not a deal breaker)
- Press the crown to display the different activities
- The display is a touchscreen so you can use your finger to scroll and select an activity, but you can also scroll and select using the crown
- Start the activity via touchscreen or by pressing the crown
- If you want to record lap times, use the bottom right button
- Use the crown to pause or stop an activity
- Save (or discard) the activity via the touchscreen or scrolling and selecting with the crown
The VeRun has a touchscreen dial, but also uses buttons as controls: (1) POWER button, (2) START button (what I also call the crown), (3) BACK button
A short video to show how to start, stop, and save an activity (in this case a hypothetical walk)
I said at the top that the VeRun is fundamentally a running watch and that’s certainly it’s forte with:
- In-depth running form analysis: Real-time monitoring of six key running metrics, including vertical oscillation, ground contact time, cadence, stride length,etc.
- Scientific performance evaluation:
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- Algorithm-based analysis of VO₂ Max, race time prediction, training load, and recovery status
- Six-dimension performance radar visually presents power, endurance, aerobic capacity, and more
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- Based on accurate VO₂ Max calculations, VeRun predicts finishing times for classic distances such as 5K and full marathon (estimated all-out performance, not actual race results)
If you’re a multi-sport athlete, already using an iGPSPORT bike computer, and don’t have a sports watch, the VeRun could be the ‘droids you’re lookingfor. I don’t run anymore (I used to be a runner before I became a cyclist), but use the VeRun for walking with my wife (she’s faster than me).
Light on your wrist
The bottom line
For me, the VeRun makes bike-sense as my heart rate monitor (I know that chest strap heart rate monitors are more accurate than optical heart rate monitors, but since I’m not racing or training for anything, I can live with the heartbeat or two difference as a tradeoff for the convenience/comfort of not having to wear a chest strap). And because I can connect my bike power meters to the VeRun, it’s essentially the equivalent of my iGPSPORT BiNavi on my wrist.
One cool feature of the VeRun is that turn-by-turn navigation prompts and message notifications from my BiNavi can trigger vibrations on the watch to help alert me … not that I would use it to replace the BiNavi as a display for data while riding (having to look at my wrist would be both distracting and dangerous). But it’s an easy and convenient way to have a back-up of my rides. Just in case. Because no one has ever had their bike computer crap out or battery die on them mid-ride … ever.
An additional way to display and record ride data
Zipp 202 NSW
Climbing wheels live on!
The Zipp 202 NSW is crafted with the climbing specialist in mind – bringing weightless speed to the steepest of grades, empowering riders to reach the summit faster on Zipp’s lightest wheelset ever. However, the 202 NSW does more than climb fast; it provides aero advantage for the race to the climb and is designed for confidence on the getaway descent.
A sub-1100-gram wheelset that reacts to your every input without sacrificing durability and the aerodynamic advantage of its 35mm rim depth on the descent.
The specs
This Tubeless Straight Side (TSS) wheel utilizes a 23mm inner rim width, allowing for wider tires and lower pressures that minimize rolling resistance and vibration losses to save watts en route to the summit so you can descend with speed and control.
The 202 NSW is expertly laced to the German-engineered ZR1 SL hubset with lightweight Alpina Hyperlite spokes in a 20-hole 2-cross configuration. The ZR1 SL features ultra-corrosion resistant GRW ceramic bearings and 66 points of efficient engagement, ensuring every watt is transferred smoothly to the road as you rise to the challenges ahead.
While built with the high peaks in mind, the 202 NSW is a welcome upgrade to any lightweight road build. When every gram matters, distilling decades of advanced design experience into an ultra-light wheel will make you faster.
The bottom line
The lightweight climbing wheel is not dead. Less than 5 years ago, an expert wheel builder would have told you that wheels this light would have been impossible or impossibly harsh to ride. But with a 23mm internal width tubeless ready rim, Alpina Hyperlight spokes, and a 66 tooth ratchet, this wheelset promises to be not only light, but smooth and ultra-responsive.
For full details, check out the new Zipp 202 NSW at SRAM.com</a>. Zipp offers Shimano HG or SRAM XDR freehub options, and the rear wheel is priced at $2,300 / €2,100 / £1,875 while the front comes in at $1,900 / €1,700 / £1,520
Q36.5 Wind System
Versatility comes in a range
Q36.5 has introduced its updated Wind System. They designed a refined collection of vests and shell jackets to better match the demands of modern riding across changing conditions. Riders can choose the right level of protection without compromise. Q36.5 focused on ultra-packable lightweight layers with varying levels of protection that all remain breathable.
