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Podcast #059 – Why Carl Strong quit titanium to focus on carbon fiber bikes

Over the years, custom framebuilder Carl Strong has built quite a name and reputation making some of the best handmade bicycles out there while also setting an example for new builders on how to run an actual business. We covered his “retirement” announcement, but wanted to touch base and hear the full story from him

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Enduro Bearings makes upgrades easy with new website

There may be no slowing down the growth of online retail, which surged to new levels of market dominance during the pandemic. One of the most significant advantages of this shift is the greater personalization available. Especially when buying directly from manufacturers, which can offer a more extensive selection than most brick-and-mortar bike shops. But

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Carl Strong retiring (slowly) from custom titanium frames to focus on Pursuit Carbon

For as long as I’ve been writing about bikes and going to NAHBS and Philly Bike Expo and other similar shows, one name has always been mentioned in reverence by other builders: Carl Strong. Now, after almost 30 years of making custom bicycles mostly out of titanium, he’s putting out a last call for bikes

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Crankbrothers x Pump for Peace Collection donates 20% to Pump Track Building

Crankbrothers has partnered with Pump for Peace, the charitable arm of Claudio Caluori’s Velosolutions, in a bid to finance the building of new pump tracks in impoverished regions of the world. Twenty percent of the proceeds of all Pump for Peace Limited Edition Mallet Lace and Stamp Lace mountain bike shoes will be donated to

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Giro d’Italia launches NFT collectibles, details a bit cryptic

The Giro d’Italia tweeted a teaser of their NFT collection to celebrate the event, with a single morphing Maglia Rosa kaleidoscope video promo. The actual NFT is a bit simpler, with a rotating pink jersey over the background shown above. Designed by Italyverse, it’s available for just $49 (o.02 Polygon bridged to ETH) with a

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