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9 Reasons Why We Should Drop The Drop Bars On Touring Bikes
For those who follow my bike trips around the world, you’ll know that over the last couple of years I’ve made the switch away from drop bars. This all started because I wanted to test some of the new...
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Bikepacking Tires: Which Brands And Models Are The Most Durable?
Mountain bike tires are often optimised for grip by employing soft rubber compounds in their construction. This is great for trails, but not necessarily your highest priority if you’re on an epic bike...
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My 14 Favourite Touring and Bikepacking Gear Innovations For 2018
It’s a great time to be a bike tourer or bikepacker because travelling on a bike has never been more popular. With this wave of popularity comes more brands, more products, more competition and more...
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Bikepacking Aerobars: Increase Your Comfort And Speed On Your Bike Adventures
While still quite unconventional, aerobars are gaining in popularity for bike trips thanks to the rise of ultra racing events like the Tour Divide. But what you may not realise is that for these...
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List Of Fat Bike Fenders and Mudguards For Wide Off-Road Tires (2.2″ to 5.0″)
Sourcing fat bike fenders is a difficult task if you don’t know where to look. The good news is that a few off-the-shelf and custom fender options have recently been made available. I won’t be covering...
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What’s The Weight Difference Between Derailleur and Pinion / Rohloff Bikes?
I’ve recently noticed some very inaccurate numbers being thrown about regarding the weight difference between gearbox bikes and derailleur bikes (hint – it’s not even close to 3kg). In this article,...
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It’s Bike Pushing, Not Bike Riding: Techniques and The Ultimate Hike-A-Bike...
Some people spend a lot of time on bike adventures… but without actually riding their bike! Perhaps the most famous for this is the Iohan Gueorguiev who seeks out the most off-the-beaten tracks through...
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Gates Carbon Belt Drive: Everything You Ever Need to Know
Carbon Belt Drive has been developed over the last 30 years. It’s a power transmission technology used to run the blowers on 10,000 horsepower racing engines, the powertrains of 150 horsepower...
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11 Reasons To Tour With A Pinion Gearbox (And 8 Reasons To Not)
In 2010, the first Pinion gearbox was fitted to a bike that was cycled across the Himalayas. By 2012, the world’s biggest bike trade show, Eurobike, had a handful of bikes built around the 18-speed...
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Designing The Ultimate Touring & Bikepacking Handlebars, the KOGA Denham Bars!
It was late-2017 and I was in the final stages of planning my 3-year bike adventure from Argentina to Alaska. I was chatting to Aloys from KOGA who was interested in what the ultimate touring handlebar...
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Saddle Comfort for Cyclists: The Best Bicycle Touring Seats
Is your saddle comfortable? Over the years, I’ve experimented with, sold and met people with all kinds of different saddles. Unfortunately, there is no ‘go-to’ saddle because we all have different...
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Seatposts: Often Overlooked Yet Critical For Your Comfort (Lab Testing)
A good seatpost is the key to achieving a comfortable ride. That’s because along with your tyres, seatposts actually make up the bulk of your bike’s comfort – in fact, a well-designed carbon seatpost...
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Drivetrain Efficiency: What’s The Difference In Speed Between 1X and 2X?
The most efficient bicycle chain runs in a perfectly straight line, in fact, a drivetrain without gears (singlespeed) can operate with 97% efficiency. The result is that 97% of the power that you put...
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All About The Best Dynamo USB Chargers For Bicycle Touring and Bikepacking
There is a wide array of dynamo USB chargers available (24 of ’em, in fact), and while most do an adequate job of keeping your electronics charged at high speeds, there is only a select few which can...
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List of Hub Dynamo USB Chargers and Charging Systems for Electronic Devices
These days there are more than 20 hub dynamo USB chargers available! I have listed the key specs from each of these chargers and have organised them according to type (headset, regular in-line and...
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Comparing The KOGA Denham Bar Shape With Similar Alt Bars
The KOGA Denham Bar has recently been added to the WhatBars database, so today we’ll be using this handy web tool to lay different handlebar shapes over each other. This will help you to visualise how...
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All About Buffer Batteries With Pass-Through Charging For Dynamo Hub Systems
If you’re keen on charging electronics while you ride, you’re probably already aware of buffer batteries. These special batteries provide continuous power to your devices during times when your speed...
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Eurobike 2019: Bikepacking and Bicycle Touring Mega Gallery
Here’s your Eurobike 2019 round-up! Eurobike is the world’s biggest bicycle trade show, and today we’ll be taking a look at all the bike adventure gear that was on display, along with all of the...
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Here’s How To Achieve Low Gear Ratios From Modern 2X Drivetrains
I’ve been in discussion with bike manufacturers for a long time about fitting appropriate climbing gears on their touring and adventure bikes. These discussions have always sparked as I have a pretty...
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Inside the Future 13-Speed Shimano Gearbox: Weight, Drive Efficiency & More
Shimano recently filed a patent for a new 13-speed gearbox, and in this article, we’re going to talk about why this is awesome, how it works, how much it will likely weigh and how efficient it could...
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