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All-road ready: Trek has overhauled its entry-level Domane AL range

At a time when cycling is booming, Trek has overhauled much of its entry-level road range, the Domane AL. Sticking with aluminium as the frame material of choice, the new Domane AL Disc range is more versatile than ever with huge tyre clearance, a welcoming endurance geometry and, as the name suggests, disc brakes. With …

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Steel bike vs. brand new Tour de France climbs: A Shoddy investigation

Living in the French Alps, you’d think that I’d climbed all the monumental mountain passes that the Tour de France has been routed up and over in its 100 plus years. Well, to be honest, I haven’t. The Alps can be a touch of a dog to get about at times; it’s far from a …

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Lazer G1 Genesis MIPS road helmet review: Classic shape, modern safety

It was less than a year ago that Lazer – now under the ownership of Shimano – brought the Genesis name back to its top-tier racing helmet. First launched in 2005, the original Genesis was a helmet that helped the Belgian company gain awareness in many global markets, and it stood as the company’s top …

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Video review: Cannondale’s full suspension gravel ebike, the Topstone NEO Lefty

Cannondale’s take on e-gravel comes in the form of the Topstone NEO Lefty, and slightly longer, slightly slacker, motorized version of the Topstone Lefty we recently reviewed. As James Huang found out, the NEO is great for leaving your analog colleagues in the dust, but how does it perform on its own motorized merits? It’s …

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Classified, Features, Tech, Tech news - July 7, 2020

This rear hub has 2x wireless shifting inside and 11 gears on the outside

Removing the front derailleur from a drop-bar bike comes with its benefits — simplified frame design and increased tyre clearance — but it’s also fraught with compromise. We’re now at a place where 1x drivetrains can indeed match the total range of a good 2x setup, but that comes with greater gaps between each shift. …

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