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bike bags, Features, Kickstarter, Tech, Tech news - October 9, 2020

The Route Werks handlebar bag has clever solutions for common problems

We are living through the renaissance of the handlebar bag. For decades the domain of earnest German brands and touring cyclists, this maligned bit of kit has boomed in conjunction with the advent of ‘gravel cycling’. Now, touring has become bikepacking, the earnest Germans look like prophets, flannies and baggy shorts are the new lycra, …

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Litespeed refines its gravel game with the new Watia titanium frame

Litespeed is continuing to iteratively improve its titanium gravel offerings with a new frame called Watia. In a first for Litespeed, the Watia features a solid semi-yoke chainstay section that’s also welded lower down on the bottom bracket shell, providing a bit more drivetrain and tire clearance than before (and it also looks super trick). …

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Schwalbe promises performance and durability with new Aerothan inner tubes

If you’re a proud, card-carrying member of #teamtubeinside, Schwalbe’s latest development will be cause for celebration. Despite the somewhat misleading name, the company’s new Aerothan inner tubes aren’t more aero than … well, anything. However, they are made of a special non-rubber thermoplastic polyurethane polymer that was developed by the chemistry wizards at BASF, and …

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BikeFlights launches a very fancy cardboard bike box

Consumer-direct bike company Canyon was arguably the first to show that a cardboard bike box can be designed for easier re-use and safer bike transport. Now bike shipping specialist, BikeFlights, has just revealed a new reusable cardboard bike box that looks like a solid option for the occasional traveller or cautious bike seller. Using a …

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Features, pro, Pro Bike Gear, Tech, Tech news - October 2, 2020

Pro Bike Gear introduces lower-priced Stealth saddle and new alloy handlebars

Pro Bike Gear, the component and accessory arm of Shimano, has just announced a smorgasbord of new products. The saddle line-up has been given an update, there are a number of new alloy handlebars, and the brand’s gravel bag offerings have grown, too. Pro saddles get updated Pro has long offered a wide range of …

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