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Lal Bikes Supre Drive splits the traditional derailleur for high pivot mountain bikes

Canadian mechanical engineer, Cedric Eveleigh, has reinvented the mountain bike drivetrain specifically for high pivot suspension platforms. The Lal Bikes Supre Drive takes advantage of the space above the chainring to move the chain tensioning function of traditional derailleurs to the bottom bracket area, leaving the shifting mechanism at the rear wheel. The split derailleur

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Review: Devinci Minus Fat Bike keeps the same look, but adds new 27.5″ wheels and tires

With aluminum frames that are made in Canada, Devinici can update their designs relatively easily. Last year, that meant their Minus fat bike got updated, modern geometry with the addition of an XL frame size. Just a year later, they’re updating the geometry again—this time to accommodate the addition of larger 27.5″ wheels and tires.

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Bike Club NFT is the first Blockchain-based cycling club to be minting real-world benefits

The first rule about Bike Club NFT is… wait, what’s an NFT? If you’ve managed to steer clear of all the recent talk of NFTs, the simple answer is that it’s a one-of-a-kind digital item that only one person can own. These NFTs, or Non-Fungible Tokens, are popping up as everything from cartoon apes to

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AASQ #143: Gravel Bike Geo – How handling relates to wheelbase, stem length and fork offset

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

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Roundup: Three new super lightweight ActiveLook-powered smart sunglasses for cyclists

You can now buy augmented reality smart sunglasses that weigh as little as 35g thanks to new technology developed by ActiveLook. Who’s that? The augmented reality division of the French company MICROOLED, which manufactures high-resolution OLED microdisplays with very low energy consumption. The newly developed NeXT technology has realized lightweight smart eyewear that puts your

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