Tech round up: Silca Gravelero mini-pump, Adicta Lab Quartz Gravel clothing, Tifosi Breast Cancer Awareness sunglasses and a pair of Roval wheels up for grabs

When looking for gear to feature in the weekly round up, trends often emerge. It could be that bright minds think alike. It might also be that the industry is prone to copycat designs. Whatever the reason, at the moment hardly a week goes past when there aren’t a slew of gravel-specific products worthy of inclusion. This week we’ve two gravel inspired entries, a mini-pump and clothing capsule collection.

In an attempt to address the balance somewhat we’ve also got some ‘active lifestyle’ sunglasses that are looking to raise awareness of breast cancer and details of a competition to win a pair of your own Roval carbon wheels. That’s not to say that you couldn’t use either for a spot of gravel riding though…

Do gravel tyres need a gravel pump? Silca think so…

As an industry sector gravel riding has gone from burgeoning to blossoming to booming, all in a few short years. From a product perspective it means more gravel-specific gear than ever before. Including this Gravelero mini-pump from Silca.

Silca are known for making a few products, from tools to bottle cages, but making them well. There’s typically a focus on simplicity of design and quality of materials, and that appears to be the case here too. The Gravelero mini-pump borrows plenty from its road equivalent, the Tattico. This means an aluminium handle and barrel, a retractable hose and a reversible thumb-lock chuck for both Schrader and Presta valves. It all adds up to a claimed weight of 139g.

The differences are largely due to its gravel focus. Silca says the Gravelero pushes 35% more air than the Tattico despite being the same size – both pumps measure 243mm / 9.5” in length – which should be handy for those large volume gravel tyres. Silca says the mini-pump has a maximum pressure of 80psi, which is plenty for its intended use. It also features a smooth outer texture and “improved sealing”, that Silca claims makes it easy to clean and generally better suited for off-road use.