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Exclusive: Rapha Pro Team Gore-Tex jacket’s game-changing Shakedry color & visibility

Rapha’s new Pro Team Lightweight Gore-Tex Jacket brings the one real feature that Shakedry has been truly lacking… improved visibility in, literally anything other than black. Every time a company introduces some new kit for riding in cold and/or wet weather, we always ask why does it have to be black? Can’t we have some […]

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Rapha + Bang & Olufsen Limited Edition Beoplay E8 Sport earphones are built for training

It used to be that spending time on an indoor trainer was akin to some kind of torture. Modern trainer programs and the trainers themselves have improved on that, but one thing that has always made those training sessions more tolerable is music. Whatever your taste in tunes, the right song can make pushing through […]

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Review: Canyon Endurace road bike goes long on comfort, keeps the speed

If long rides with fast folks is your idea of a good time, the Canyon Endurace is an endurance road bike that delivers. Designed with aerodynamic touches, it mixes efficiency with thin seatstays and their S15 leaf spring seatpost to add compliance. The result is a bike that rides great for hours on end, but […]

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AASQ #92: Braking Force vs Rotor Size, Lever Leverage, and fixing Sticky Pistons

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. This time it’s all about hydraulic disc brakes! Hit the […]

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Vee Tire Co. Factory Tour // Part 2 – Sparking molds out of metal & blending the rubber

Vee Tire Co. is the performance bicycle tire line from Vee Rubber, which is a family owned rubber and tire manufacturer based in Thailand. We visited them to see how high performance bicycle tires are made, literally from tree to tire. In Part One, we saw how they go from collecting sap at the rubber […]

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