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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Specialized Henge saddle
When it comes to contact points, Specialized’s big thing is Body Geometry. The idea is to use science to measure things and design products to suit. In the case of saddles, Specialized’s boffins have decided that blood flow through the arteries that pass between your sit bones is something worth maintaining. They do, after all, supply the family jewels, and while we’re not aware of any proven link between reduced blood flow and permanent damage to something important, not starving ...
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Terpstra crashes out of De Panne finale
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Time RXI road shoes review
The RXIs are definitely try-before-you-buy shoes and they really divided our testers. Some couldn’t get on with the weight, and found the shape didn’t work for them, others found them very comfortable and were prepared to put up with the mass to get a fit that suited.
Choose the RXIs if you like a shallow heel, a large toe box and soft uppers, but if you prefer to be held really firmly, look elsewhere. Testers who disliked the fit did find that some heat moulding with a hairdryer improved the shape. On our test pair the cleat threads were too deeply recessed to take Shimano cleats with the standard bolts.
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USA Cycling announces the hiring of new BMX coach
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Devolder injured but ready for Tour of Flanders
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Thorn Ripio frame & Mt Tura fork review
Thorn's idea behind the Ripio is to propose an affordable alternative to a custom-built steel bike, similar in spirit and quality to offerings by close cousins Salsa or Surly. If you’ve upgraded your rig with decent parts but are now eyeing something more repairable for the open road, this frame and the matching, suspension-corrected Mt Tura fork could be just the thing.
All TIG-welded and designed for swapping over your special bits, frame spacing is 135mm, while correctly positioned front and rear brake posts make V-brake adjustment easy. Every braze-on imaginable is in the right place, with critical load bearing eyelets up front taking stouter 6mm bolts rather than the 5mm bolts for the frame.
Bosses for three bottles and a Crud Catcher mudguard maximise versatility. The end result is ergonomically perfect: handling is nippy and agile even when loaded (we used a Shimano Deore LX/Truvativ mix with 26in wheels), with a lovely spring in the overall feel. The frame weighs a reasonable 2,500g and the fork 1,210g.
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