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Behind the Curtain: SRAM’s Coimbra chain factory
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Behind the Curtain: SRAM’s Coimbra chain factory

A look inside a vital SRAM production facility and how chains are made there - plus assembly of Zipp wheels and Time pedals.

by Suvi Loponen

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How, when, and why to use sodium bicarbonate for performance
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge How, when, and why to use sodium bicarbonate for performance

A guide to using this cheap and effective training aid, including benefits, protocols, and pitfalls.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin

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Wheel Talk Newsletter: God save the queen
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Wheel Talk Newsletter: God save the queen

A very British edition with a Tour of Britain recap and an appreciation of Lizzie Deignan, a trailblazing pro who will say goodbye to the peloton this year.

by Georgie Howe

News & Racing Wheel Talk Newsletter 2023 Tour of Britain women's cycling
Welcome to the inaugural Escape Collective Bicycle Art Show
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Welcome to the inaugural Escape Collective Bicycle Art Show

Things are about to get cute.

by Iain Treloar

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The power of patience: How Derek Gee climbed into Giro contention
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The power of patience: How Derek Gee climbed into Giro contention

With unprecedented power data from a GC rider, we can take a look at Gee’s performances across the Italian Grand Tour.

by Alex Hunt

Performance Power analysis Giro d'Italia Derek Gee Israel-Premier Tech
Ronan Mc Laughlin is riding around Ireland
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Ronan Mc Laughlin is riding around Ireland

My latest challenge is a personal one, with a bigger purpose.

by Ronan Mc Laughlin

Culture Performance Natasha Allergy Research Foundation

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Wild new Factor aero road bike spotted at Dauphiné
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Wild new Factor aero road bike spotted at Dauphiné

The unnamed bike borrows heavily from Factor's track and time trial offerings, and we may see it again at the Tour de France. Also, a revised Cervelo S5 is making the rounds.

by Joe Lindsey

Tech news Factor Cervelo Critérium du Dauphiné Israel-Premier Tech Visma-Lease a Bike
Ask a Wrench: Stuck DUB cranks, greasy hands, and hidden bearings
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Ask a Wrench: Stuck DUB cranks, greasy hands, and hidden bearings

Dave Rome and Zach Edwards tackle eccentric bottom brackets, the best hand cleaners, glove strategies, and the many ways to free a seized fixing bolt on a SRAM crankset.

by Escape Collective

Tech features Ask a Wrench Tech
Collective favourites - Cycling sunglasses
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Collective favourites - Cycling sunglasses

What do we use to shield our eyes?

by Suvi Loponen

Tech features Collective Favourites Tech oakley Smith Optics cycling sunglasses
A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge A winning Trek that suggests full-suspension gravel bikes are coming (back)

It looks production-ready, too.

by Dave Rome

Tech news Trek Justinas Leveika Tech Gravel Trans Balkan Race
A tale of two bike racks
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Two Kickstarter racks, three years apart, ask the question: where does inspiration end and imitation begin?

by Iain Treloar

Tech features Culture crowdfunding Bikepacking Bike Rack
In turnaround, Silca will offer its Elettrico inflators in the US
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge In turnaround, Silca will offer its Elettrico inflators in the US

A temporary reduction in trade war hostilities has opened a narrow import window, but it could close just as quickly.

by Joe Lindsey

Tech news Tech Silca tariffs Industry

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❸ We Are One Composites is now part of Industry Nine
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❸ Vollering handed fine and penalty for celebrating teammate's Catalunya stage win
❹ Leogang XCO World Cup: Domination from Pieterse, fairytale for Cink
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❻ Pogačar swaps rainbows for yellow with surprise stage 1 win at the Dauphiné
❼ Wiebes finally gets her stage win as Wollaston snatches Tour of Britain overall
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Dispatches from the Tour de Lunsar, ‘West Africa’s noisiest bike race’
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Dispatches from the Tour de Lunsar, ‘West Africa’s noisiest bike race’

The proudly independent Tour de Lunsar operates outside the UCI system on a shoestring budget. It has its struggles, but its successes know almost no bounds...

by Tom Owen

News & Racing #post-format-gallery Tour de Lunsar Editors Picks
Behind the lens: Shooting the Finestre
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Behind the lens: Shooting the Finestre

One of the greatest mountains in cycling had a dramatic impact on one of the sport's photographers.

by Harry Talbot

Culture #post-format-gallery Giro d'Italia Editors Picks
Is SRAM quietly reinventing the chain?
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Is SRAM quietly reinventing the chain?

