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Has dropping the 3:1 rule made any difference to bike design?
It’s over two years since the UCI quietly scrapped its 3:1 rule for frame tube profiles. So what’s changed since?
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Can you trust repaired carbon bike frames?
It’s possible to darn a sock, but is it similarly feasible to weave back together broken carbon-fibre threads, asks Stuart Clapp
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How light can a carbon frame go?
Featherweight frames are set to plummet still further thanks to graphene carbon
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Is a stiffer bike really faster?
We take a closer look at one part of the holy trinity of frame design
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How do you choose the perfect rim depth for you?
If money were no object, we'd all have a wheel wardrobe full of options. But for most of us, compromise is essential.
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Hands together or hands apart: what’s faster?
Optimising aerodynamics is a trade-off between perfection and real-world versatility
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Is direct-drive the future for turbo-trainers?
We ask whether the direct-drive turbo trainers are the way forward over conventional ‘wheel-in’ trainers
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Cheap Chinese carbon imports: are they worth the risk?
Low-price carbon frames available online may seem like tantalising bargains, but can you trust their quality, asks Marc Abbott
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Do we need 12-speed groupsets?
Will yet another extra sprocket make us better cyclists? We look at the possibility of 12-speed groupsets on road bikes, and the benefits they could offer.
