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CeramicSpeed Driven shaft drive steps closer to reality: Now it shifts!

CeramicSpeed made a huge splash at last year’s Eurobike show with the debut of its truly radical Driven ultra-low-friction shaft drive concept. It really was little more than a concept back then, too, and more than a few critics dismissed it as a flash in the pan that would never see the light of day. …

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Bikes of the Bunch: Engin Cycles ultimate titanium road bike

Many of us have been fortunate enough to have ridden a lot of different bikes over the years, and have developed a keen sense for what we like, what we don’t like, and what we’d do differently if given the opportunity. The luckiest among us have perhaps even treated ourselves to a custom bike, where …

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How to check for chain wear: The easy way, the best way, and why

Checking for chain wear

Your bicycle’s chain is put through hell every time you ride. For every minute of pedaling, approximately 44,000 chain pieces are in motion, creating 320,000 separate instances of sliding surface friction. And all of this is on a component that sits near to the ground and is exposed to the elements. Just like your tyres …

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CT Recommends: Cycling rain jackets that work

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Whether you’re a fair-weather rider or the no-day-off type, a rain jacket is sure to come in handy at some point. Personally, I’m very much in the former camp, and if I’m riding in the rain, it’s either because I grossly misjudged the weather or I’m forced to ride at a bike launch. Yeah, I’m …

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Bikes of the Bunch: Argon 18 Nitrogen Pro Gran Fondo Racer

Argon 18 Nitrogen Pro custom

In this Bikes of the Bunch, reader Lachlan Brown shares his custom painted and custom equipped Argon 18 Nitrogen Pro. It’s a bike that Brown rides in competitive Grand Fondos and on his local roads of Batemans Bay of New South Wales’ South Coast, Australia. It was thirteen years ago when I found cycling. I …

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