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Fall in love with your old bike again
It’s been an especially busy season in terms of fresh bike and gear introductions, with every shiny new thing dangling a tempting carrot in front of your eyes trying to separate you from your hard-earned money. In many cases, that new thing...
Ritchey Septimer Break-Away Carbon frameset review: The seasoned traveler
A luxuriously smooth ride, great tire clearance, elegant aesthetics, and travel-ready, but falls short on some critical details.
N-1ws #42: Campagnolo launches Record 13, one Epic to rule them all, new gravel bikes from BMC and Factor, and more
Featured in this week’s tech round-up:
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Campagnolo makes a real volume play with the Record 13 groupset.
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Specialized’s Epic 9 looks great for diehard XC racers, but where’s the Epic 9 Evo?
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BMC chases finish lines with its seco...
Let’s talk about X-Lab
The ultra-low prices and Chinese production are what’s grabbing the headlines, but what you should really care about is how vertical integration could potentially upend the industry.
2026 Sea Otter Classic tech gallery, part 5
Ok, let’s put this year’s Sea Otter Classic to bed! As I mentioned in my previous installment, this’ll be the last gallery of quicker-hit coverage, once again going over a broad spectrum of gear that caught my eye at this year’s show.
I’m...
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