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Hidden-motor brand Vivax has gone out of business

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Vivax Drive, the Austrian brand famous for its hidden bike motors, has been forced to shut up shop. Like so many other businesses in cycling and beyond, Vivax wasn’t able to manage the financial hardship brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. “Unfortunately it is a sad certainty today – our business has not weathered this …

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New lower-priced options for 3D-printed Fizik Adaptive saddles

If you’ve been eying one of Fizik’s fancy 3D-printed Adaptive saddles, but couldn’t stomach either the heady US$400 / £390 / €370 price or weird faint green color of the lone Antares Versus Evo 00 Adaptive flagship version, you’re in luck. Fizik has not only broadened the range slightly, but also added a far more …

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Hackers demand $10 million from Garmin to release data

Hackers are reportedly demanding $10 million to free Garmin’s systems from a ransomware cyberattack that began Thursday, according to BleepingComputer. Employees within Garmin confirmed to the tech site that Garmin suffered an attack using WastedLocker, a new ransomware operated by a malware exploitation gang commonly known as Evil Corp. Ransomware is malicious software designed to …

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Google Maps just got better for cyclists

Spurred by a swell in the number of bike riders globally as a result of COVID-19, Google Maps has rolled out an update of its cyclist offering. It’s now more sophisticated, more accurate and more up-to-date, and has some handy new features for bikeshare users too. Google first rolled out Maps in 2005, and began …

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Garmin suffers global outage after suspected ransomware attack

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Fitness tracking titan Garmin has been affected by a wide-ranging global outage which has shut down the company’s website, disrupted production lines and prevents users from uploading activities. In a statement posted on Garmin and Garmin Connect, the company said that “We are currently experiencing an outage that affects Garmin.com and Garmin Connect. This outage …

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