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Features, Shimano, SPD, Tech, Tech features - July 7, 2020

An ode to the Shimano PD-M520, the world’s most reliable pedal

Last week, I was washing my bike after a muddy gravel ride. As the hose’s jet of water struck the pedals, they spun in a flurry, shooting droplets of water off in graceful parabolas. As I watched, head a bit numb from exertion and still caked in filth, I remember thinking that there was a …

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Bikes of the (staff) Bunch: Caley Fretz’s Ti Mosaic RT1 travel bike

In this week’s edition of Bikes of the Bunch we take a look in-house to profile another CyclingTips staff member’s ride. This time it’s the swish Mosaic travel bike belonging to editor-in-chief Caley Fretz. The average Tour de France ride, in my experience, is about 50 minutes long, meandering out from an Ibis Styles at …

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CT Tech Round-Up #5: New gear from Pearl Izumi, Park Tool, Chainlift and more

A lot of gear comes across our desks here at CyclingTips. Our Tech Round-Ups are a look at some of that gear. Sometimes it’s products we’re doing long-term tests on, other times it’s stuff we’re stoked on but don’t have time to fully review. And, sometimes it’s a wild innovation someone sent us unsolicited. Want …

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Moots updates Routt gravel range to be wider, slacker, and more capable

Revered US titanium frame brand, Moots, has announced revisions to its Routt gravel bikes, bringing them up to date with current trends. In many ways, the changes are what you’d expect to see on latest-release gravel bikes in 2020 – more tyre clearance, slacker geometry, and optimisations for current gearing standards. However, the brand has …

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Rudy Project Spectrum helmet review: Moving closer to the big leagues

Marching forward Rudy Project was long known as a discount brand. Although its catalog of helmets and sunglasses has always been impressively large, everything was also always on sale. Moreover, its products seemed to suffer from that bargain reputation with odd styling and overall performance that lagged behind the competition — count me as one …

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An ode to the Shimano PD-M520, the world’s most reliable pedal

Bikes of the (staff) Bunch: Caley Fretz’s Ti Mosaic RT1 travel bike

CT Tech Round-Up #5: New gear from Pearl Izumi, Park Tool, Chainlift and more

Moots updates Routt gravel range to be wider, slacker, and more capable

Rudy Project Spectrum helmet review: Moving closer to the big leagues

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