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checkpoint, Features, Gravel, gravel bike, Product reviews, Tech, trek checkpoint alr5 - May 29, 2020

Why you don’t need to spend big to hit the gravel: The Trek Checkpoint ALR5

Late last year my beloved yet ageing gravel bike, an Orro Terra, became the apple of someone else’s eye. While I had my nose in the computer (probably editing a video) at the library, someone swiped it. Some savvy scumbag broke the lock and rode away. I’ll also add that said scumbag must be a …

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Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty review: Suspension makes it better

The new Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty is basically the same as the standard Topstone Carbon, but now with a suspension fork and a switch to 650b wheels and tires. The changes sound modest on paper but the difference you feel in the saddle is far greater than you might expect, and while that Lefty Oliver …

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Corima, Features, Gravel, Tech, Tech news - May 14, 2020

Corima enters the gravel market with G30.5 wheels

Corima, the French carbon racing wheel company, has tossed its flannel beret into the gravel wheelset ring. The company’s new G30.5 merges modern tubeless technology with Corima’s unique use of a structural foam-filled rim, a beam-type rim design, and French-made construction, too. A common theme across Corima’s entire carbon wheel range — and something that’s …

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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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Hutchinson expands gravel tire range with versatile new Touareg mini-knobby

Hutchinson’s current collection of gravel tires consists of two older treads adapted from the French company’s mountain bike range, and a fast-rolling model that’s arguably a little too focused on smooth, hardpacked dirt and rough tarmac. With the new Touareg, however, Hutchinson now has something that looks to be much better suited to how gravel …

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