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Up close with Tom Pidcock’s new Pinarello Crossista F cyclocross bike for the World Championships!

After Tom Pidcock officially signed with the Ineos Grenadiers squad in early 2021, Pinarello knew they had to get to work right away. They already had a solid cyclocross bike with the existing Crossista, but they knew with talent the likes of Pidcock helping to guide them, there was room for improvement. That improvement eventually

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AASQ #154: Your Oval Chainring Questions Answered by absoluteBLACK, Wolf Tooth, Race Face and Rotor

We know, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. But there are some questions you might not want to ask your local shop or riding buddies. AASQ is our weekly series where we get to the bottom of your questions – serious or otherwise. Hit the link at the bottom of the post to submit

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Incredible “Copper Ore Edition” custom Scott Spark is an emotionally charged tribute

It’s been a while since we’ve featured one of Julian DaSilva’s custom builds on this site. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been busy. On the contrary, Julian embarked on one of his most ambitious custom builds just after moving to Texas in 2021. Just building a bike, any bike, is an impressive feat recently

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Sneak Peek: Tairin Wheels’ silent star-ratchet hub is coming soon w/ modular quiet and loud modes too

Almost two years have passed since we first heard about the Tairin Mugen silent roller clutch drive hub. The BC based wheel company binned the project in 2020 right before release, as their long-term field tests highlighted some deficiencies that could affect the life of the clutch. The hub was very heavy, and the revisions

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Review: Vittoria Airliner Mountain Bike Tire Insert

Vittoria’s mountain bike rim protection offering comes in the form of the bright green Airliner tire insert, retailing at $54.99 USD. We put it to the test inside a Maxxis Minion DHR II Double Down Casing tire on a rear 27.5″ Nukeproof Horizon V2 alloy rim. I rode this combination over my regular 19-21 PSI

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