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CT Recommends, defeet, Features, Gore Bike Wear, Handlebar Mustache, maap, socks, Swiftwick, Tech, Tech features, Vertex - October 28, 2019

CT Recommends: Our favourite cycling socks

Socks and cycling. Cycling socks. The obsession is something only cyclists understand. There are few items in cycling that allow quite as much individual style as socks, and better yet, at a low-cost investment. However, while style may be the most obvious factor when buying cycling socks, they still need to be comfortable, breathable and …

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Toolbox perfection? A look at Abbey Bike Tools’ new tool kit

When it comes to working on modern bikes, what tools should go in a good cycling tool kit? Abbey Bike Tools’ new kit provides some valuable insight on that very question. Abbey Bike Tools is commonly regarded as one of the best makers of premium cycling tools, and you’ll be hard-pressed to attend a professional …

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Car-free at the world’s biggest bike show

Many of us are accustomed to the concept of traveling with your bike. The idea is simple, after all: you pack up your bike, fly with it somewhere cool, ride it somewhere new and exciting, and then reverse the process and go home. However, what if the purpose of your trip isn’t to ride your …

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Specialized may have an alternative to MIPS on the way

For the past year, Specialized has been the first and only company to use MIPS’ helmet pad-based slip layer technology. Dubbed MIPS SL, the pads offer the same concussion-preventing slip-plane concept as the more traditional MIPS liner options, but do so in a way that’s lighter, more breathable and arguably more comfortable. Specialized has implemented …

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Castelli, Features, gabba, Tech features - October 18, 2019

Rain or shine: Castelli’s evolving philosophy on apparel for all elements

Usually, cyclists hope it won’t rain before a bike ride. At a recent media event, Castelli product managers were hoping for the opposite. It’s why they chose to host it in the Ötztal Valley of Tyrol, Austria, 250 kilometers north of their headquarters in Fonzaso, Italy. And though it didn’t rain, the question of variable weather perfectly encapsulates …

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