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Features, industry, mavic, Tech, Tech features, Tech news - May 8, 2020

Mavic is in receivership, but who owns them? Who knows

Venerable French wheel brand Mavic has just been placed in receivership, according to an AFP report. That means that the business is probably in control of its creditors, although it’s not clear exactly who those are, and throws up a bunch of confusing questions about who actually owns Mavic. Baffled? Yeah, us too. So let’s …

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The Rhombus is Specialized’s new gravel tyre for when things get rowdy

The launch of the third-generation Specialized Diverge has brought with it a number of surprises, with more models, new geometry and a flat-bar gravel bike amongst them. Not content to let the bike designers have all the fun, Specialized’s tyre division has come through with a new model released alongside the Diverge range. Featuring an …

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2021 Specialized Diverge gravel bike: first-ride review

Specialized has overhauled the Diverge for 2021. The third iteration of Specialized’s modern-day gravel bike arrives with a plentiful line-up to prove The Big S continues to be more than all-in on drop-bar bikes designed to go places. As De La Soul sang, “three is the magic number”, and so the question arises: has this …

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Shimano 12-speed reaches new Deore mountain bike groupset

Slow to return SRAM’s aggressive serve, Shimano entered the 12-speed mountain bike market in 2018 with XTR, and then followed up with XT and SLX shortly after that. Now, 11 months later, Shimano has announced the same 12-speed technology for its mass-market Deore groupset, a group that’ll surely find its way onto many well-priced mountain …

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Features, Tech, Tech news, Wahoo - May 7, 2020

Updated Wahoo TICKR and TICKR X heart rate monitors are smaller yet mightier

Wahoo has announced updates to their existing heart rate monitors, with new versions of two of the brand’s models – the TICKR and TICKR X – available now. The higher-end TICKR X features internal storage and extra analytics, while the more affordably-priced TICKR is a more traditional heart rate monitor. Both models now include updated …

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