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Features, Pedro's, Tech, Tech news, Tool and Maintenance Reviews, Tool-Talk - October 30, 2020

Pedro’s Vise Whip II: a well-loved tool gets updated

Removing a cassette from a wheel isn’t a difficult task, but it does require two specialist tools. First, you need a tool to undo the locking, and then you need a tool to stop the cassette from freewheeling backward. Most commonly that second tool is a chain whip, effectively a piece of bicycle chain mounted …

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Bianchi, Features, Tech, Tech news - October 26, 2020

Bianchi reveals new Specialissima: a less-pretty, disc-only, all-round racer

Bianchi’s Specialissima has long stood as one for the traditionalists. The pre-existing version was an aspirationally high-end and competitively low-weight frame that offered elegant lines, round tube shapes, and not a spinning disc rotor to be seen. That all changes for 2021. Bianchi has just revealed its new 2021 Specialissima. It remains as the Italian …

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Vittoria’s new Air-Liner gravel tire inserts are refreshingly affordable

Foam tire inserts are quite popular in the mountain bike world for the way they guard against rim damage, ward off pinch flats, and allow for lower inflation pressures to enhance traction and ride comfort — and they’re making their way into the gravel world for the same reasons. While we’re still working to find …

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Aethos, Features, Specialized, Tech, Tech news - October 23, 2020

Specialized adds less expensive Pro and Expert models to Aethos range

In news that will surprise precisely no one, Specialized has today announced that its latest S-Works Aethos ultralight — and ultra-expensive — road bike will be joined by two additional versions that are slightly heavier, but far, far less outrageously priced than the flagship model. Both the Pro and Expert versions of the Aethos are …

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SRAM doesn’t do a 1×12 mechanical road drivetrain — so someone else did

SRAM’s Red eTap AXS and Force eTap AXS wireless electronic 1×12 “mullet” drivetrains work really well, offering quick and reliable shifting, easy wireless setup, and heaps of range in a single-chainring format that’s highly appealing to the burgeoning gravel and adventure crowd. However, both setups are also quite expensive, and while the company has long …

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Pedro’s Vise Whip II: a well-loved tool gets updated

Bianchi reveals new Specialissima: a less-pretty, disc-only, all-round racer

Vittoria’s new Air-Liner gravel tire inserts are refreshingly affordable

Specialized adds less expensive Pro and Expert models to Aethos range

SRAM doesn’t do a 1×12 mechanical road drivetrain — so someone else did

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