At the core of the system is a focus on versatility. Rather than relying on a single solution, Q36.5 has developed a range that reflects how riders actually experience the road. From cold descents to shifting weather and long days where temperature and effort levels constantly change, the Wind System will work for you.
A system built for real and varying conditions
The updated Wind System is structured across four distinct categories: Air, Light Rain, Rain, and Hybrid. Each serves a specific purpose, from 4-season ‘emergency’ protection to full rain coverage, while maintaining a consistent approach to weight, packability, and on-bike performance.
The Air category represents the lowest-volume solution, designed for riders who need immediate protection from wind and light rain without excess bulk. These pieces are easy to stow and pack down to smaller than an energy bar, offering a practical solution for unpredictable conditions.
The Light Rain option is designed for light or intermittent showers and summer riding in highly variable conditions, the best option to pull on for a damp descent after climbing all day.
The Rain option offers full rain protection, combined with superior breathability and packability. Perfect for winter and mid-season poor weather and rainy racing. This is the jacket to reach for when you know it will rain and not stop for large segments of your ride.
The Hybrid option is a high-density woven ‘Natural Shell’ without a membrane for extra breathability. This is perfect for riders looking for extra warmth and highly breathable fabrics that allow the jersey underneath it to dry out faster during descents.
Lightweight protection, refined
Across the range, Q36.5 continues to push fabric development, using ultralight ripstop nylons and high-density woven constructions to balance protection with cooling airflow. Their use of non-membrane woven shells in the Hybrid category allows for greater breathability, helping riders regulate body temperature during high-intensity riding/training.
This approach contrasts to traditional ‘all-or-nothing’ jackets that many competitors offer designed to be used for windy, cold, damp or very wet days. Q36.5 instead prefers to offer a range of options for the individual needs of the rider and the weather they are riding in on any given day, with garments that respond more naturally to effort and environment. This entire range sits alongside Q36.5’s separate Foul Weather Range, which debuted earlier this year, and offers complete protection from the elements in a three-part system. No other brand offers such a deep catalogue of weather protection.
Packability without compromise
A key focus of the updated system is reducing volume without reducing function. Pieces in the Air category use ultralight 7-denier Japanese ripstop nylon in a 2-layer construction, delivering full windproofing alongside protection from light showers through a DWR treatment.
The result is a system that prioritises adaptability. Riders can carry exactly what they need, when they need it, without overloading pockets or compromising performance on the bike.
Luigi Bergamo, Founder of Q36.5, sez: “With the Wind System, our goal was not to create a single ‘do-it-all’ shell… Conditions are constantly changing, and the body is constantly adapting, so we designed a system where each piece has a very specific function. By working with different fabric constructions, from ultra-low volume windproof layers to breathable woven shells, we can offer protection that responds more precisely to both the environment and the rider’s effort. The result is greater comfort, but also greater efficiency, because the rider is never overprotected or underprepared.”
The bottom line
For full details on the range and pricing, head over to Q36-5.com.
Colnago C72
Perfectly composed
Guided by the concept of Perfectly Composed, the C72 represents a new synthesis of performance, craftsmanship and design. It is a top-tier road bicycle, Colnago’s most prestigious model, one where every element is developed in harmony — structure, materials, geometry and ride feel working together as a cohesive whole.
A new chapter for the C Series
The C Series has always occupied a distinct space within the Colnago hierarchy, existing not as a mere iterative update to its predecessor, but as a total redefinition of the benchmark. The C72 continues this heritage, eschewing the common pursuit of marginal gains in favor of a “Perfectly Composed” riding experience.
Hand-built in Italy, this model reaffirms Colnago’s commitment to multi-piece construction. While monocoque frames dominate the modern market, the C72 uses a more deliberate lugged method, allowing craftsmen to fine-tune stiffness, compliance, and force distribution with a level of precision that a single mold cannot match.
Performance, perfectly composed
Harmony defines the C72’s behavior on the road. The bike is engineered for high-speed stability, providing a front-end confidence that eliminates the “nervous” handling often found in ultra-light race machines. The high-modulus carbon structure ensures immediate power transfer, yet the frame is designed with modern versatility in mind. Increased tire clearance and improved compliance allow the C72 to remain efficient and comfortable beyond perfectly paved roads. The geometry retains its racing DNA while offering a more adaptable position, making it as capable for aggressive efforts as it is for long-distance endurance.
