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Vittoria Tierra gravel shoe review: OMG, that purple!

Vittoria — the shoe company, not the tire people — has been diligently making cycling shoes in Italy since 1974, with a modest, though seemingly loyal, following. Even brands with the longest of pedigrees need to adapt to modern times, though, and so it is that Vittoria has entered the red-hot gravel market with the …

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Cannondale CAAD13 review: more aero, but less stiff and distinctive

Cannondale’s CAAD series of welded aluminum road racing bikes have long occupied a cherished position among amateur racers and weekend warriors for their excellent all-around stiffness and weight, reasonable pricing, and traditional aesthetic. With this latest CAAD13 iteration, though, Cannondale has decided to stray from the CAAD’s tried-and-true playbook, trading some of those traditional performance …

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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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Niner MCR 9 RDO bike review: Does full suspension make sense for gravel?

The Niner MCR 9 RDO is a distinct outlier in the world of gravel bikes, a full-suspension heavyweight bruiser in a field of pared-down welterweights. To be completely honest, I went into Field Test fully expecting not to like it for all the reasons you’d expect on paper: it’s too heavy, it’s too complicated, it …

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The zombie chain: Wippermann Connex 11sX chain review

Unfortunately, I don’t often get to ride any one particular bike (or component) enough to truly evaluate its long-term durability. One notable exception, however, has been the Wippermann Connex 11sX chain on my Yuba Spicy Curry e-cargo bike. I’ve inadvertently tried to kill it time and again, through years of neglect, day after day of …

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Vittoria Tierra gravel shoe review: OMG, that purple!

Cannondale CAAD13 review: more aero, but less stiff and distinctive

2021 Specialized Diverge gravel bike: first-ride review

Niner MCR 9 RDO bike review: Does full suspension make sense for gravel?

The zombie chain: Wippermann Connex 11sX chain review

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