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Rudy Project Cutline Sunglasses: Getting Rolling

Rudy Project continues to innovate in the cycling eyewear space and their Cutline model is one of their most recent efforts. Suggested for cycling and running sports, the Cutline has two basic ranges- mirrored lens or the Photochromic lens types. Both have various colors and combinations available.

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Teravail Cannonball 700c X 47mm Tires: At The Finish

Teravail Cannonball 700c X 47mm Tires: At The Finish – by Guitar Ted The Teravail Cannonball tires were the first product from Teravail I ever…

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Posted in Components Forks Gravel Grinder News Gravel News

Gravel Grinder News: Enve Adventure Fork Announced

The collaboration with several custom frame builders resulted also in a fork with an interesting adjustable geometry, the aforementioned ‘three-pack’ bosses, and internally routed dynamo and brake line routing. Of course, the fork also uses the now ubiquitous 12mm through axle, tapered steer tube, and flat mount brake caliper mounting standard.

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Teravail Rutland 700c X 47mm Tires: At The Finish

I really like the 47mm version of the Rutland. It rides on our gravel here really well. It is stable, smooth riding, and when you need a little bite on dirt or finer hardpack, it does have grip.

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Gravel Grinder News: Elastic Interface, Q36.5 Launch Promising New Glove Tech

This new development for gloves……is a three-dimensional, seamless and elastic palm for cycling gloves.

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Posted in Apparel Gravel Grinder News Gravel News Shoes

Gravel Grinder News: Shimano Announces New RX8 Gravel Shoe Color

Gravel Grinder News: Shimano Announces New RX8 Gravel Shoe Color – by Guitar Ted Last year Shimano introduced a new segment to their vast product…

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Teravail Ehline 29″ X 2.3″ Tires: At The Finish

The Ehline has impressive grip qualities, so if traction is a concern, this tire should have you covered. Gravel is handled well by the Ehline and it does everything else well enough that, in my opinion, it should be highly considered for those of you who use a mountain bike as a gravel bike and as a mountain bike.

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FLO Cycling G700 Wheel Set: Getting Rolling

After a two plus hour ride in heavy cross winds and a bit of head wind and tail wind for good measure, I can say that- Yes- there is something to having a good aerodynamic wheel on gravel.

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Posted in Components Reviews Stems

Cirrus Cycles Kinekt Stem: Getting Rolling

The idea of a suspension stem is not a new one. There are many of you out there that will immediately remember the efforts to ‘suspend the rider’ back in the 1990’s. Well, now some thirty years later and here we are with what looks like something similar. Only it is not, really…

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Showers Pass Ranger Hip Pack: Quick Review

Getting the Ranger loaded was an exercise in deciding what not to take, because you can take so much stuff! I was finally down to a tool kit, tube, mini-pump, my camera, my iPhone, and a rolled up Endura rain jacket. I hadn’t even touched the capacity of the main compartment.

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