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Features, Garmin, GPS computers, Tech, Tech news - June 17, 2020

Garmin’s new Edge 1030 Plus and Edge 130 Plus offer fresh features

Garmin has revealed two new additions to its Edge range of GPS cycling computers: the Edge 1030 Plus and the Edge 130 Plus. As you might expect from the names, these are closer to iterations on existing devices than they are entirely new products. Edge 1030 Plus The Edge 1030 Plus is very similar to …

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Bontrager TLR Flash Charger floor pump review: Tubeless made easy

As far as tubeless technology has progressed, it’s still more often than not that you’ll need more than a standard floor pump to get tires seated. If you’re not interested in adding a good air compressor to your home workshop, something like Bontrager’s TLR Flash Charger floor pump might be up your alley, and the …

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Chapter2 AO gravel frameset review: Sporty, comfy and adventure-y

New Zealand-based Chapter2 is a company still in its relative infancy and best known for its performance carbon road bikes, such as the Tere and Rere. The brand’s creator, Michael Pryde, might be a familiar name — he is the son of Neil Pryde, whose name adorned a series of high-performance carbon bikes. Hence the …

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Bikes of the Bunch: Saffron Frameworks stainless steel forever bike

In this week’s Bikes of the Bunch, we look at a lovely lightweight and timeless custom steel ride from the London-based builder Saffron Frameworks. Both the bike’s owner and the bike’s builder offer insight into the creation of this new rim-braked “forever” road bike. A bike forever A forever bike. It’s the bike that, at …

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Features, SRAM, Tech, Tech news - June 12, 2020

SRAM ups the ante with new 10-52T Eagle 12-speed cassette

As the first 12-speed drivetrain offering on the market, SRAM’s Eagle drivetrain, with its 500% gear range, firmly drove a nail into the coffin of front derailleurs on mountain bikes. It was more than two years later that Shimano joined the 12-speed MTB game, entering the fray with a 10-51T cassette compared to SRAM’s 10-50T. …

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