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First Impressions: Bontrager TLR Flash Charger Floor Pump

You can get a one-gallon DeWalt air compressor for $145. You’re not gonna run an angle grinder with it all day, but it’ll blow the dust out of your cassette like it’s a little piggy’s straw house. That’s the kind of thing you’ll hear from anyone skeptical of the charger-pump concept, which emerged alongside tubeless Read More

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Tested: Feedback Sport Mechanic Repair Stand

Watching Ryan Palmer build up the Bike magazine Dream Builds is like watching art in progress. In fact, anytime I’ve had the opportunity to watch Palmer work I’d be drawn in to his extreme level of detail and cleverness—even though I had worked as a wrench for years, I’d almost always learn a new tip Read More

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Pivot Introduces Phoenix Dock Tool System

The on-bike storage market is still finding its identity. Is the goal to leave your bike’s elegant lines intact by hiding storage inside of it? Or is this a function-over-form affair that will use Velcro, electrical tape, or even saliva to stick your ride essentials to your frame? Pivot believes it should be somewhere inbetween. Read More

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Cush Core Introduces Bead Dropper Tire Lever

Running tire inserts is complicated. The insert itself is simple enough, but I mean it’s emotionally complicated. Ask the most die-hard foam fan what they like about their high-tech pool noodles, and they will sit you down and detail the merits of compression damping, tire air-spring progressivity and, of course, pinch-flat resistance. Then, ask them Read More

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Isolation Optimization: Our Favorite On- & Off-Bike Tool Kits

Chances are, you’re finding yourself completing lots of home-improvement tasks if you’re in isolation right now. And if you’re like us, a large percentage of those tasks somehow happen to be concentrating around your toolbox. Maybe it’s optimizing your drawers or finally putting up that pegboard. It seems there’s always room for improvement … for Read More

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