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Silca’s new Super Secret chain lube is like hot-melt wax in a bottle

It seems we’re coming into the golden era of chain lubes. Friction Facts originally broke ground with its research into the efficiency of various lubes, and more recently Adam Kerin of Zero Friction Cycling proved a correlation between those efficient lubes and improved drivetrain durability, too. The summary? The very best lubes are seemingly wax-based, …

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Silca’s New Nastro Bar Tape and a Crash Replacement Policy

Crashing sucks. Scuffing up that new bar tape that you just wrapped sucks even more. Along with the release of two new Nastro bar tapes, Aero and Cuscino, Silca is introducing a new crash replacement policy that allows riders who have damaged their Nastro bar tape within a year of purchase to replace it through …

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Nine of the best cycling phone cases and wallets versus the zip-lock bag

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The mobile phone wasn’t even a sci-fi concept when cycling jerseys and their handy pockets were created. And while the cycling jersey pocket has remained much the same since then, the things we carry certainly have not. Phones are taller, slimmer, heavier, slipperier and more delicate than ever. And with all that has come a …

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Silca debuts titanium… straws

Yes, you read that correctly. The company with the decades-long pedigree in heirloom-quality tire pumps and the more recently-earned reputation for an unrelentingly obsessive approach to technical proficiency in a more diverse range of accessories has now turned its attention to titanium drinking straws. For US$30, you get a pair — one straight, one curved …

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The best frame pumps for road and gravel: Silca vs Zefal vs Topeak

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My recent search for the best mini pump was met by many people asking me to do the same for frame pumps. Well before mini pumps became available and were the common pick, frame pumps ruled the roost. These were most popular when steel frames were the norm, and the pumps would sit perfectly parallel …

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