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Gear & Grit Daily: November 25, 2025
Today's cycling news: Gaviria's transfer to Caja Rural confirmed, Træen returns to complete Uno-X 2026 roster: 'back together with a childhood sweetheart' an...
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Gear & Grit Daily: November 24, 2025
Today's cycling news: Cyclocross World Cup: Lucinda Brand Darts to Victory in Fast, Frozen Race in Tábor, Pogačar, Vingegaard, Evenepoel: Who’s Racing Where ...
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Gear & Grit Daily: November 21, 2025
Today's cycling news: Why aren’t London’s lethal junctions being fixed faster? Transport chiefs happy with “acceptable” number of crashes to avoid impacting ...
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Gear & Grit Daily: November 20, 2025
Today's cycling news: Cyclocross World Cup Opens This Weekend: Is the ‘Big 3’ Era Over and Done?, Israel-Premier Tech Completely Overhauls Identity with New ...
Cycling
State Carbon All-Road V2: The Democratization of Downtube Storage
State Bicycle Co. launches the Carbon All-Road V2. With downtube storage, UDH compatibility, and massive tire clearance, it brings high-end features to a $2,400 price point.
Cycling
Pirelli’s Italian Homecoming (And the Cost of Suppleness)
Pirelli launches the Italian-made Cinturato HP-Line gravel tires. They promise speed and protection, but the split lineup raises questions about value and ride quality.
Video
Goro Obata and the Architecture of a Good Life
Goro Obata runs a café in Hokkaido that closes when the weather is good. A short look at "Higashikawa style" and the intentional building of a fun life.
Cycling
Titanium Lugs, Braided Carbon, and the New Boutique Standard
Baumier’s B01 combines 3D-printed titanium lugs with braided carbon tubes in a stunning, albeit expensive, display of North American manufacturing.
Technology
Stacking the Deck: How to Get an Oura Ring 4 for Under $50
The Oura Ring 4 is currently 30% off for Black Friday. By stacking this with the Amex Platinum credit, the price drops to just $49. Here’s how the math works.
Cycling
Sklar’s SuperSomething Goes on a Diet
The Sklar SuperSomething V2 is here with a significant 1.5lb weight reduction and updated standards like UDH, proving that modern steel bikes just keep getting better.
Cycling
Steel, Dynamos, and the Long Wait for the Vasco GT
The Tout Terrain Vasco GT 28 Select 6.3 is a steel gravel bike that solves the power problem with a stock dynamo and USB-C charging cap. Here is why it caught my eye.
Cycling
A Steel Bike That Thinks It's a Carbon Superbike
A quick look at the Colnago Steelnovo, a modern superbike that uses 3D-printed lugs to create a seamless steel frame with 35mm tire clearance and a UDH.