New Campagnolo Super Record Groupset is Wireless
Documents filed with the FCC (The body governing radio communication within the United States) suggest that Campagnolo will introduce a wireless groupset soon.
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Classified Powershift Hub System: Technical Analysis
The Classified Powershift hub came out with lots of hype claiming it would see the end of the front derailleur. This article explores those claims in more detail and highlights some of the technical and commercial hurdles that must be overcome.
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New Groupset: Shimano CUES
Shimano has recently launched the CUES groupset. This amalgamates 9, 10 and 11-speed options for flat bar bikes. There are rumours this will move to drop bar (ie road/gravel bikes) in the near future.
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Hambini Bottom Brackets and Time Bicycles
Hambini bottom brackets will be available as a standard fit with Time Bicycles. Time have been featured numerous times on the Hambini YouTube channel. Time was originally a French manufacturer, following it’s sale by Rossignol, Time was acquired by the Cardinal Cycling Group. It remains one of the few bicycle companies that manufacture their bicycles…
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$7K Legend by Bertoletti: Appalling Bespoke Handmade bike frame
This bike frame was personally delivered to Hambini HQ by the purchaser who lived in Boston, MA, USA. He had flown to Italy to pick up his dream bike frame and then onto Manchester to get a Hambini bottom bracket custom fitted to his bike frame.
What followed was quite possibly one of the worst pieces of manufacturing the bike industry has seen and an attitude towards public relations that Bertoletti probably regrets.
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AbsoluteBLACK Hollowcage $700 OSPW leaves company reputation in tatters
AbsoluteBLACK (real name LUCID IP SLU registered in Andorra) were destroyed on social media after their claims about ceramic bearings, power savings and watts were questioned. They systematically curated both their own social media accounts and comments on other accounts. They removed large numbers of comments that questioned their aerodynamic and power claims
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Increasing the length (stack height) of a Fork Steerer (Cut to Short)
A common situation is where a fork steerer has been cut too short or second hand steerer has been purchased and it requires a slight height increase. This post covers an elegant method of setting about the task.
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Review: Magene Exar RB45 Pro Asymmetric Road Bike Wheels
Introduction Magene are a fairly new entrant into the road bike wheel marketplace but they are well known for their power meter and turbo trainer offerings. Magene also have a large OEM presence. Exar is their wheel specific sub brand. The wheels on test are RB45 Pro rim brake wheels with a Shimano freehub. They…
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ENGWE Engine Pro EP2 Folding Fat E-Bike (250W/750W)
Introduction This is a review of the ENGWE folding fat bike. It is an aluminium bodied fat bike that is manufactured in China. It is available through the website Banggood. For UK readers, the bike may be available on a participating employer’s cycle to work scheme – it will depend on how it is administered….
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Ascent Polaris Wheel Review: Complete CRAP, Avoid them
Introduction Ascent is a company based in Singapore who make a bicycle parts. A relatively young company, they have been around on the market for a few years. The wheels on tested were their Polaris with DT 180 hubs and carbon spokes. Ascent have stated their rims are made in China by a third party…
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