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How to buy the best gravel bike under US$2,000

Note: All prices in this post are in US dollars. Even as the cost gap between affordable bikes and top-tier bikes widens, the performance gap is closing. Affordable bikes are better than they’ve ever been. This is particularly true with gravel bikes. A good $1,500 gravel bike gets you almost all the key attributes that …

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2021 Giant TCR Advanced SL Disc first-ride review: An aero evolution

Giant’s ninth-generation TCR family follows in the footsteps of other major players in the industry in that it now adds a generous dose of aerodynamic shaping to its previously light-and-stiff formula. However, the family of carbon fiber frames has also gone on a diet, gains a newly refined geometry, and — of course — has …

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Bikes of the Bunch: A retired pro’s Belle Cycles A.T.E.R exploration rig

Bell Cycles A.T.E.R custom bike packing rig

Here’s something a whole lot different. Built for multi-day all-terrain adventures and with a design inspired by the “War Rig” of Mad Max fame, this handmade Spanish ride is unlike any other. This unique bike belongs to former pro cyclist Christian Meier. Having retired from the WorldTour in 2016 (he spent his last five seasons …

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Floor to the fore: Quick-Step launches first indoor-training-specific flooring

Indoors is the new outdoors, and that fact hasn’t gone unnoticed by cycling brands worldwide. In the rush to market for indoor-specific products, though, there’s been an entire market segment that’s been overlooked. With Belgian flooring brand Quick-Step’s release of the first indoor-training-specific flooring, that’s finally set to change. Quick-Step has been synonymous with cycling …

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What impact are lockdowns having on the indoor training market?

As the spread of coronavirus forces increasingly stringent restrictions on movement around the world, the door is slamming shut on outdoor cycling. At the time of writing, about half of the world’s population was in some degree of lockdown, including such cycling-mad countries as Italy, Spain and France. So when outdoors is out of bounds, …

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