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Patents suggest next-gen Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 will go wireless

One of the biggest questions on the minds of cycling’s technology-minded types: will the next generation of Shimano’s Dura Ace include wireless electronic shifting? Shimano was of course the first major player to market with electronic shifting (aside from Mavic’s early short-lived attempts), when it introduced Di2 in 2009, using wires to connect shifters, derailleurs, …

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Bikes of the Bunch: Focus Izalco Max Disc 9 home-build

By day, Francis Lim works in planning and design. By night, he builds and tinkers with bikes in his tiny flat in Hong Kong to “let off steam” after the day’s toil. You might remember a previous Bikes of the Bunch that Francis sent in — the story of his ultralight Factor O2, meticulously customised …

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NTT riders on the move, Navardauskas retires: 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 close in on the weekend, the cycling headlines continue to feature a bit more transfer news than you might typically expect from November. This time, it’s two riders from the NTT team heading to two different …

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Ben King is headed to Rally for 2021

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After four seasons with the NTT organization, Ben King is headed to Rally next year in what marks a return to the team where he first got his start over a decade ago. The 31-year-old American brings with him a palmares that includes two Grand Tour stage wins to a ProTeam that is looking to …

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DT Swiss GR 1600 Spline 25 gravel wheelset long-term review: The sweet spot

I test a lot of wheels in my role here at CyclingTips, and more often than not, the associated price tag is bigger than what most of us paid for our first nice bike. In contrast, the DT Swiss GR 1600 Spline 25 gravel wheelset is not only impressively reasonable cost-wise, but also one of …

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