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Bicycles, Components, Feature Stories, Reviews, Road Bike - September 1, 2021

Review: Wireless Shimano Dura-Ace Shifting is blazing fast, but brakes are just as impressive

If you haven’t already heard, the new Dura-Ace (and Ultegra!) is here. It hasn’t exactly been a huge secret that Shimano would have something soon, but many of the details that make this new group special have been kept under wraps. Now that the news is out there, and we’ve had some time on the

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Components, Feature Stories, Reviews, Road Bike - September 1, 2021

New Shimano Dura-Ace Carbon road wheels use 12 speed-specific Direct Engagement freehub

How do you complete the ‘Science of Speed’ equation for the new Shimano Dura-Ace & Ultegra groups? New wheels, of course! And not just any wheels, but something that Shimano considers “redefining” when it comes to their wheel offerings. Specifically, they asked themselves what was most important—speed? Aerodynamics? Rigidity? That probably depends on the type

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Review: Michelin Wild Enduro Front and Rear Specific Tires w/ GUM-X3D Compound

Fitted to a Nukeproof Horizon V2 wheelset, we’ve been testing the Michelin Wild Enduro Front and Rear Tires. To a rider who spends almost all their time cutting about in winter-like conditions on steep, loamy hillsides, the two very different tread patterns of the Front and Rear tires initially seemed an odd pairing to me; […]

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Review: Kogel Kolossos OS pulley cage looks loud, but shifts oh so smooth & quiet

There was a time when a 10-42 cassette on a mountain bike looked ridiculous. Then, seemingly overnight, it looked normal. And then their 50, 51, and 52-tooth successors quickly looked normal, too. To the point where a 36-tooth mountain bike cassette now looks anemic by comparison. And such is the case after having installed the […]

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Review: PedalCell CadenceX dynamo outpowers hub systems, works on any bike

The PedalCell CadenceX dynamo attaches to your fork and rolls against your rim to create electricity, turning out enough juice to charge your phone and power lights far longer than a typical hub dynamo. We put it to the test to see how well it could top things off, and rode alongside a friend with […]

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