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For Sale: John Degenkolb’s 2015 Giant Propel race bike

Your chance to own John Degenkolb’s 2015 Giant Propel race bike

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Just in: Foffa Urban

Practical urban bike with a 7-speed Shimano Nexus hub

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Highlights of the Rapha spring/summer 2016 cycle clothing range

There’s a brand new Classic Jersey coming soon, plus many other new and updated garments

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How do you spot a hidden motor in a bike frame? Did the UCI use magnetic fields?

Did the UCI use an app to detect the magnetic fields of the hidden motor? Wired magazine thinks so

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London Bike Show 2016 preview – Cotic, Cube, Van Nicholas and 50mph e-bikes

A quick roundup of some of the exciting bikes and products you can see at the London Bike Show next week

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Stebles Bikes developing a carbon fibre bike with integrated carbon mudguards

Stebles Bikes will be showing unique bike with integrated mudguards at the London Bike Show next week

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ARCC e2-pod 250W intelligent power assist system on display at the London Bike Show

This intelligient 250W power assist e-Bike will be on display at the London Bike Show

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Don’t tell Wilier but… Dutch shop sells Wilier cross bikes with Vivax hidden motor

Looks a bit of a bargain too

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Here’s how to make your own virtual reality indoor trainer for just $40

Take your indoor training to a virtual reality for just $40

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The €10,000 Typhoon E-assist packs a 250W hidden motor + interview and video

UPDATED: The 250W motor-assisted road bike that looks like a regular road bike

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Mechanical doping: Vivax Assist speaks out about the mechanical doping incident

Austrian company not sure if Femke Van Den Driessche used its Assist internal motor

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Zipp’s new 404 NSW wheelset provides better crosswind stability and braking performance

Updated dimples, brake track and hubs for Zipp's 58mm 404 NSW wheelset

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Mechanical doping: All you need to know about concealed motors

Concealed motor systems, how's it done, can you motor dope a road bike?

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Hope Technology launches carbon fibre seatpost, and it’s made in the UK

Hope Technology, best known for hubs and disc brakes, launches a carbon fibre seatpost

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Just in: Kona Roadhouse, £1,699 Reynolds 853 disc-equipped bike arrives for testing

The Roadhouse is brand new for 2016, and here's a first look

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First look: Absoluteblack oval road chainrings launched

Absoluteblack aims to make oval rings more accessible, and claim to improve cadence and provide smoother power delivery

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Periscope live-streaming from a GoPro action camera is now possilble

Now you can steam live video from a GoPro with the Periscope app

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Queen of the Mountains women’s clothing range launched on Kickstarter

Full summer riding outfit looking for Kickstarter funding

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The London Bike Show 2016: Six bikes you will want to see from Cervelo, Cannondale, Giant and more

Here are six reasons to attend the London Bike Show on 11-14th February

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The Fontus is a self-filling water bottle that turns moisture into drinking water + video

Compact and portable self-filling device might mean you'll never have to stop for water again

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New Canyon//SRAM team to use Zwift to recruit new team rider

Have you got what it takes? Get on Zwift and prove it, is the call from Canyon//SRAM team

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Have you seen KerVelo’s front-wheel-drive recumbent?

Prototype recumbent features a Pinion gear hub in the front wheel

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TopFlaps offer custom mudguard mud flaps

Extend the reach of your rear mudguard with these customised mud flaps

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Slicks backpack smashes Kickstarter goal within 72 hours of launching

Just 72 hours into its Kickstarter campaign and the Slicks modular backpack has achieved its funding goal

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Assos set to open new “experience concept” store in central London

High-end clothing brand set to open first shop in London

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Boardman launch 2016 Performance range – favourites revamped +all new disc braked endurance road bike and £999 TT bike

New £1,499 Road Pro Disc, £999 CX Team and £1,799 Road Pro SLR among the highlights

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Just in: Bottecchia Reparto Corse Duello

First look at this aluminium-framed £999 Italian road bike with Shimano 105 parts

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Combined video camera and GPS computer product launches on Indiegogo

A video camera and GPS bike computer all rolled into one

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Cervelo, Canyon and Trek win 2016 Design & Innovation Awards

A panel of experts hand out awards to the best bikes and products - but do you agree with the winners?

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Shimano introduces free automatic gear shifting upgrade for its STEPS e-bike groupset

New software update provides automatic gear shifting for STEPS and Nexus Di2 e-bike groupset

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