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Bozeman, Montana’s Carl Strong and his company Strong Frames have been making bike frames for more than two decades. Strong has turned out about 3,500 frames over the years, the latest was for BMC’s Tejay van Garderen who just finished second overall in the Tour of California.
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The cross-county hardtail is not dead. There are dozens of us, dozens! Full-suspension bikes have come a long way, but they still can’t match the climbing ability of a good hardtail. Ahead of round two of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup this weekend in Albstadt, Germany
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Gravel riding is growing like crazy and the market is scampering to keep up. Canyon is entering the Gravel scene with its just released Grail. Unlike a lot of manufacturers offerings, the Grail is not simply a beefed up version of an existing road bike line. Instead, the Grail was
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Over the weekend, all the best hand-built bicycles were in one place, Hartford Connecticut. The North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show (NAHBS) brought together nearly 160 international and American independent bicycle exhibitors and while there were countless incredible creations to behold only a handful can be deemed winners. Here’s
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State Bicycle Co.’s affordable Core-Line just received an expansion with four new models. The Ghoul, Ashford, Hunter and Pigeon offer new and unique aesthetics while maintaining the same steel frame and single speed drivetrain. The Core-Line bikes are available in three sizes, cost $299 and weigh in
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I stumbled upon this insane build from Caletti Cycles over the weekend and knew I had to share it. This bicycle is a thing of beauty and the story behind the build is pretty cool too: Thanks for the best bike ever and the memories of my grandma! In 1985
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Renovo Hardwood Bicycles has collaborated with Glenmorangie, creators of Highland Single Malt Scotch Whiskies, to create wooden bikes made from used whisky casks. The Scottish distillery sends retired cask wood from its signature single malt offing, The Original, to Renovo after allowing the whisky to mature for a decade in
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It’s almost been a full year since Canyon announced that its bikes would be available stateside. It was welcome news from the German bike manufacturer who’s bikes were only available to U.S. customers by way of complicated and sketchy re-shipping operations or by making an trip
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When you’re miles from your team car and only a handful of minutes are protecting your yellow jersey a crash, flat or technical issue with a bike can spell disaster. That’s where neutral support comes in. For 2017, Mavic updated its neutral support bike to better support riders
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Canyon bicycles has announced that it is collaborating with electronic music group Kraftwerk to produce a limited edition run of bikes that look straight out of Tron. The limited run of 21 bikes will be called the Ultimate CF SLX Kraftwerk, each will feature a geometric black-and-white design
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Gravel is the place to be these days. In following that trend, Specialized has redesigned its Diverge bike. The race-worthy Diverge features a lightweight carbon frame, huge tire clearance, geometry built for stability and speed on gravel, a shock absorber in its 35mm seat post and, a Future Shock
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The Red Dot Design Awards put out a press release today that seems to have leaked something new from Canyon, a carbon fiber version of the popular aluminum gravel Inflite. The new offering is dubbed the Inflite CF SLX and it looks amazing. The new, yet to be released, bike