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Features, Merida, Merida Bikes, Tech, Tech news - July 30, 2020

2021 Merida Reacto IV revealed: a fourth-generation aero bike

Between the Olympics and the Tour de France, 2020 was always going to be a big year for new bike releases. And while things haven’t gone to plan, that hasn’t stopped a swarm of new bikes hitting the market. On the road, the common themes are disc-only aero bikes becoming lighter and more well-rounded, and …

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Features, Tech, Tech news - July 30, 2020

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CyclingTips is growing, and we need some help. We’re looking for a passionate, talented tech writer to produce industry-leading content focused on bike equipment and technology. This includes updating our audience on the latest tech news, writing in-depth reviews of products in the road, gravel, cyclocross, and cross-country mountain bike spaces, and working across text, …

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We need a better way to measure tires: WAM and RAM could be it

Say you’ve got a bike that will officially handle a tire up to 700×28 mm in size. Now, in terms of figuring out what sort of tire might fit, you might rightfully think that it’d be a very straightforward process. In other words, you just buy a tire that’s labeled as 28 mm wide or …

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The new Specialized Tarmac SL7 review: The Venge is dead

Take a Specialized Venge and a Tarmac SL6 and squish them together. This is what you get. The underlying promise of the all-new Tarmac SL7 is that it’s as light and sharp as the old Tarmac SL6 and as aerodynamic as a Venge. No compromises, the Specialized marketing materials shout. The SL7 is, they say, …

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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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