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What’s Up with the Oversize Rear Derailleur Pulleys Pros are Using in the Tour de France?
Every year’s Tour de France seems to have a standout piece of tech that everyone is talking about, and this year it seems to be these goofy looking oversize rear derailleur pulleys. If you’re a normal person, you’ve probably never given a second thought to your derailleur pulley. If you work for CeramicSpeed it’s something…
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How CeramicSpeed’s 99% Efficient Chain-Free Bicycle Works
CeramicSpeed has a demo bicycle drive-train, dubbed Driven, that uses a drive shaft instead of a chain and they’re showing it off at Eurobike 2018. The concept not only sports some radical looks, but comes with an even more radical claim of better-than-99-percent efficiency. As Driven is only a concept drivetrain, there are a lot…
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Onboard Tour De France Videos
Le Tour has been uploading onboard videos after every stage of the Tour and they’re pretty great. It’s a cool look into the life of a Tour rider from prepping nutrition in the team bus to leaning into curves on mountain descents. The video are quick and well worth a watch.
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Cavendish Cut From Tour
The Manx Missile forced out Mark Cavendish’s hopes of beating Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins in the Tour de France took a serious hit today as he was eliminated from the race. Cavendish barely managed to stay in race after struggling to make the time cut on Tuesday’s 10th stage from Annecy to…
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The New BMC Timemachine Road
Another new bike debuting tomorrow at the Tour de France, Team BMC will roll out their latest aero road weapon the new Timemachine Road. Aero is king these days, so how is BMC separating itself in a sea of flat tubes? By optimizing the water bottle attachments. According to BMC, “in-depth CFD analysis made it…
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What You Need to Know About the 2018 Tour de France
The build-up to the 105th edition of the Tour de France is almost over. After months of wondering if Chris Froome would get to start and nearly a year of fans dreaming about the exciting course, the race will finally get started tomorrow, Saturday, July 7th. 2018 Tour de France by the Numbers The Tour…
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Cannondale Systemsix, the Fastest Aero Road Bike Around
It’s almost Tour de France time, which means it’s launch season! Looking very much like the SLICE Tri bike, the new Cannondale SystemSix was designed to be the fastest road bike ever made. They claim they pulled it off using six unique elements – Frame, Fork, Seat post, Stem, Handlebar, Wheels – in unison. I…
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Giro Launches a Safer New Aether Helmet with MIPS
MIPS (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) is quickly becoming the de facto standard in helmet safety. When the IIHS recently tested helmets for safety, MIPS helmets were the only ones to receive five star ratings. The system essentially separate the helmet into to independent layers, the layer connected to your head and the outer layer which…
