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Why gravel bikes with flat handlebars absolutely make perfect sense

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Flat bars on gravel bikes make a lot of sense for many different types of riders.
The bottom half of the cycling internet really doesn’t like change. While gravel cycling has been upending the sport for close to a decade now, it’s still a guarantee that almost any review of a drop-bar bike with a tyre wider than 40mm will elicit comparisons to 1990s mountain bikes. If I suggest you get […]

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What to know before your first crit race

One of the fastest and most fun forms of bike racing, we've gathered advice from some of the best in the sport to help you succeed

Criteriums are like the rollercoasters of road racing; they are fast, have lots of high-speed corners, and are over before you know it. Riders scream around a closed course that is between 0.5mi / 0.8km to 1.5mi / 2.4km long for between half an hour and 90-minutes, depending on the racing category. The racing is […]

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The best Specialized shoes for gravel riding

The S-Works Recon is ready to hit the dirt
Specialized offers a wide range of footwear great for gravel riding. All the shoes on this list are designed with Specialized’s Body Geometry technology, which includes raising the midfoot to disperse hotspot- and numbness-causing pressure, leveling out the footbed so your inner ankles are supported, and outsole-integrated arch support (read more about Body Geometry here). […]

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