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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Super-Cockpit Goes (Slightly) Mainstream
A quick take on the new ENVE SES AR One-Piece handlebar. At $750, it moves the "super-cockpit" from a pure halo product to a mainstream premium upgrade.
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Keeping the Forged Canti Alive, 75 Pre-Orders at a Time
A quick look at the Rene Herse canti brakes, a 75g forged wonder, and why the company is turning to pre-orders to fund the next expensive batch.
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Moots Built a Drop-Bar Mountain Bike, and You Have 3 Months to Buy It
Moots unveils the Scramble, a limited-run titanium "adventure bike" that blends gravel and MTB with a 100mm fork, 2.4" tires, and drop bars.
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Cinelli's Two Souls: The Future-Fast vs. The Forever-Steel
Cinelli launches two flagship bikes: the Aeroscoop, a sub-7kg carbon bike claimed to be faster than a Tarmac SL8, and the Speciale Corsa XCR, a more expensive handmade steel bike.
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The Heighliner: Big Tires, Ti Feel, and a Dune Reference
A look at the new Wilde Heighliner, a $3,300 titanium gravel bike that blends massive 29x2.25" tire clearance with modern standards like T47 and UDH.
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Engineering the Perfect Ride: Part Carbon, Part Titanium
A look at the new Curve CarboKev, a gravel race bike that fascinatingly blends 3D-printed titanium and carbon fiber into "stiffness" and "comfort" zones.