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Strava debuts “Local Legends” consistency classification

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Strava has a new type of leaderboard, rewarding consistency, not speed. Local Legends leaderboards are based on the number of times a rider completes a segment, not how fast they ride. The top rank on a Local Legend leaderboard goes to the rider who has completed a given segment the most times in a rolling …

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Bespoked UK handmade bicycle show canceled for 2020

And another ones bites the dust — at least for now. After initially announcing earlier this year a postponement from May to October, UK handmade bicycle show Bespoked has announced that it is now canceling its 2020 show entirely, just as the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) stated last week. “It is with regret …

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Modernize your outdated 15mm thru-axle bike with Forkmods

It’s an all-too-common scenario in the era of rapidly changing bike “standards”: Adrian Hodgson was recently looking to replace the wheels on his 2016 Trek Domane 6.9 Disc, but he had few good options. Despite the bike only being a handful of years old, the 15 mm-diameter thru-axle format used on the existing fork and …

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North American Handmade Bicycle Show canceled completely for 2020

The 2020 North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) was originally scheduled to be held this past February in Dallas, Texas, but show organizer Don Walker made the decision to postpone the event until August, citing concerns with COVID-19 transmission — and rightfully so, given that the show exhibitors and attendees would not only be tightly …

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Roval ditches tubeless with its new Rapide and Alpinist CLX wheels

Roval Rapide CLX and Alpinist CLX wheels

We’ve seen a number of new road wheelset releases lately. Many are disc-specific and boast ever-wider external and internal rim widths that aim to improve rolling resistance and aerodynamic efficiency, all while making for more predictable handling in gusty conditions. Most of these wheels are designed around a future with wider tubeless road tyres, which …

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Strava debuts “Local Legends” consistency classification

Bespoked UK handmade bicycle show canceled for 2020

Modernize your outdated 15mm thru-axle bike with Forkmods

North American Handmade Bicycle Show canceled completely for 2020

Roval ditches tubeless with its new Rapide and Alpinist CLX wheels

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