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Component Reviews, Eyropro, Features, Product reviews, Tech - January 7, 2020

Eyropro handlebar review: A solid design with a few kinks to work out

Remember those goofy Coefficient Wave handlebars I reviewed a few months ago? Well, it turns out that I inadvertently set off an ugly legal battle between that company and a one-man Australian outfit called Eyropro that is claiming to be the rightful owner of the original concept. We’ll let the courts decide the winner in …

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Alberto Contador parts ways with Trek, teases own brand with Ivan Basso

With the turn of the new year, Alberto Contador has taken to social media to tease the launch of his own bike brand. The news spells the end of Contador’s relationship with Trek Bikes and the Trek-Segafredo team. In October 2019, Spanish Triathlon website Triathlon Noticias reported that Contador will be leaving Trek to launch his …

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French federation releases Look T20 track bike for Tokyo

On the heels of the release of Hope’s wild Team GB track bike, French manufacturer Look has something special of its own: the T20 track machine that will be used by the French team at the Tokyo Olympic Games. The T20 doesn’t look as unusual as GB’s bike, but Look has an equally large pile …

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Chris King, Features, Shimano, Tech, Tech news - December 30, 2019

Hope and Chris King join a growing list to offer Shimano’s Micro Spline

When Shimano first introduced its 12-speed XTR mountain bike drivetrain, it did so with the forced use of a new freehub body design – Micro Spline. The design made engineering sense: the smaller diameter accepted a 10T cog, it offered more spline surface area than Shimano’s HG design in order to reduce the risk of …

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Features, Nerd Alert, Podcast, Podcasts, Tech - December 24, 2019

Nerd Alert Podcast, episode 2: Gravel is changing

Welcome to the second episode of the CyclingTips Nerd Alert podcast! In this episode, we discuss some recent tech developments in the cycling world. We start by talking about new products from Zwift and Rapha which are designed for riding nowhere. The discussion then turns to new gravel products from Curve and Evil which could …

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Eyropro handlebar review: A solid design with a few kinks to work out

Alberto Contador parts ways with Trek, teases own brand with Ivan Basso

French federation releases Look T20 track bike for Tokyo

Hope and Chris King join a growing list to offer Shimano’s Micro Spline

Nerd Alert Podcast, episode 2: Gravel is changing

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