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Review: Exploring the highs and lows of the Rapha Explore gravel shoe

Rapha’s not new to cycling shoes, having entered the market way back in 2012 with the luxurious Grand Tour road shoe, followed a few years later by the Climbers Shoe and Cross Shoe. The common thread running through those three models was that they were made in collaboration with Giro, featuring the Californian brand’s fit, …

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What’s faster, tubes or tubeless? The answer remains the same: it depends

One of the biggest draws of modern high-performance clincher road tires is their low rolling resistance as compared to traditional tubulars. Whereas the latter has a gooey glue layer in between the rim and tire that sucks up precious watts, the former is more directly connected to the rim. The latest crop of high-performance tubeless …

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Bikes of the Bunch: Cyfac Exostiff gravel

This week’s Bikes of the Bunch comes fresh from the workshop of French frame builder Cycaf International. It’s a bike made for Xavier, a customer based just outside of Paris who’ll be participating in the mountainous five-day, 1,200km Born to Ride event. While it’s odd to cover an unfinished bike in a series called Bikes …

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Tech gallery: New bikes, gadgets, and gear from Frostbike 2020

As the largest bicycle distributor in the United States, Quality Bicycle Products not only sells an incredible volume and diverse selection of independent brands, but it’s also now big enough that it’s been able to develop a slew of highly respected in-house labels as well, such as Salsa, Surly, Civia, All-City, Teravail, 45NRTH, Issi, and …

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Pro bike: Caleb Ewan’s Ridley Noah Fast Disc

Caleb Ewan Ridley Noah Fast Disc

Caleb Ewan can be a formidable force when he’s in form, and he certainly showed that during the Tour Down Under by taking the opening exhibition crit and two sprint stages. With a small stature, Ewan’s super-low position makes him an ineffective wheel to sit on. The young Australian sprinter has spent time in the …

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