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Gravel Bikes, Road Bike - June 14, 2019

The Draft builds custom Spanish bikes for gravel & road in carbon or steel

With groundwork laid in 2016 in Madrid, The Draft is a relatively new Spanish bike company working closely with Italian & Spanish craftsmen to build made-to-measure road & gravel bikes for its customers since early 2017. First in carbon with their El Chako & Hoba road bikes, and now in steel as well for the […]

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Ocoee is the new name of consumer-direct carbon bikes by Litespeed

Litespeed has rebranded their affordable carbon gravel, all-road & mountain bikes as Ocoee after their debut earlier this spring – yet the bikes themselves haven’t changed. But that didn’t slow down brand sales manager Chris Brown when he rolled the new Ocoee Boundary to the half pint Dirty Kanza 100 miler a couple weekends ago. […]

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Commuter, Cyclocross, Gravel Bikes - June 12, 2019

Nicolai Argon CX Pinion drops maintenance, adds belt drive & gearbox

Nicolai is fond of the Pinion gearbox system, and applied it to their Argon CX platform. To this, they added a Gates Carbon Drive system instead of a chain, for a complete low-maintenance package. They say that while it’s very capable for long miles and light trail riding, it’s equally aimed at commuters or those […]

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Proteam Bicycle Care ceramic frame coating repels dirt, water, & more

Proteam Bicycle Care is a Germany-based outfit that wants to keep your bike looking shiny and new with their ceramic frame coating. It works on both gloss and matte finishes, and is claimed to repel dirt, mud, water, sand, and more – while making washes and maintenance faster and easier. Proteam Bicycle Care ceramic bike […]

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Hands on: Actual weight of the new SRAM Force eTap AXS 2×12 road group

It’s been an exciting year for new 12 speed groups – for both road and mountain. On the road side, one of the biggest introductions has been the new SRAM Force eTap AXS group. Essentially a more affordable version of the SRAM RED eTap AXS group, the Force edition brings improved wireless shifting to a […]

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