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Features, Shimano, SPD, Tech, Tech features - July 7, 2020

An ode to the Shimano PD-M520, the world’s most reliable pedal

Last week, I was washing my bike after a muddy gravel ride. As the hose’s jet of water struck the pedals, they spun in a flurry, shooting droplets of water off in graceful parabolas. As I watched, head a bit numb from exertion and still caked in filth, I remember thinking that there was a …

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Daily News Digest, Features, News - July 7, 2020

Uttrup Ludwig renews, Prudhomme talks Tour preparations: Daily News Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello CyclingTips readers, The week is underway with a few contract extensions and an update from Tour de France preparations from race director Christian Prudhomme. On the contracts front, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope and Deceuninck-Quick-Step both took steps to keep Danish talents in their …

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Nerd Alert Podcast: Should you tip your mechanic? And other important questions

This week’s episode of Nerd Alert discusses new wheels from Reserve and the return (again) of Spinergy, this time with some new gravel wheels. Then we look into longer, lower, slacker gravel geometry and how that reminds us of mountain bikes. Then, we ask our resident pro mechanic your reader questions. Should you tip your …

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What happened in the Virtual Tour de France over the weekend?

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In ordinary circumstances we’d have been watching the first foray into the mountains of the 2020 Tour de France over the weekend. But while that wasn’t the case, there was some comfort for cycling fans in the form of the first two stages of the first ever Virtual Tour de France, which bring something resembling …

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Speed wobbles: How they start and how to stop them

You finish climbing, crest the hill, then start flying down the other side. And then, out of nowhere, it happens. You’re not riding recklessly; you’re not even pedalling. But suddenly, as you pick up speed, the bike takes on a life of its own. What starts as a small wobble quickly becomes much more. The …

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