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VIDEO: TIME shows off their unique woven carbon fiber tube manufacturing

If you’ve seen any of our factory tour videos and posts, you’ve seen a lot of different ways that bike brands cut, layup, and mold tubes from sheets of pre-preg carbon fiber. TIME has always done it a little differently. OK, a LOT differently. Here’s a look at their radial braiding process that literally weaves

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Boyd Cycling Prologue Series takes off with new affordable MTB & Road alloy wheelsets

Boyd Cycling’s budget-friendly Prologue Series wheelsets just got even friendlier. In addition to its 28 and 44 mm carbon rim and disc Prologue wheelsets that launched in 2020, Boyd has expanded with two new alloy models it hopes will bridge the gap between price tag and performance. The new models include the road Rouler Alloy

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Video: How fast do the new Shimano 12-speed road groups really shift?

With shops just starting to get the new Shimano 12-speed road groups, and our own Ultegra R8100 just arrived, we wanted to see just how fast it shifts. The TL;DR version is, it’s fast. Like, really fast, both in the lab and on the road. In the video below, you’ll see us run it through

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SRAM Rival AXS derailleurs get the Kogel Kolossos OS ceramic pulley upgrade

With Zach giving the SRAM Rival eTap AXS group an honorable mention in his Editor’s Choice roundup, and my prior experience with Kogel’s Kolossos pulley cage upgrade, this new part makes the mid-level derailleur make more sense than ever. Considering a Rival AXS rear derailleur and Kogel’s new Kolossos cage for it still comes in

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Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards 2021 – Cory’s Best Bike & Gear Picks

Another wild & unpredictable year is near its end and it’s time to again wistfully look back on a year of testing out great new gear. When I sat down twelve months ago to shake out that year’s best, I couldn’t imagine that 2021 would be even stranger. But I adapted and still managed to

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