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Gates Belt Drives get more affordable w/ SideTrack, durable w/ CDC & expanded CDX:EXP line

Thanks to the ongoing bike-boom, global demand for bicycles is at all time highs. That’s partly why Gates Carbon Drive is launching an updated line of belt drive components that cover everything from entry level city bikes, to high end bikes destined for off-road use. While you won’t be able to buy the new Carbon […]

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Commencal FCB is a Fast City Bike with flat bars and 700c x 50mm gravel tires

Normally, when Commencal shows off a new bike, it’s a slacked out mountain bike meant for getting rad. Their newest bike is still all that rad life, but this time it’s meant for the streets. Or gravel. Or trails, really. Called the FCB for Fast City Bike, the bike is billed as an urban commuter […]

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Kryptonite Incite smart bicycle lights focus on LUX & beam pattern for safer riding

What do the lumen numbers of your headlight mean? For Kryptonite, those ‘numbers mean nothing.’ It’s not that they feel that brighter lights won’t help you see better, but rather it’s more important to measure the light that’s actually beneficial to the rider rather than wasted lumens that may blind oncoming traffic or other riders. […]

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Detroit E-Sparrow debuts affordable $900 singlespeed commuter e-bike

Detroit Bikes’ latest affordable commuter builds on the success of their $400 aluminum Sparrow, by putting a motor on it – enter the E-Sparrow. While the original pedal version was dubbed ‘the perfect city bike’, this new all aluminum e-bike packs in even more value with a rear hub motor, frame mounted battery & disc […]

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Surly Disc Trucker gets first update in years, still built with long haul touring in mind

The  Long Haul Trucker has been a staple of the Surly Bike line since way back in 2007. It wasn’t until 2012 that the platform was updated with a disc brake version, and since then it’s been relatively untouched. Since nothing ever stays the same, the Disc Trucker is finally getting an update. Don’t worry […]

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