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There’s a flood of Direct Mount derailleur hangers at the Tour de France — but why?

Shimano began drastically changing the designs of its mountain bike rear derailleurs in 2007, moving the entire mechanism toward the rear of the bike in an effort to improve shifting performance and chain wrap on wider-range cassettes. That design quickly filtered out to Shimano’s entire mountain bike range, and eventually even out to the road …

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2020 Trek Domane goes all-in on all-road versatility: First-ride review

The new third-generation Trek Domane is a far cry from the endurance road bike it was when it first debuted in 2012. The Domane was once more of a toned-down road bike with ultra-stable handling, a very relaxed rider position, and semi-wide tires — this new one is a thoroughly refined all-road machine with gobs …

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2020 Trek Domane goes all-in on all-road versatility: First-ride review

The new third-generation Trek Domane is quite a far cry from the endurance road bike it was when it first debuted in 2012. Whereas once the Domane was more of a toned-down road bike with ultra-stable handling, a very relaxed rider position, and semi-wide tires, this new one is a thoroughly refined all-road machine with …

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Photo gallery: Team bikes of the 2019 Tour de France, part three

There are still a few crucial days of racing left in this year’s Tour de France, and still bikes from several teams that we have yet to cover in any sort of detail. We’re rectifying that situation now, however, with a closer look at what the riders of Bahrain-Merida, Total-Direct Energie, EF-Education First, UAE-Emirates, and …

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Details on the team-edition Continental tires at the 2019 Tour de France

When it comes to tires at the Tour de France, Continental and Vittoria utterly dominate the landscape, with the former still enjoying a slight advantage in terms of the number of teams and riders that trust their results — and their safety — to the German brand. However, keen-eyed fans will have noticed that the …

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