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Nine of the best cycling phone cases and wallets versus the zip-lock bag
The mobile phone wasn’t even a sci-fi concept when cycling jerseys and their handy pockets were created. And while the cycling jersey pocket has remained much the same since then, the things we carry certainly have not. Phones are taller, slimmer, heavier, slipperier and more delicate than ever. And with all that has come a …
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Curve’s Walmer handlebar is very, very wide
Curve’s new handlebar is so wide, it tried entering a wide handlebar competition but got told that professionals weren’t allowed. Curve’s new handlebar is so wide, that it makes your bike taller laying down than when it’s upright. Ok, you get the point. As first teased at the Australian Handmade Bicycle Show, Curve’s new Walmer …
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Pearl Izumi X-Alp Gravel shoe review: A slipper-like fit with boot-like grip
Gravel this, gravel that. It seems everything has a “gravel” variant these days, and Pearl Izumi answers the call with its X-Alp Gravel shoes that are supposedly purpose-built for the genre. Automatic entries into Dirty Kanza aren’t included with the purchase price, but here’s the thing: they’re actually pretty good, albeit hardly perfect. Mmmm … …
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Ten products I loved in 2019: Caley Fretz
I find these lists surprisingly difficult to put together. Not because of some dearth of products I use on a regular basis, and love dearly, but because the products I use most often tend to fade into the background. I ended up scrolling through photos of myself on Instagram to help remember what I actually …
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Lazer Century MIPS helmet review: Heavy, but also slick and safe
Lazer seems to be making a habit lately of developing road helmets that have moving and/or interchangeable pieces in order to expand their appeal, and this latest Century MIPS seems to pack it all in: a reversible vent cover, a built-in rear-facing LED light, a MIPS low-friction liner, and on and on. All of those …
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