Exclusive: A recent patent filing suggests the brand could be preparing to make a shift in chain design.

by Alex Hunt, Alan Cote

Tech new SRAM Chain Bike Industry Patent watch Tech Editors Picks

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Lidl-Trek puts on a sprint clinic at the Dauphiné as Milan's Tour debut looms
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Lidl-Trek puts on a sprint clinic at the Dauphiné as Milan's Tour debut looms

Jonathan Milan and Lidl-Trek show their rivals how it's done on stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

by Dane Cash

News & Racing Critérium du Dauphiné Jonathan Milan Lidl-Trek
Spin Cycle: All Liquigas, no brakes
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Spin Cycle: All Liquigas, no brakes

Demi Vollering got more than she bargained for.

by Jonny Long

News & Racing regowall Spin Cycle #post-format-standard
Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles

An emotional first win and a dominant run in the mud.

by Caley Fretz

News & Racing #post-format-gallery Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup Mountain Bike
The big boys are out to play at the Dauphiné
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge The big boys are out to play at the Dauphiné

Vingegaard attacks, Pogačar wins, Evenepoel hangs.

by Caley Fretz

News & Racing Critérium du Dauphiné Jonas Vingegaard Tadej Pogačar
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Beyond the Bonk 2.0: How fuelling is supercharging the women of Lidl-Trek
Performance

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Beyond the Bonk 2.0: How fuelling is supercharging the women of Lidl-Trek

How a new approach to nutrition has helped create the fastest Women's WorldTour peloton, ever.

by Georgie Howe

Performance nutrition Lidl-Trek
24 mph and 295 watts for 8 hours: Inside the unbelievable ride that won Unbound 200
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge 24 mph and 295 watts for 8 hours: Inside the unbelievable ride that won Unbound 200

Cameron Jones didn’t just break the Unbound 200 record, he obliterated it. Here’s how he rode away from everyone and rewrote what’s possible in gravel racing.

by Alex Hunt

Performance Power analysis Unbound gravel racing
Wout did how many watts? Van Aert’s Giro power data points to a return to form
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Wout did how many watts? Van Aert’s Giro power data points to a return to form

An Instagram post reveals some of Wout Van Aert’s efforts at this year's Giro d’Italia.

by Alex Hunt

Performance Giro d'Italia Wout van Aert Power analysis
Beyond the bonk: How fueling is changing the game for EF
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Beyond the bonk: How fueling is changing the game for EF

As one WorldTeam's approach shows, the limits of modern fueling strategies are yet to be reached, but a few complications are standing in the way.

by Alex Hunt

Performance nutrition EF Education-EasyPost Neilson Powless

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Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Gallery: Mud and grit as Cink and Pieterse triumph in wild Leogang XCO battles

An emotional first win and a dominant run in the mud.

by Caley Fretz

News & Racing #post-format-gallery Cross Country Mountain Bike World Cup Mountain Bike
Shimano XTR Di2 M9200 MTB group: A complete hands-on guide and early review
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Shimano XTR Di2 M9200 MTB group: A complete hands-on guide and early review

Ari Bikes Signal Peak 3.0 review: DTC XC evolved
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Ari Bikes Signal Peak 3.0 review: DTC XC evolved

Review: WRP Zero Drag Kit, a silent upgrade for DT Swiss hubs
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Review: WRP Zero Drag Kit, a silent upgrade for DT Swiss hubs

Revel Bikes is back in the hands of its founder
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Revel Bikes is back in the hands of its founder

Maxxis Aspen vs. Vittoria Peyote review, battle of the nearly-slicks
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EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Maxxis Aspen vs. Vittoria Peyote review, battle of the nearly-slicks

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