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The Right Amount of Alcohol? None.
A truly gigantic study entitled “Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016” has determined that no amount of alcohol should be recommended for ingestion. Via The Lancet: Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for global disease burden and causes substantial…
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AllTrails New Lifeline Feature Adds Peace of Mind, Plus a Discount
AllTrails is the only app you need for getting out on the trail. I’m a big fan of the service and will be using it over the Labor Day weekend to navigate up Long’s Peak. It’s always a good idea to bring a map along for any hike or climb and AllTrails makes that incredibly…
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All-City Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary with Limited Edition Mr. Pink
All-City was launching right around the time I was starting this site, hard to believe it’s been 10 years now. Over the years All-City has expanded its lineup from track bikes to cross, road, gravel, and even mountain bikes. In honor of its 10th birthday, All-City has cooked up a special edition Mr. Pink and…
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Do Aero Positions Make a Difference for the Leadville 100?
Aero positions in a mountain bike race sound absurd, but are they? With the Leadville Trail 100 just around the corner, Specialized decided to take a look and find out. Does grabbing your fork crown actually create any sort of aero advantage over a standard position? How about a simple tuck? Do aerodynamics matter at…
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OneUp Components EDC Tubeless Plug & Plier Kit Fixes Flats Fast
OneUp Components has a cool new tool for quickly fixing tubeless tire flats. The new Plug & Plier Kit is intended to mount to the bottom of the EDC tool (sold separately), the Plug & Plier consists of a tubeless Jabber tool with 15 tire plugs, and a new set of Quick Link Pliers that…
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Silca Italian Army Knife Venti
Venti means “twenty” in Italian, fitting as Silca’s newest multi-tool is a step up from the Italian Army Knife Nove (9 tools) and Tredici (13 tools), the Venti cranks it up to 20 using the same flat profile and compact size. Among those 20 tools, you’ll find a new chain tool with a magnetic locking…
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Zwift Goes to Austria with Innsbruck-Tirol UCI World Championships Course
This September the UCI World Championships will be held in the Innsbruck-Tirol region, you can get a head start on your training right now on Zwift. The new course is based on the 24km Olympic Lap pros will loop around 7 times for the men’s race and 3 times for the women’s. The Zwift course…
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Strava Replaces Premium with a New Tiered Subscription Service Called Strava Summit
How do you get more people to subscribe to Strava Premium? Apparently, you ditch it altogether and replace it with an à la carte version of the premium plan called Summit. The new plans allow riders to choose what specific features they want (and pay for), or you can pay for all the features just…
