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Restomods roll into cycling as riders rebuild old bikes for modern life
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (829+ words) In the car world, a restomod has a pretty clean definition: a classic that has been restored, then upgraded with modern parts so it drives better without losing its old-school look. Bikes are having their own version of that moment,…...
In-depth review: The Van Rysel RCR-F aero road bike
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1681+ words) In-depth review: The Van Rysel RCR-F aero road bike'Canadian Cycling Magazine One of the major tech stories that came out of the 2025 Tour de France was the dominance of aero bikes. The reason for this development is speed. Since the…...
5Dev is making its cranks way heavier, on purpose
1+ week, 4+ day ago (667+ words) 5Dev is making its cranks way heavier, on purpose'Canadian Cycling Magazine It can be really expensive to make a bike lighter. Carbon fibre parts or beautifully tooled metal, shaving grams can easily shave chunks of your bank account, too. Now, 5Dev is…...
Intend goes big with first production 32-inch fork
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1084+ words) For the past year, 32-inch wheels have hovered at the edges of cross-country racing like a rumour you could almost ignore. Prototype bikes. Spy shots. Show builds that felt more like flexes than forecasts. Then Intend showed up with a…...
Van Rysel shows far-out concept bike and matching electronic shoes that you can adjust remotely
2+ week, 6+ day ago (403+ words) Van Rysel shows far-out concept bike and matching electronic shoes that you can adjust remotely'Canadian Cycling Magazine Van Rysel unveiled a concept bike and several other tron like pieces of kit at the Velofollies trade show. The bike itself is…...
Pinarello Grevil MX makes "adventure-mode" high performance
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (318+ words) When Pinarello wanted to take its Grevil platform to a new extreme, the Italian brand had a pretty good idea where to start. It's Olympic- and world championships-winning Dogma XC bike provided an excellent foundation to launch the the brand…...
Review Orbea Occam LT M10
3+ week, 1+ day ago (800+ words) Sometimes a brand just nails all the details, from design to parts spec, in a way that is hard to argue with. Testing Orbea's Occam LT was like peeling an onion, revealing layers of features that made it better every…...
Ebike review: Trek Checkpoint+
3+ week, 1+ day ago (309+ words) The one caveat: I think the unit I was testing may have had an issue. For me, the range never matched the estimates put out by the app. I consistently got about 40 km of riding in. It didn't seem to…...
Norco Revolver C1 120 review
3+ week, 3+ day ago (257+ words) This past August at Crankworx, Norco released its updated Revolver. The bike is the Port Coquitlam, B.C., company's cross country rig, which had not seen a refresh in six years. It seemed a bit odd that Norco would unveil its flagship…...
Aero meets airflow with Lazer Sphere KinetiCore
3+ week, 4+ day ago (219+ words) Lazer is rolling out its latest helmet, the Sphere KinetiCore as an all-rounder road helmet. It'll also handle gravel just fine. An "all-rounder" sounds easy, but it means it has to do everything well enough. That is not as easy…...