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Smaller body, higher drag: Why skinny riders are at an aero disadvantage
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Smaller body, higher drag: Why skinny riders are at an aero disadvantage

Logic might suggest the smaller the rider, the lower the drag, but shape complicates everything.

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Look and 3T launch new gravel bikes at Sea Otter

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One French, one Italian, pointing into slightly different directions.
Teravail and Salsa go big with 32" wheels, tyres and bikes

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The QBP brands come together to offer a 32" bike that fits even smaller riders.
Allied's new Echo has clearance for up to 45 mm tires

Allied's new Echo has clearance for up to 45 mm tires

In a sign of how rapidly modern expectations around tire clearance for drop-bar bikes are changing, Allied's new Echo all-road bike, released today, has room for up to 45 mm rubber. That's a dimension that would have been standard on gravel bikes as little as five
Continental expands Dubnital range

Continental expands Dubnital range

Continental has expanded the Dubnital tyre range with the launch of a new 50 mm version. Originally introduced as a fast-rolling cross-country mountain bike tyre, the Dubnital has been around for a while in a 55 mm width; the new narrower option is claimed to offer improved rolling efficiency while