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CT Tech Round-Up #8: New gear from Parcours, Goodyear, Attaquer, and more
A lot of new gear gets sent to us here at CyclingTips. Our Tech Round-Ups are a look at some of that gear. Sometimes we’ll feature products we’re doing long-term tests on, other times it’s stuff we’re stoked on but don’t have time to fully review. And, sometimes it’s a wild innovation someone sent us …
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Santa Cruz wildfire claims home of Specialized engineer Chuck Teixeira
Wildfires are currently raging across much of the western United States, and one of the largest — the CZU August Lightning Complex fire, currently at roughly 50,000 acres (200 sq km) — has just claimed the long-time home and workshop of industry veteran Chuck Teixeira. View this post on Instagram Our home has burned to …
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At 775 g, Mondraker’s new Podium is the world’s lightest production hardtail frame
Spanish bike company Mondraker has just lifted the curtain to reveal what’s arguably the lightest full-production 29er hardtail frame in the world. Claimed to weigh just 775 grams for a painted medium frame, the new Podium bests the previous record-holding Specialized Epic HT by a double-stuffed Oreo cookie (or 15 grams in the metric system). …
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Patent filing reveals details of Campagnolo’s new Ekar 13-speed cassettes
Rumors and leaks about Campagnolo’s 13-speed Ekar groupset have been flying recently, but thanks to two US patent applications published on July 30, we now have a few more details of what Campy has been working on. One patent filing in particular — Cogset with Increasing Jump, US 2020/023105 — is the most telling, not …
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Coming to a shoe near you: Boa announces new Li2 dials
From wrist braces, to snowboard boots, to saddlebags and, of course, cycling shoes, Boa’s wire-based dials are found just about anywhere that velcro or laces would traditionally be used. Of the last 10 shoes we’ve reviewed, seven feature dials from the Colorado-based company. Boa’s IP1 dial has served the company faithfully for a number of …
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