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Advocacy & Industry News, Clothing-Gear-Tools - July 18, 2019

Keep Climbing: Delta Airlines eliminates specialty sports bag fee for bikes & gear

It’s finally happened. Delta Airlines has eliminated their bike fee. The airline just announced that they will be eliminating the $150 specialty sports bag fee that previously applied to bikes and other oversized sporting equipment. That means that there is the potential to fly with your bike for free depending on your status and ticket […]

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What exactly is Komoot? And why should you be using it to plan your rides?

In a nutshell, Komoot is a route planning app and website that helps you piece together disparate roads, trails and everything in between to connect multiple points in the funnest possible way. Or the most efficient. Or some mix of the two, using surface type, elevation, and other factors to create a ride that other […]

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Advocacy & Industry News - July 14, 2019

Wahoo acquires The Sufferfest, combines hardware & training systems for good

With cycling joining the e-Sports leagues, online competitions and indoor training exploding with ever more entertaining (and effective) options for getting fast, it was likely only a matter of time before major brands started growing into entire eco-systems. Yes, BKool and Tacx have combo systems that offer training videos and loops, but Wahoo and The […]

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Friday Roundup: Ride with the Athertons, or Le Tour from home, deals, parties & more!

Athertons invite you to ride Dyfi Bike Park in Wales – After four years in the making, Dyfi Bike Park on the southern edge of Snowdonia National Park in Wales, UK is finally opening for public bookings to ride their trails. Set within 650 acres of Welsh estate forest, Dan Atherton & his Dyfi Bike […]

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Recall roundup: Trek & Faraday e-bikes, limited RockShox Lyrik & Yari forks

A few recall notices have popped up in our inbox this week for a couple of city e-bikes that each have a quick & easy fix, and a run of recent 29er trail/enduro forks whose lowers could break. The Trek Super Commuter+ 8S model needs to get a simple fender attachment bolt replaced, the Faraday […]

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