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Actual Weights, Feature Stories, Gravel Bikes - March 18, 2021

e*thirteen XCX Race Gravel wheels hit 1,280g with new ultralight carbon rims

The all-new e*thirteen XCX gravel wheels borrow a few tricks from their mountain bike lineup, but they introduce an insanely light 320g gravel rim, plus new lighter hubs and complete builds. In fact, the XCX Race Gravel wheels come in at a claimed 1,280g for the set! That’s among the lightest gravel bike wheelset out […]

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Rapha Explore Powerweave carbon gravel bike shoes may be Rapha’s best shoes yet!

Rapha’s new Explore Powerweave gravel bike shoes combine all of the best tech they’ve put into their own shoes, with a few new highlights for good measure. Add up the comfortable yet supportive Powerweave upper, a stiff carbon sole that is still walkable, and a new version of Boa Li2 closure with braided cords, these […]

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Review FSA K-Force Wireless Electronic Disc brake road bike drivetrain

A relative newcomer to the groupset market, FSAs Wireless Electronic (WE) group is quietly gaining followers and victories worldwide. While FSA’s WE first launched in 2016 with a rim brake version, more recently, the company has found success with the disc groupset — taking their first grand tour stage win in 2019 under Ángel Madrazo (Burgos-BH) […]

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Review: The Specialized Chisel is much more than an entry level hardtail

Affordable, raceable, and capable — a rare combination in the modern world of bikes. But the new, updated version of the Specialized Chisel achieves all that and more. And for the cherry on top, the 2021 Specialized Chisel is race-ready under $2K. Cross-country racing is changing, and so are the bikes that set out to […]

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Actual Weights, Components, Road Bike - March 3, 2021

FMB Cobbles TLR handmade open tubular road bike tires get supple tubeless update

A new set of handmade FMB tubeless-ready TLR road bike tires is the latest sign that maybe going tubeless doesn’t require a sacrifice in performance or ride quality relative to conventional race tubulars. These new supple tubeless-ready clincher tires made entirely in a small workshop in northern France are for now limited to just a […]

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