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The 2021 Trek Madone goes under the knife and gets a threaded bottom bracket
It’s been a busy 30 days for Trek Bikes. First, the American company overhauled and aero-ised its Emonda lightweight race bike. Last week the company released an all-new aluminium version of its Domane...
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2021 BMC Teammachine SLR01: The fourth generation revealed and reviewed
In its 10-year existence, BMC’s Teammachine SLR01 has won the biggest of races: the Tour de France (Cadel Evans), the Road World Championships (Philippe Gilbert) and the Olympic Games road race (Greg...
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The case for riding a $119 road frame and fork
Mark Slavonia is an avid rider, a cycling nut, a super fan. He’s the man behind the $5,000 prize for a QOM in California. As you might guess, he has lots of bikes, but the cheapest one might be his...
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Giant has a new TCX Advanced Pro cross bike for 2021
Last updated in 2015, Giant’s TCX Advanced has remained a popular pick amongst cyclocross racers and those seeking a sporty bike for gravel. New for 2021, the mega manufacturer has overhauled the...
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Cannondale and GT have ditched model years
Cannondale and GT appear to be following the lead of Cervelo and most boutique brands by removing year models from their websites and moving toward a series-based lifecycle for bikes. The news comes as...
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Meet the Superstrata, a 3D-printed carbon bike that’s blowing up on Indiegogo
2020 is shaping up as the year of the crowdfunded bicycle. Earlier this year, a company called FLX released a bike called a Babymaker (nope, not joking) that quickly became an internet sensation....
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Pinarello releases 2021 range, with a new Prince and a returned Paris
As the bike sponsor for Team Ineos, Pinarello has had a long and successful run at the top of the sport. Now, with the 2020 season about to relaunch, the Treviso-based brand has decided to relaunch a...
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Campagnolo debuts Shamal DB wheelset with a freehub full of (13-speed?) secrets
Wider, burlier, and ready for some on-trend riding, the new Shamal DB is Campagnolo’s first foray into the sort of variable-surface wheel and tire setups many riders have embraced. Inside its hub it...
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Merida goes ‘all-road’ with the 2021 Scultura Endurance
It’s becoming a clear trend: the modern endurance road bike is effectively what others call an ‘all-road’ bike. With more relaxed geometry and wider tyre clearance than a performance road bike, this...
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The case for buying handbuilt wheels: CT Stories
There’s something magical about a good set of wheels. A set built for what you need and what you want, for your weight and your riding style. In an era of ever-increasing automation, something built by...
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Limited-edition Yeti 35th anniversary ARC is the stuff of childhood dreams
If you were new to mountain biking in the early 1990s like me, those times were riddled with images of heroes like Missy Giove, Juli Furtado, and Jimmy Deaton racing on iconic yellow-and-turquoise...
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It looks like Mavic has a new owner
Supported by Two months after going into receivership, beleaguered French wheel and accessories brand Mavic appears to have a new owner. According to reports in the French press, the Grenoble...
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You can now buy an e-balance bike for your toddler, because of course you can
Electric bikes are here to stay. That’s increasingly apparent in the road and gravel categories, and it’s firmly established in the mountain bike space. But Spanish MTB brand Mondraker has just broken...
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Canyon’s Grail:On is the least boring e-gravel bike to date
Few things in the bike industry are booming more than gravel bikes and e-bikes, and so it’s no wonder we’re seeing an increasing number of options that merge the two money-makers together. The world’s...
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2021 Orbea Oiz short-travel MTB lightens up and brings flat-mount off-road
Need more evidence that the cross-country mountain bike market is heating up again? Cannondale showed off its new Scalpel not long ago, followed shortly thereafter by the new Specialized Epic, and now...
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Cervelo Caledonia 5 first-ride review: Where road bikes are headed
In what’s effectively the fruit of adultery from the S5 aero sprinter and the Aspero gravel racer, the new Cervelo Caledonia 5 sits in a surprisingly uncrowded market segment. It’s a bike for those who...
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Garmin suffers global outage after suspected ransomware attack
Supported by Fitness tracking titan Garmin has been affected by a wide-ranging global outage which has shut down the company’s website, disrupted production lines and prevents users from uploading...
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Bikes of the (staff) Bunch: James Huang’s Seven Evergreen Pro
In the latest instalment of Bikes of the Bunch, we’re taking an in-house look at another CyclingTips staff member’s bike. This time around, global tech editor James Huang – the Angry Asian himself –...
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Google Maps just got better for cyclists
Spurred by a swell in the number of bike riders globally as a result of COVID-19, Google Maps has rolled out an update of its cyclist offering. It’s now more sophisticated, more accurate and more...
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Hackers reportedly demand $10 million from Garmin to release data
Hackers are reportedly demanding $10 million to free Garmin’s systems from a ransomware cyberattack that began Thursday, according to BleepingComputer. Employees within Garmin confirmed to the tech...
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