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Feature Stories, News, Road Bike - February 24, 2022

Major Taylor bike exhibit races into Indiana Museum, celebrates Black cycling legend

When 20-year-old Major Taylor won the 1-mile World Sprint Championship in 1899, he became the second Black athlete to win a world sports title. A year later, he successfully defended his crown. Taylor’s first two world championships highlighted a dominant 17-year career in which he stood on hundreds of sprint race podiums. Along the way,

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The Chapter 2 KOKO has two seat post settings for compliant aero road racing

Chapter 2 recently unveiled its most stunning aero (UCI approved) and adjustable road frameset to date. The new KOKO frameset features Kammtail sections for aerodynamic gains and an adjustable seat clamp, where the rider can fine-tune for their intended ride feel. Chapter 2 is very confident the new KOKO is the fastest bike out there.

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Gravel Bikes, Mountain Bike, News, Road Bike - February 23, 2022

Wolf Tooth Components adds new Centerlock Rotor Lockrings in a rainbow of anodized colors

The glory days of colorful anodized components certainly seem to be back. Now, you can find just about any bike part in a wide range of colors—including Centerlock rotor lockrings thanks to the newest offering from Wolf Tooth Components. As far as new components go, these are pretty simple. You need a lockring to secure

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Is the new Wahoo KICKR ROLLR the best of both indoor training worlds?

Wahoo surprised the tech-savvy cycling world at the Time Trial World Championships by giving everyone a sneak peek at their new product. Rollers. Or, the KICKR ROLLR to be exact. But as it turns out, this highly anticipated piece of kit would be launching simultaneously with another new Wahoo product—the new POWRLINK ZERO power meter

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Wahoo unveils rechargeable SPEEDPLAY POWRLINK ZERO power meter pedals

In early September 2019 Wahoo surprised us all by announcing that they had acquired the SPEEDPLAY pedal brand. A cycling electronics brand buying a pedal brand? Surely they had a power meter pedal in mind? Sure enough, Wahoo teased a photo upon the relaunch of the SPEEDPLAY ZERO line, letting users know to start saving—it

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