Craftsmanship and identity
Exclusivity is built into the C72’s DNA through its origins in Cambiago. Every frame undergoes a meticulous journey from tube bonding and assembly to hand-finishing and painting. This is not a mass-produced product; Colnago has intentionally limited production to just 3,000 frames per year. This cap reflects the time-intensive nature of the Italian manufacturing process and the specialized expertise required to meet the C Series’ quality standards.
A new design language
With the C72, carbon construction becomes an aesthetic statement. The lugs have evolved from purely structural junctions into defining visual elements of the frame’s identity. Taking cues from high-end automotive design, Colnago applied the concept of “panel gap matching” to the C72. This ensures that every interface and transition is engineered with extreme accuracy, creating a seamless visual flow across the frame. Rather than hiding its modular construction, the design celebrates it, allowing the individual elements to remain perceptible while contributing to a cohesive, timeless whole.
Integrated innovation
Integration on the C72 is treated as a complete system rather than an afterthought. The new Colnago CC.02 cockpit is lighter and specifically tuned to enhance the bike’s handling characteristics. Colnago further refined aerodynamics and adjustability through the integrated seatpost. Colnago incorporated a hidden storage compartment within the downtube, hiding under the custom-designed bottle cage. This provides a clean solution for ride essentials without compromising the frame’s structural integrity or performance.
A unique riding feeling
Ultimately, the C72 is about a specific “feeling” that transcends traditional data points. It is a synthesis of responsive acceleration and predictable stability. The C72 delivers a smooth, immediate response to every rider input, whether carving through corners or maintaining pace over rougher surfaces. The vibration-damping qualities of the carbon layup allow the bike to remain composed in all conditions, delivering a ride that feels stable over long distances while remaining sharp when pushed to the limit.
Colorways
The C72 is available in four liveries, each designed to emphasize the structural flow between the top tube and seatstays. These include a classic contrast of black with a red top tube, a refined pearl white and silver composition, a full black finish with subtle bronze accents, and a sophisticated dual-tone blue. Each colorway is intended to highlight the visual unity of the frame, ensuring that the bike is perceived as a single, perfectly integrated work of art.
Configurations and Availability
Colnago promises availability 60 days from ordering. Colnago have priced the C72 across five main configurations, with the frame kit starting at $7,650 (US) and top-tier complete builds reaching $15,750. Full details are on Colnago’s website.
Ursus Arya G
More than just “allroad”
Sustaining responsiveness, handling precision and power transfer across changing surfaces is one of the central challenges in wheel engineering. Ursus has taken that challenge head-on with a platform that redefines the concept of performance — one that is more consistent and more evolved.
The Arya G is the latest addition to the Arya family, joining the Arya R that launched at Velofollies in January. But it is more than an allroad and fast gravel wheel for riders who demand speed and control on any terrain. The wheels, as an engineered system, are designed to adapt to different surfaces without losing identity, while delivering consistent performance even in the most unpredictable conditions.
From day one of development, Ursus engineers worked to produce a wheel that is both fast and stable on rough ground, capable of combining responsiveness, fluidity and comf
ort. In modern cycling, being light or stiff is no longer enough — what matters is being effective and precise in every situation.
Arya G is Ursus’s answer to that brief — and it’s built around a genuinely disruptive technology.
The new Sapim RC-1 PBO spoke and Omnitune System
(OTS)
At the heart of Arya G is the Sapim RC-1 PBO spoke, making its debut here and integrated into Ursus’s new OmniTune System (OTS). Ursus developed this dynamic platform to bring terrain adaptability, mechanical efficiency and ride feel into a single, coherent whole — and to improve ride comfort through effective vibration damping.
The RC-1 spoke itself is built from 16,000 PBO fiber filaments, wrapped in an outer sheath that resists UV degradation and provides protection against accidental impacts. Working in synergy with the U-RG60 hub and the Y-stars lacing pattern, it turns structural engineering into a tangible performance advantage where it matters most.
But Arya G was never about perfecting a single component. It was conceived as a system. The OmniTune System (OTS) brings together the U-RG60 hub — a product of Ursus’s deep in-house expertise— the Sapim RC-1 spokes and the Y-stars lacing pattern, which improves tension distribution between hub and rim through a distinctive Y-shaped 2:1 configuration.
The outcome is a wheel that rolls smoothly, holds its line and snaps back under acceleration, with a ride quality that feels consistent and controlled rather than harsh or unpredictable.
