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Feature Stories, Road Bike - July 11, 2019

Canyon Ultimate CF Evo Disc carbon road bike goes ultralight,

Quietly snuck into the peloton at the Tour de France’s first hillier stage by a coupe of Katusha riders yesterday, Canyon has a new superlight evolution of their Ultimate disc brake road bike that is easy to miss. Even lighter than their previous Evo rim brake frame, the latest Ultimate CF Evo Disc pushes the […]

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Apidura snaps more gear for Racing into easy-access Top Tube Pack & more!

Last winter bikepacking bag specialist Apidura added new, more compact waterproof packs for fast-paced endurance Racing. Now, just in time to start off on this year’s Transcontinental, Apidura adds a Racing Top Tube Pack with a quick, one-handed access magnetic flap closure to get to sensitive electronics and all-important ride snacks. Apidura easy-access, waterproof Racing […]

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Road Bike - July 9, 2019

Orbea updates Orca Aero Disc road bike with more affordable sprinter options

First launched two summers ago with rim brakes, then last year with disc brakes, Orbea’s aero road bike – the Orca Aero – gets updated this year with more modern spec options, and in several cases lower pricing. The Orca Aero Disc talks about chasing aerodynamic gains, but favored usable cockpit integration rather than hiding […]

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PRO Discover teases 27.2 gravel, dropbar remote dropper post with internal routing

Component maker PRO dropped dropper posts into their lineup last summer as part of their Koryak mountain bike family, even including an externally routed 27.2mm post. Now they go full gravel to match new GRX groupsets in their Discover family with an internally routed small diameter post, and a dropper bar remote to actuate it… […]

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First Ride: Braving the elements (and pavement) on the Cannondale SuperSix EVO

In a move that’s becoming much more common, Cannondale had not one, but two new bikes for us to see in Vermont. The first was the new Topstone Carbon gravel bike which seemed uniquely suited to the mix of smooth gravel and awful pavement. The second bike would be the all new SuperSix EVO road bike. […]

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