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Campagnolo, Ekar, Features, Gravel, Tech, Tech news - August 19, 2020

Patent filing reveals details of Campagnolo’s new Ekar 13-speed cassettes

Rumors and leaks about Campagnolo’s 13-speed Ekar groupset have been flying recently, but thanks to two US patent applications published on July 30, we now have a few more details of what Campy has been working on. One patent filing in particular — Cogset with Increasing Jump, US 2020/023105 — is the most telling, not …

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Campagnolo debuts Shamal DB wheelset with a freehub full of (13 speed?) secrets

Wider, burlier, and ready for some on-trend riding, the new Shamal DB is Campagnolo’s first foray into the sort of variable-surface wheel and tire setups many riders have embraced. Inside its hub it holds secrets of wider gearing and, perhaps, 13 cogs. The Shamal line dates back to 1992, when it was a deep-section aluminum …

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Chris King ceases production of Campagnolo freehub bodies

Got Chris King hubs and Campagnolo components on your current road bike? You’d better sit down for this one: Chris King is no longer producing Campagnolo-compatible freehub bodies for its R45 road hubs. “Over the past 43 years, we have added and added to our assortment of standards,” said Chris King’s head of digital marketing, …

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New Campagnolo Bora WTO 60 DB wheels are fast to ride, expensive to buy

Campagnolo has announced its most aero-focused disc-compatible road wheelset to date: the 60 mm-deep Bora WTO 60 DB carbon clinchers. As with the rest of the WTO range, Campagnolo claims the Bora WTO 60 DB’s somewhat blunted shape has been tuned for a wide range of effective yaw angles — partially to reduce drag, of …

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Pro bike: Caleb Ewan’s Ridley Noah Fast Disc

Caleb Ewan can be a formidable force when he’s in form, and he certainly showed that during the Tour Down Under by taking the opening exhibition crit and two sprint stages. With a small stature, Ewan’s super-low position makes him an ineffective wheel to sit on. The young Australian sprinter has spent time in the …

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Patent filing reveals details of Campagnolo’s new Ekar 13-speed cassettes

Campagnolo debuts Shamal DB wheelset with a freehub full of (13 speed?) secrets

Chris King ceases production of Campagnolo freehub bodies

New Campagnolo Bora WTO 60 DB wheels are fast to ride, expensive to buy

Pro bike: Caleb Ewan’s Ridley Noah Fast Disc

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