Shimano Sport Camera review
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Bikes of Le Tour: Lotto-Belisol’s Ridleys
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Team Sky Mechanics’ Truck Tour
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Technical FAQ: road brakes
Lennard Zinn answers a litany of questions about how to improve braking performance on road bikes
The Fastest Bikes of the Tour’s First 10 Days
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Bikes of Le Tour: Cannondale’s animal-themed Super Six Evo Hi-Mod
Check out Matt De Neef's author page.
Mavic celebrates 125 years with custom bikes
Featured bikes were made by Argonaut Cycles, Independent Fabrication, Lynskey Performance, Mosaic Cycles, Ritte Cycles, and Seven Cycles
Pro Bike: Tejay van Garderen’s BMC Teammachine SLR01
Take a close look at the BMC that started, but didn't finish, Friday's stage
MAVIC Paints California Yellow
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Cobble gobblers: the bikes and equipment of Le Tour’s pavé day
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Gallery: Tech for the Tour’s cobbles
Teams pulled out all the stops to get top riders to the Arenberg finish in one piece
Cannondale Pro Cycling Riders’ Custom EVOs
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Technical FAQ: Bike positioning and more on shimmy
This week, Lennard Zinn answers questions about bike positioning and shimmy
Le Tour tech: bidon vests, turbo tyres, earpieces and more
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Pro bike: Vincenzo Nibali’s shark Tarmac
Nibali won Sunday's stage aboard a custom shark-themed Specialized S-Works Tarmac
Bikes of Le Tour: Marcel Kittel’s yellow Giant Propel
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Bell Star Pro Helmet Features on the Fly Ventilation Adjustment
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New Water-Bottle Vest at Tour de France
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Bikes of Le Tour: Vincenzo Nibali’s Specialized Tarmac & the McLaren Tarmac
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Gallery: Bell’s aero road helmet and Giro’s new lace-ups
Just in time for the start of the Tour de France, Bell and Giro have introduced new products
First Ride: Trek’s featherweight Emonda
With complete builds as low as 10.25 pounds and a 690-gram frame, the Emonda is the lightest complete production bike in the world
Pro Bike: Chris Froome’s Pinarello F8
Froome has made the switch to Pinarello's new F8 platform, developed in conjunction with Jaguar, for the 2014 Tour de France
Test riding the new Trek Émonda
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2015 Specialized Tarmac Gets the McLaren Treatment
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Specialized unveils new McLaren Tarmac
Specialized teams up with McLaren, produces 250 super-bikes designed using special data collection system
The Lightest Production Bike in the World: Trek Émonda
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Gallery: Trek’s new 10.25-pound Emonda
The Emonda is a superlight throwback to the days before either "aero" or "endurance" were categories
Technical FAQ: The lifespan of latex inner tubes
This week, Lennard Zinn helps a reader with a question regarding multiple flats and the life of latex tubes
The Week in Tech: Win $1 million, Speedplay light action, and Pearl’s special edition shoes
Dual-chamber tubes, light action Speedplays, special-edition Pearl PRO Leader shoes, and $1 million from RoadID
First look gallery: Wilier’s new 750-gram Zero.7 road frame
The Italian company slims down and stiffens up the Zero.7, while simultaneously adding strength
Ride a Mile in Tejay’s Shoes: Pearl Izumi Leader PRO II
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Is Faster Cooler?: All New Giro Synthe
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CTech June Product Picks
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Road Protection Redefined: SMITH Overtake
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First look: Giro Synthe semi-aero road helmet
Giro claims the Synthe is cooler and more aerodynamic than the Aeon and Air Attack helmets already in the company's line
Gallery: Smith Overtake road helmet
Go inside Smith's newest road helmet, the Overtake, with a full image gallery
Technical FAQ: Wide Zipps, oval rings, and more
Lennard Zinn discusses the benefits of using oval chainrings, mixing Di2 components, and more
First ride: Smith’s new Overtake road helmet
Logan VonBokel discusses the light, cool, and aerodynamic new road helmet from Smith
Gallery: Campagnolo unveils 2015 groupsets
Logan VonBokel gives us a closer look at the new offerings from the Italian component maker
Gallery: New Zipp Firestrikes, updated SRAM groupsets
Check out the latest offerings from Zipp and SRAM, including a pricy wheelset and an affordable component group
Thule RoundTrip Pro Softshell Bike Bag review
