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Bike and Frame Reviews, Canyon, Features, Tech, Tech features - October 7, 2020

2021 Canyon Aeroad coddles you with speed, stiffness, and comfort

Canyon has today officially unveiled its third-generation Aeroad aero road racing machine. As expected, it’s more efficiently aerodynamically than its forebear, with modern features such as fully hidden cabling, a disc-only format, and a proprietary integrated cockpit. However, it’s also stiffer than the previous version while retaining that model’s admirable comfort levels. Canyon has even …

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Bikes of the Bunch: Ritte ‘Player One’ Ace

Our latest Bikes of the Bunch comes from VeloClub member Kasper Voogt. Here Voogt shares his passion for the relatively young bike company Ritte, and takes us down the creative rabbit hole he followed to arrive at his one-off bike. Grab a beverage and enjoy the journey. About five years ago I found an interest …

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New UCI tech rules leaked: Is bike design about to get a shake-up?

It came via email from a secret industry insider. A brief amendment to the UCI technical regulations, apparently approved by the sport’s governing body, and applicable from the start of 2021. In it is a bunch of interesting additions, changes and removals, all in red. The new rulings are applicable to road, track, time trial …

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Campagnolo, Ekar, Features, Gravel, Tech, Tech features - September 24, 2020

New Campagnolo Ekar groupset brings mechanical 13-speed to gravel

The existence of Campagnolo’s new Ekar groupset hasn’t exactly been an ironclad secret, but today it’s finally been revealed in all its glory, and the details are indeed pretty juicy. As suspected, Ekar is a 1×13 mechanical drivetrain developed specifically for gravel. It’s also quite light, sufficiently economical that we’ll see it come stock on …

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CT Tech Round-Up #9: New gear from Giant, Pearl Izumi, Suntour, and more

A lot of new gear gets sent to us here at CyclingTips. Our Tech Round-Ups are a look at some of that gear. Sometimes we’ll feature products we’re doing long-term tests on, other times it’s stuff we’re stoked on but don’t have time to fully review. And, sometimes it’s a wild innovation someone sent us …

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