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Fantastically light CADEX 160g “one-piece” carbon handlebar is about more than just weight

Some companies are trimming down their high-end lines, while others like CADEX are expanding into new territory. Their recent super high-end wheels with carbon spokes are a perfect example, as are the checkerboard carbon weave aero wheels on Team CCC time trial bikes. Now, CADEX is adding to the component realm with super lightweight carbon road bars using […]

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Road-worthy Hope HB.TT prototype time trial bike cuts a new school aerodynamic figure

Hope recently reconstructed our idea of what an aerodynamic bike looks like when they released the £15,000 Hope HB.T x Lotus for GB’s Olympic Track Cycling team. Taking full advantage of new UCI rules, Lotus created an 8cm wide carbon fork and integrated handlebar, to pair with Hope’s 8cm wide seat stay blades, that were […]

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Sneak Peek: Prototype Orbea Orca Aero raced by Euskaltel Euskadi at La Vuelta España?

Euskaltel Euskadi has shared a few photos from La Vuelta España over the weekend that seem to show a next generation Orbea Orca Aero prototype being raced at the Spanish Grand Tour. It’s been three years since we saw Orbea add disc brakes to their aero road bike, and now it looks like a complete […]

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Black Inc Five 5-spoke carbon road wheels promise speed, distinctive looks

Factor bike’s Black Inc component brand has launched the FIVE, a lightweight 5-spoke carbon road bike wheelset developed to make you go fast and stand out from the crowd while doing so. Calling the wheels “the pinnacle of performance and luxury” the tubeless, disc brake Five wheels promise to bridge the gap of all-rounder aerodynamic […]

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Battaglin Portofino delivers full internal routing in modern lugged steel disc brake road bike

What’s missing from that picture? Officina Battaglin’s Portofino Edizione Anniversario delivers the seemingly impossible – a modern lugged steel road bike with fully internal cable routing for disc brakes and any electronic shifting setup. No external cables is certainly the trend in carbon bikes these days, but we’re still a bit surprised that Battaglin managed […]

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