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Where have all the women’s bikes gone? A look inside an ever-changing market

I had my first experience with the women’s specific movement in 2002. “I ride a Trek 6700 WSD,” my 12-year old self would say, smugly, to my friends. They didn’t know what on earth I was talking about, and neither did I. But I was hooked on clarifying to all who would listen that my …

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Is a new S-Works Sprint road racing shoe coming from Specialized?

Specialized has been known to partner with a variety of graphic artists and designers, and the company has made it plainly clear that it’s not afraid of very bold colorways, occasionally with coordinated accessories to match. Now, a social media post by Los Angeles-based mural painter Michael Reeder suggests that we may be seeing a …

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Radical Specialized Mirror 3D-printed saddles ditch conventional foams

Specialized has been experimenting with a novel way to produce bicycle saddles called Mirror, which abandons conventional foam padding in favor of a 3D-printed polymer lattice structure that is attached to an otherwise conventional carbon composite base. According to Specialized, the printed structure incorporates “14,000 struts and 7,799 nodes,” and the entire pattern can be …

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CeramicSpeed’s shaft-drive drivetrain now confirmed aero

CeramicSpeed Driven concept and Specialized

Do you remember CeramicSpeed’s shaft-drive drivetrain that was unveiled at last year’s Eurobike trade show? The Driven drivetrain that claimed to be 99% efficient by all but eliminating the sliding friction losses that are present in chain-driven drivetrains? Well, it seems CeramicSpeed hasn’t slowed its development process, and the latest news from the company is …

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Specialized Pathfinder Pro gravel tyre: a visual report card

Specialized is one of the mainstream originators of the ambiguously defined gravel category, with a broad and growing range of adventure-oriented products on offer. The brand’s new Pathfinder Pro 2Bliss Ready tyre is Specialized’s latest gravel tyre, and at face value, seems one of its most versatile offerings yet. The brand claims it “delivers the …

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