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Are electronic groupsets necessary?
Is the battery-powered shifting of an electronic groupset something we really can’t live without? We investigate…
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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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Do you need carbon wheels?
High-end carbon wheels can turbo-charge your performance and boost your morale — But is it worth upgrading to anything other than this miracle material?
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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.
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Tubeless tyres: are you doing it properly?
Tubeless guru Malcolm Borg of The Cycle Clinic is a wheelbuilder and long-distance cyclist. This is his guide to throwing away your inner tubes
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Is your bike set-up too aggressive?
We can’t all be Geraint Thomas, so should we have a bike like his, asks Simon Smythe
