LATEST NEWS & REVIEWS

• Shimano GRX Carbon Wheels: At The FinishNovember 29, 2022
  They aren’t flashy, but they will get the job done reliably and with a high degree of performance.
• A Spectrum Of Lights: Cutoff Beam Lights From Bontrager & Outbound LightingNovember 21, 2022
  Now here is a thought. Let’s say you have a real need or desire for either one of these lights. But the shortcomings are an issue.
• State Bicycle Co. 6061 Black Label All Road: At the FinishNovember 16, 2022
  State Bicycle Co. did a good job making the 6061 Black Label All Road look more expensive than it is. I frequently got asked about it when I’d roll up to group rides, and almost universally, folks were shocked when I told them it was a $1,400 bike. I’d have to agree. I frequently caught myself staring into the depths of the woodland green paint.
• Alchemy Bikes Offers Au Range BikesNovember 11, 2022
  So what do you do when you already hand-make top flight bike frames in carbon and Ti and want to go to the next level? You add gold, of course.
• Keepers: WTB SealantNovember 10, 2022
  So far I am super happy with how the valve clogging issues have completely gone away.
• Shimano RX801 and RX8R Shoes: CheckpointNovember 9, 2022
  Maybe MG said it best when he said, “Light, stiff, comfortable… The RX8Rs have all three. I’m digging ’em.”
• PRO Smart Cage System: At The FinishNovember 1, 2022
  The PRO Smart Cage System streamlined my bike, made room for items that used to have to be crammed in with tubes and multi-tools, and it made sense to me.
• WTB Vulpine 700 X 40mm Tires: CheckpointOctober 31, 2022
  So, looking at this tire as what WTB has described it as – a gravel racing tire – I have to hand it to WTB at this point.
• Long Live Aluminum Rims: A Carbon CounterpointOctober 27, 2022
  But before we get too far into the weeds on aluminum’s value propositions for the gravel rider, let’s step back a minute and examine what the heck is really going on here.
• Long Live Aluminum RimsOctober 27, 2022
  I am a fan of alloy wheels. And by that I mean wheels built with aluminum rims.
• A Box Full Of Topeak: At The FinishOctober 24, 2022
  After a couple of months of living with this stuff, I have my final verdict on each product ready to go now.

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