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Review: Recovering from a crash with the 661 Wrist Wrap Pro wrist brace

The May long weekend is supposed to be all about fun, but this year mine was a real downer… On May 23rd I broke my wrist, putting myself off the bike for over three months. Thankfully Six Six One made a generous offer to help me get back in the saddle and sent me one

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Review: Ergon SMC Core Men’s saddle flexes for comfort, provides cush without mush

When it comes to riding comfort, there’s nothing more important than having a seat your butt agrees with. As their name suggests, Ergon is a brand focused on improving touchpoints for cyclists, and I got to test their SMC Core men’s saddle this year. Although I had a bunch of downtime this summer (broken wrist!),

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Review: Trek Allant+ 8S is a sharp urban commuter e-bike

Commuter e-bikes tend to come in two varieties, the laid-back casual cruisers, and those ready to whip through the city streets with speed. The Trek Allant+ falls into the latter group, with handling that’s sharp to a fault, with options to suit any type of commuter cyclist. We spent a few weeks rolling around town,

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Review: Nex-Gen Aero V7 gravel wheels

Nex-Gen Sports takes the factory-direct-to-consumer concept to a bit of an extreme, focusing on the tech and product attributes rather than marketing, and in all honesty is leaning on reviews like this to validate their story. So, they offered up their Aero V7 Gravel Wheels for us to test, which worked out perfectly as I

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Review: FiveTen TrailCross Gore-Tex Waterproof MTB Shoes for Flat Pedals

When FiveTen launched the TrailCross Gore-Tex Mountain Bike Shoe earlier this year, they promised the holy grail of winter riding kit; waterproof flat pedal shoes. I absolutely had to get my feet in a pair. Where better to test waterproof kit than the midst of a Scottish winter? In addition to the countless puddles ploughed

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