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A CELEBRATION OF JUNK MILES

THE RACES ARE FASTER. ARE THEY CLEANER? AND DOES IT MATTER?

I RODE THROUGH PAIN. YOU SHOULDN’T. HERE’S WHY.

EVERYONE KNOWS 52x11 IS BIGGER THAN 48x10. EVEN THOUGH IT ISN’T.

CHECKING IN ON MY CYCLING SELF

THE 92-MILE FAREWELL

THE ABUNDANT JOY OF AYESHA McGOWAN

SPECIALIZED TARMAC SL8 • WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COMBINE AETHOS WEIGHT, VENGE AERODYNAMICS, AND BUTTERY SMOOTHNESS?

MOLLY’S LAST RIDE

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FRICTION-FREE • CONSIDER THE HUMBLE CHAIN. IT’S AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED BICYCLE PART COMPARED TO FLASHIER COMPONENTS LIKE WHEELS, CRANKS, AND DERAILLEURS. BUT THE CHAIN IS THE CRITICAL LINK IN THE DRIVETRAIN BETWEEN THE RIDER’S POWER AND THE BIKE’S REAR WHEEL.

THE DATA

THAT’S A LOT OF DATA—WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

TYPES OF LUBE AND WHEN TO USE THEM

BRAYDON BRINGHURST VERSUS the BEAST • THIS FORMER POLE VAULTER IS THE RARE ATHLETE WHO CAN BLEND EXPLOSIVE POWER WITH PRECISION AND CONTROL. BUT HE’D NEED A LOT MORE THAN THAT TO RIDE HIS BIKE UP THIS INSANELY TECHNICAL DOWNHILL TRAIL.

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