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Fizik Vento Powerstrap R2 Aeroweave shoe review: Perfect for summertime heat

Fizik’s first attempt at woven road shoes, the Infinito R1 Knit, was a decidedly halfhearted attempt; it was basically just a mildly adapted version of its more conventional synthetic leather cousin. The Vento Powerstrap R2 Aeroweave, however, is an entirely new shoe designed from the ground up with cutting-edge textiles and a vastly different feel. …

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Salsa’s new Stormchaser is the gravel bike for horrid conditions

Debating over whether 1x or 2x gearing is best for gravel? How about just one gear? Salsa Cycles’ latest gravel bike, the Stormchaser, is a singlespeed gravel bike designed for those who like a challenge, but also the absolute simplicity, low-running-cost and direct-feeling efficiency that only a bike with a single gear can provide. One …

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Santa Cruz Stigmata gravel bike review: A solid choice for everyday groading

Santa Cruz apparently had a crystal ball when it introduced the original Stigmata in 2007. Although billed as a cyclocross bike at the time, its more generous tire clearance and longer-and-lower geometry basically made it a gravel bike — just more than 10 years or so before we were actually using that label. The third-generation …

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New Mercedes-AMG road bike is latest in a long line of dead-eyed automotive collabs

In the flurry of excitement and trepidation prior to this week’s Australian F1 Grand Prix – which culminated in the masterfully handled last-gasp cancellation of the whole shebang – Mercedes-AMG Petronas driver Valtteri Bottas quietly lobbed an expensive bit of merch into the ether: This new limited edition #nplusbikes x @MercedesAMGF1 bike is ????????????#VB77 pic.twitter.com/PknCkldT0X — …

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2020 CyclingTips Gravel Bike Field Test, Bike and Frame Reviews, BMC, Features, Gravel, gravel bike, Product reviews, Tech -

2020 BMC URS Three gravel bike review: Ground broken

BMC URS Three gravel bike

It’s been nine months since BMC unveiled its somewhat radical take on what a gravel bike should be. The Unrestricted, or URS for short, was unlike any other gravel bike released at the time and I came away from the Swiss-based launch equally impressed and confused. Was this the future of gravel, or just a …

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