Arya G is built for mixed terrain: fast tarmac, packed gravel, mixed-surface sections through to the roughest sectors. The OmniTune System (OTS) manages tension distribution and wheel behavior under load, enabling the wheel to absorb road irregularities, damp high-frequency vibrations and preserve an immediate, sharp response even during accelerations and re-acceleration.
According to data collected by the Ursus laboratory, the Arya G50 with OmniTune System (OTS) technology reduces vibrations on asphalt and uneven terrain by 79.67% compared to the Proxima R50.
Engineering and Technical Specifications
Arya G is built around a full carbon mini-hook tubeless ready rim with a 50mm profile, 25mm internal width and 31mm external width. This configuration balances aerodynamic efficiency, tire support and handling stability across a wide range of conditions.
The wheel runs 21 spokes front and rear, paired with the U-RG60 hub, Sapim alloy nipples and Center Lock compatibility. The wheelset weighs 1,340g ±40g.
Marco Giacomin, Ursus Head of wheel R&D, sez: “With Arya G, we wanted to move beyond a traditional development approach. Our goal was to build a platform capable of maintaining ride quality and performance consistency even when the terrain becomes rough, fast and unpredictable. OmniTune System (OTS) was born from that vision”.
The debut at Paris-Roubaix
No race on the calendar puts a wheel platform to the test quite like Paris-Roubaix. The cobbled Classic is one of the most unforgiving environments in professional cycling — and one of the most revealing.
It is precisely in such variable conditions that performance depends not merely on weight or stiffness, but on the ability to sustain rolling efficiency, stability and control.
Riders from Team Picnic-PostNL have already tested the new Arya G during recon rides over recent months, praising its responsiveness and handling — qualities that prove decisive on the cobbled sectors, where precision and reactivity make all the difference.
John Degenkolb (Team Picnic-PostNL) sez: “From the first moment I rode the Arya G on the cobbles during my recon rides for the Spring Classics, I immediately felt that sense of stability and reactivity, combined with the ability to absorb the harshness of the stones on the hardest sectors. Comfort is performance.”
Piet Rooijakkers, Team Picnic-PostNL R&D Expert, sez: “Arya G is a truly innovative and fundamental tool for the team, because it allows us to tackle mixed surfaces at full intensity while keeping reactivity completely intact and delivering an exponential increase in comfort.”
Pricing and Availability
Like all Ursus wheels, they can be ordered direct from their website ursus.it. Ursus have priced the wheelset for €2,500. The website only offers pricing only in Euro.
COROS and Wahoo Partnership
More Accurate, Connected Data
Giving athletes greater flexibility in choosing the hardware and training platform that best serves their needs, endurance technology leaders COROS and Wahoo Fitness have announced a new partnership. COROS athletes and Wahooligans can now share data and integrate KICKR RUN seamlessly, reducing the barriers to building a better athlete in all of us.
API integration is the key
Available for use today, Wahoo and COROS created a two-way API integration that allows activity files recorded on both COROS and Wahoo devices to seamlessly upload to both the COROS training platform and Wahoo app. COROS watches now connect with the KICKR RUN treadmill, where the accurate data displayed on the watch is sent directly from the treadmill via Bluetooth. The function will help athletes to feel confident in the data they’re getting from indoor runs without the need for additional sensors.
This interoperability allows athletes great flexibility to track their data in the way that works best for their training program and maintain a unified training history.
A full partnership
- COROS APEX 4 and PACE 4 to be sold at WahooFitness.com
- Custom Wahoo digital watch faces will be available on COROS watches
- Custom Wahoo watch bands for COROS watches (coming late summer)
CEOs sez what?
Gareth Joyce, CEO of Wahoo Fitness, sez: “We’re proud to bring COROS into the Wahoo ecosystem and create a more connected running experience for athletes. Indoor and outdoor running now live together, giving athletes a complete view of their performance, wherever they workout. This partnership strengthens what we’ve built with KICKR RUN, providing runners with tools that simply work together, providing a compelling ecosystem view of one’s data.”
Lewis Wu, CEO of COROS, sez: “Our partnership with Wahoo reflects a shared commitment to delivering a better training experience for athletes. By bringing together Wahoo and COROS technologies, we can connect indoor and outdoor training into a more seamless and meaningful experience for athletes.. Ultimately, this collaboration is about creating more value for athletes and delivering an experience that truly matches how they train.”
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