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Actual Weights, Component Reviews, Gravel Bikes, News - April 29, 2022

Campagnolo Levante debuts first true gravel wheelset, with wide carbon rim – First Rides

Campagnolo rolls out their first true gravel wheelset with the new lightweight carbon Levante gravel wheels. Expanding out to a 25mm internal width with a new mini-hooked tubeless design, plus the most durable & serviceable Campy wheel tech, the 30nm deep Levantes are a great mid-depth solution for riders looking to finish off their Ekar

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Review: MegaNorris Sandwich Tire Insert for MTB Rim Protection

Huck Norris has expanded their offering of mountain bike tire inserts, introducing the Toast, Sandwich and Hamburger. Tailored for XC, Enduro and Downhill, respectively, these rim-protecting, puncture-preventing inserts differ in their weight and density, in accordance with the demands of each discipline. While the lighter weight Toast is composed of a single density closed-cell foam,

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First Ride Review: Continental Kryptotal Downhill Tires at Dan Atherton’s Dyfi Bike Park

Continental Tires seemed to be resting on their laurels in the gravity department, having relied on various iterations of the King, der Kaiser and der Baron range of mountain bike tires for over 10 years. That was, until we spotted a radical-looking Continental-branded carcass seated to the rims of Jim Monro’s Atherton DH Bike at

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Review: All-new Hutchinson Tundra gravel tire scales down mountain bike tread for adventure

The new Hutchinson Tundra gravel tire expands their made-in-France gravel bike lineup with aggressively lugged tread scaled down from XC mountain bike tires. We’ve been riding the all-new adventure gravel tire on & off-road, and it offers a nice MTB-inspired sweet spot between gravel slicks and full-on MTB treads, perfect for gravel riders searching for

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Component Reviews, Road Bike - March 19, 2022

First Rides: Pirelli’s first road bike tires made in Italy are the versatile P Zero Race 4S

Pirelli has overhauled their premium year-round road bike tire with the new tube-type P Zero Race 4S clincher, the first of many tires to come that they are making entirely in Italy. We had the chance to get in a couple of road rides on the updated tire, and it seems to strike a fast-rolling

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