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Park Tool’s new universal brake bleed kits allow you to free up a hand

Hydraulic disc brakes are fast becoming the norm across all forms of bikes, and while they’re typically low maintenance, the hydraulic fluid within sometimes needs refreshing or purging. A bleed kit is the right tool for the task and just about every brake manufacturer offers its own kits, and there are countless aftermarket options, too. …

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Evil Chamois Hagar gravel bike review: An unusual look, an unusual ride

Evil Bicycles infused a massive helping of mountain bike design into the recipe for its Chamois Hagar gravel machine. It’s unquestionably one of the most unusual — and visually striking — drop-bar bikes in recent memory. However, does that different approach actually deliver an improved experience, or is it different for the sake of being …

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2020 Gravel Bike Field Test: 12 bikes, four riders, and endless dirt

You know what’s even better than testing one bike at a time? Testing a dozen of them all at once. CyclingTips recently brought 12 of the latest-and-greatest gravel bikes, four test riders, a giant box of control tires to eliminate one key variable, and a support mechanic to the red-dirt paradise of Sedona, Arizona. We …

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The Secret Industry Insider: No bikes for you

Greetings from the underground biohazard bunker I had specially built here in China last month! Shit’s getting real over here, and if you thought this whole coronavirus thing has been wreaking havoc on the race schedule and trade shows, wait until you start thinking about how it’s affecting the actual bikes you might have been …

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2020 Sea Otter Classic postponed due to coronavirus

Just one day after saying that the organization was “monitoring the coronavirus situation”, the organizers of the Sea Otter Classic have now announced that this year’s event at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California will be postponed. Respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 (the official name for the novel coronavirus that is currently wreaking havoc worldwide) …

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Park Tool’s new universal brake bleed kits allow you to free up a hand

Evil Chamois Hagar gravel bike review: An unusual look, an unusual ride

2020 Gravel Bike Field Test: 12 bikes, four riders, and endless dirt

The Secret Industry Insider: No bikes for you

2020 Sea Otter Classic postponed due to coronavirus

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