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Bikes of the Bunch, Bikes of the Staff Bunch, Cannondale, Features, Tech, Tech features - October 30, 2020

Bikes of the Staff Bunch: Wade Wallace’s Cannondale 6 Pack to Go

In the latest instalment of Bikes of the Bunch, we’re taking an in-house look at another CyclingTips staff member’s bike. This time around, it’s CyclingTips founder Wade Wallace and a 16-year-old Cannondale CX bike with a back story. It’s not often that an inanimate object (if you can call a bike ‘inanimate’) can change someone’s …

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Should you put tubeless sealant inside tubular tyres? Pro teams think so

One of the key benefits to tubeless tyres is the use of liquid tyre sealant that provides self-sealing properties. However the use of such sealant isn’t limited to just tubeless tyres, and it seems the recent interest in tubeless technology has lead to others finding ways to reduce the incidence of flats in tubular technology. …

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The good the bad and the ugly: A Shoddy history of crazy team kit

I thought I’d put a video together that looks back, pays homage, and roasts a few kits of old. The good, the bad, and the downright offensive. Who among you managed to get their grubby (or not so grubby if you’ve been washing properly) mitts on a set of that wonderful, yes I said wonderful, …

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Aluminum vs carbon gravel wheels: Which is better?

We talk quite a lot about how wheels can fundamentally alter the character and performance of a bike. This is true; it is not hyperbole, as anyone who has thrown a pair of very nice wheels on a bike that previously had very average wheels can confirm. That good wheels enhance the enjoyment of riding …

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A simple bottle cage rule could’ve prevented Geraint Thomas’ Giro crash

Crashes are accepted as an unavoidable hazard of bike racing, and Geraint Thomas is the sport’s latest victim, withdrawing from the Giro d’Italia after a violent crash during stage 3 that left him with a fractured pelvis and shattered dreams after entering as a pre-race favorite. Unlike many crashes in bike racing, however, this one …

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Bikes of the Staff Bunch: Wade Wallace’s Cannondale 6 Pack to Go

Should you put tubeless sealant inside tubular tyres? Pro teams think so

The good the bad and the ugly: A Shoddy history of crazy team kit

Aluminum vs carbon gravel wheels: Which is better?

A simple bottle cage rule could’ve prevented Geraint Thomas’ Giro crash

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