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Gallery: Colnago’s new Ferrari-powered V1-R aero road bike
Colnago has teamed up with Ferrari once again to design its new aerodynamic V1-R road frame
SRAM Hydro Road, Take Two
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Zipp Firestrike: Super Premium Focus on Intangibles of Speed
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Week in Tech: a pricey POC auction, camo Sidis, new Praxis rings, and an app for your sealant
POC auctions Cervelo RCAs for spinal research, Sidi goes camo, an app for your tire sealant, and new Praxis chainrings
Zipp launches 404 Firestrike, SRAM re-launches HydroR discs
SRAM re-launches HydroR discs, Zipp has a new flagship wheel, and Rival goes 11-speed
Ask A Mechanic: Help with internal cable routing
Routing cables through your frame can be tricky; here are some tips to make it a bit easier
Garmin Edge 1000 GPS review
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Project California: Riding a $10,000 Frame
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Kali Protectives introduces multi-impact helmet material, Maya enduro helmet
The new helmet material can withstand more than 10 impacts
Technical FAQ: Road discs with Campy, high-speed shimmy, and more
Lennard Zinn discusses hydraulic disc brakes with Campy levers, problems with shimmy, and more in this week’s Technical FAQ
November Bicycles Rail 34 rim review
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2015 GT Grade Carbon
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The Week in Tech: new Search and State jersey, Specialized’s short-travel dropper post, Ruckus auctions frames, Cafe du Cycliste’s Cote d’Azur guide
A guide to riding outside Nice, a dropper seatpost for your 27.2" seat tube, and a new jersey from Search and State
Ask a Mechanic: How to maintain derailleur pulleys
Ask a Mechanic explains how to remove, clean, and service your rear derailleur pulleys, and when to replace them
Pinarello Marvel: Italian Goodness on a Budget
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Gallery: Vulpine’s summer ’14 clothing line
A peek at our favorite pieces from Vulpine's casually functional Summer '14 line
Spotted: new Trek road frame at the Criterium du Dauphine
New Trek road frame has weight-saving touches and direct mount brakes
Leaked: Specialized Diverge All-Road Bike
Specialized's new frame isn't a gravel grinder, or a cyclocross bike, or an endurance road bike. What is it?
Garmin and TrainingPeaks partner for seamless uploading
Training giants collaborate to ease uploads and analysis
Technical FAQ: Biopace chainrings and other gearing questions
Lennard Zinn answers readers’ questions about mixing chainrings, configuring out-dated wheels, and more
Campagnolo Record EPS v2.0 review
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Goods: Eddy Merckx Gran Fondo
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Sleek new helmet from Specialized
The McLaren TT 4 aero helmet cheats the wind through a variety of technical updates from the previous version of the time trial lid
Ask a Mechanic: Aligning a derailleur hanger
In its 52nd episode, Ask A Mechanic discusses how to re-align a bent derailleur hanger
Pro Bike Gallery: Evelyn Stevens’ Specialized Amira
Check out the Specialized S-Works Amira SL4 that Evelyn Stevens rode to victory in the Philly Cycling Classic last weekend
2014 SRAM Force 22: Under the RADAR
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Campagnolo announces Chorus EPS, redesigned Athena and Veloce
Chorus goes electronic and value-oriented Athen and Veloce get key ergonomic updates
Lennard Zinn’s first ride review of Shimano XTR Di2
Zinn believes XTR Di2 is nothing short of revolutionary
Gallery: Shimano’s XTR Di2 prototyping process
Shimano's new XTR Di2 group wasn't always so polished.
Shimano confirms buzz over new electronic XTR
Electronic XTR front and rear shifts to be activated with a single shifter
Gallery: Inside Shimano’s California facility
Heat molding shoes, shipping parts, and a bit of calisthenics at Shimano's California facility
Ask a Mechanic: Custom vs. prebuilt wheelsets
What are the advantages of getting custom wheels rather than a set of stock ones?
Pinarello Reinvents the Dogma as an Aero Road Machine
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Book review: ‘Faster – The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World’s Fastest Cyclists’
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Gallery: A close look at Magura’s new MT NEXT disc brakes
Lennard Zinn provides a closer look at the new offerings from Magura
Technical FAQ: 10- and 11-speed compatibility
Lennard Zinn answers a variety of questions about compatibility, broken skewers, and more
Scott Solace 10 review
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Campagnolo Unveils New 2015 Mechanical Groups
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Millar, FIZIK and An Eloquence of Movement
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