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Nerd Alert Podcast: How much does bike weight actually matter?

Ok, show of hands: who among you has picked up a bike to see how much it weighed? That’s what we thought. Here’s the thing, though: Although we all know that it’s easier to climb on a bike that’s lighter than one that’s heavier, what isn’t as obvious is exactly how much it matters. And …

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The Tokyo Olympics will now start in July of 2021

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The Tokyo Olympics have a new date. Organizers announced on Monday that the upcoming Olympic Games will now take place from July 23 to August 8 of 2021. New dates for the Paralympic Games were also announced: August 24 to September 5. The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were postponed last week amid coronavirus concerns after …

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Saddle sores from cycling: Why they happen and how to prevent them

Saddle sores. They’re one of the most frustrating and uncomfortable ailments you can develop as a cyclist. They happen to all riders, regardless of gender, age, or experience on the bike, and they can make cycling deeply unpleasant, assuming you can even ride at all. So how do saddle sores occur and how can they …

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2020 Trek Checkpoint AL4 review: Simple and effective

Trek’s Checkpoint was the most popular gravel bike of 2019, according to data Strava sent over last fall. Trek has sold a lot of them. This suggests that it’s a good bike, and indeed it is. But we found that it is good in a generic, pop-music, lowest-common-denominator, unoffensive-to-all kind of way. It takes few …

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‘The best Vuelta in history’; Cyclist in elephant attack: Daily News Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers. As we all know, a whole swathe of cycling races have been cancelled due to coronavirus. But even now, the organisers of some of the season’s biggest races are clinging to hope that their events will still go ahead. …

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