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Advocacy & Industry News, Gravel Bikes, Mountain Bike, Road Bike - June 12, 2019

Ocoee is the new name of consumer-direct carbon bikes by Litespeed

Litespeed has rebranded their affordable carbon gravel, all-road & mountain bikes as Ocoee after their debut earlier this spring – yet the bikes themselves haven’t changed. But that didn’t slow down brand sales manager Chris Brown when he rolled the new Ocoee Boundary to the half pint Dirty Kanza 100 miler a couple weekends ago. […]

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Bike Types, Road Bike, Uncategorized - June 11, 2019

Liv and Giant crank out 2020 Avail and Defy Advanced endurance road bikes

Is it time for 2020 bikes already? Liv Cycling is looking ahead, as they’ve just announced 2020 models of their women’s-specific Avail Advanced endurance road bikes. Hitting the market this summer, the newest Avail Advanced bikes are designed to be comfortable, well-rounded pavement pounders aimed at long distance riders. Giant is also now introducing 2020 […]

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Proteam Bicycle Care ceramic frame coating repels dirt, water, & more

Proteam Bicycle Care is a Germany-based outfit that wants to keep your bike looking shiny and new with their ceramic frame coating. It works on both gloss and matte finishes, and is claimed to repel dirt, mud, water, sand, and more – while making washes and maintenance faster and easier. Proteam Bicycle Care ceramic bike […]

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Hands on: Actual weight of the new SRAM Force eTap AXS 2×12 road group

It’s been an exciting year for new 12 speed groups – for both road and mountain. On the road side, one of the biggest introductions has been the new SRAM Force eTap AXS group. Essentially a more affordable version of the SRAM RED eTap AXS group, the Force edition brings improved wireless shifting to a […]

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Continental bringing sustainable dandelion rubber Taraxagum tires to Tour de France

As a key sponsor of Le Tour, Continental is using the race to roll out their first production bicycle tires made from dandelion rubber in a few weeks. Conti has been ramping up corporate sustainability in recent years, and this new Urban Taraxagum bike tire is an example of alternative rubber source that is less […]

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