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Silca is on quite the product release streak, quickly expanding their range of bicycle accessories – from inflation, to packs, to tools and more. Today, they’re announcing a new line of bar tape, called Nastro. Nastro comes in two styles: 1.85mm-thick Nastro Piloti and 2.5mm-thick Nastro Fiore. Both
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Shimano has announced a new component groupset specifically designed for gravel and adventure riding called “GRX”. I don’t want to sound overly dramatic, but this is a significant moment in bicycling history. It’s about as big as when Shimano introduced the first mountain bike group back in the
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Tiagra is the first real groupset in Shimano’s road range, it’s the last stop for trickle-down updates as they move from Dura-Ace to Ultegra to 105. The group just received some of those improvements and there’s some pretty cool stuff coming down the line. First off, cyclists
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SRAM’s newly announced second tier electronic group delivers all the 12Speed functionality of Red eTap AXF for a lot less dough. When SRAM launched its new Red eTap AXS groupset last month it wasn’t the wider gear ranges, 12speeds, customization or new app that took the show. Nope,
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Campagnolo became the first major component manufacturer with a 12 speed drive train last year, but that was mechanical only. That meant pro teams riding Campagnolo primarily rode 11 speed EPS systems to utilize electronic shifting. Compromise is no more, now that Campagnolo has electrified its new Super Record 12speed.
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Saddles are highly personal pieces of equipment, but the Brooks Cambium is on of my two all-time favorite saddles – the other is an ISM Adamo (hugely different I know). For a long distance tour or race though it’d be the Cambium. And Brooks just released a new update to
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With 0.52 ° engagement, the brand new Industry Nine Hydra hub is 5.77 times quicker than its Torch hub If you enjoy rolling through technical singletrack, you know having a quick engagement hub can make things much more enjoyable. You can ratchet your way through rocks and roots without
Culture & Opinion
Yesterday was all about SRAM’s new Red eTap AXS 12-speed wireless drivetrain, the technical release is exciting but I think there’s also something to be said for how SRAM decided to advertise the new groupset. Or, more frankly, who they chose to headline the announcement. Featured in all
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ENVE has announced an update to their popular compact carbon road handlebar. The updated bar is now ready for internal routing of electronic drivetrains and is compatible with Shimano’s bar-end junction boxes. Additionally, the handlebar will now be offered in 38 and 46mm widths. The ENVE Compact Road Handlebar
Bikes & Frames
Several new bike drops from All-City today. Dropper posts, disc brakes and some sweet new paint jobs. Gorilla Monsoon The Gorilla Monsoon is a standout in the All-City lineup due to its 27.5 x 2.4 €³ tires and drop bars, now even more so. The bike new version will
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The Brook Cambium is an outstanding saddle with one minor issue that pops up if you ride in the rain. The materials can wear and the colors fade very quickly when wet. Brooks has addressed that problem, with the all-weather version of the Cambium saddle. The carbon framed saddle uses
Tech & Data
There have been a lot of anecdotal claims in the mountain bike world about rim width and rolling resistance. A new study funded by the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport should put the speculation to rest. As it turns out, rim width has a negligible effect on off-road speed. Researchers