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Assos, Castelli, Clothing Reviews, Cuore, Features, maap, Product reviews, Rapha, Tech - October 3, 2019

Best men’s cycling bib shorts reviewed: Finding the perfect black pair

There are few things in cycling that can ruin a ride quite like an ill-fitting or worn-out pair of bib shorts. Good bibs go by unnoticed, doing the job without reward, but wear a bad pair and you’ll know all about it. If you’re like us, you probably have a bunch of functional jerseys that …

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Chimera Frameworks Zenith RD bike review: Aussie brazed steel

Made in the Hunter Valley, a key wine region a couple hours north of Sydney, Chimera Frameworks is a new name to the handmade bike scene. It’s a brand that specialises in Australian-made, high-end, semi-custom steel frames with stock geometry. Chimera’s frame builder, Rob Benson, is a lifelong bike nut, collector (he owns over 100 …

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Features, Product reviews, Quoc, Tech - September 25, 2019

Quoc Gran Tourer gravel shoe review: Luxurious lace-ups with a minor misstep

In 2009, Quoc Pham set out to build a better urban cycling shoe. His first offerings were stylish and classic-looking laced leather numbers, before expanding to include the suede SPD-compatible Derby and the more casual, sneaker-like Hardcourt Hightop and Urbanite boots. So in 2017, with the unveiling of the performance road shoe, the Night, it …

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Knog Oi Luxe bell review: Better in every way, but maybe not better enough

Knog is stepping up its bell game with the new Oi Luxe, a much more refined and better-engineered version of the bell that took the crowdfunding world by storm in 2016. It’s still a very slick design, and is vastly improved in every functional way, but is that enough to win back the backers it …

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Cannondale Topstone Carbon long-term review: A superb ride, a few quirks

Cannondale debuted its new Topstone Carbon gravel bike a little more than two months ago, and the initial impressions were very favorable (if you want to refresh your memory on what the Topstone Carbon is all about, you can check out all the nitty-gritty tech details here). But bikes are a lot like people: that …

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