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Cannondale CAAD13 review: more aero, but less stiff and distinctive
Cannondale’s CAAD series of welded aluminum road racing bikes have long occupied a cherished position among amateur racers and weekend warriors for their excellent all-around stiffness and weight, reasonable pricing, and traditional aesthetic. With this latest CAAD13 iteration, though, Cannondale has decided to stray from the CAAD’s tried-and-true playbook, trading some of those traditional performance …
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2021 Specialized Diverge gravel bike: first-ride review
Specialized has overhauled the Diverge for 2021. The third iteration of Specialized’s modern-day gravel bike arrives with a plentiful line-up to prove The Big S continues to be more than all-in on drop-bar bikes designed to go places. As De La Soul sang, “three is the magic number”, and so the question arises: has this …
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Viathon G.1 GRX 600 gravel bike review: Carbon at alloy pricing
Does spending more get you a faster gravel race bike? That’s exactly what we sought to answer with the high-value Viathlon G.1, a carbon gravel bike that’s backed by the biggest of big retailers – Walmart. Walmart’s immense buying power and pre-existing online sales channel means that for just US$2,298 (shipped, within the United States), …
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Cervelo Aspero gravel bike review: Fast, light, and sleek, but also bumpy
Of all the bikes we tested at the Gravel Bike Field Test, none strayed as far into proper road bike territory as the Cervelo Aspero. It looks the part, and feels the part, but it also boasts very generous tire clearances that raise its capability level far above what you might otherwise expect from a …
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2020 Salsa Warbird Carbon GRX 810 gravel bike review: Ready for migration
There are few brands more influential in the gravel world than Salsa Cycles. And while it wasn’t Salsa’s first gravel bike, the Warbird was the model that helped kick off the market for performance-focused bikes designed to ride gravel, fast. We haven’t had many Salsa bikes through the doors of CyclingTips, however, our inaugural Gravel …
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