Just how good is the best? Iain Treloar puts a jaw-dropping superbike to the test. Lighter, faster, smoother—it’s long been the mantra of road bike marketing, the core to the justification for extravagant and expensive machines. It’s easy to be skeptical about whether anything can justify the bombast of these claims, and it’s extremely easy
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Iain Treloar tackles Taiwan’s—and maybe the world’s—toughest climb. It comes back to me like a fever-dream, half-remembered glimpses of an experience surreal and intense. It goes like this: we’re a motley crew of cycling media and pro cyclists and we’re cooped up in an aging hotel on the outskirts of Hualien. The lobby echoes with
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A smart and beautifully-executed wide-range gearing solution for the road: Iain Treloar reports on testing. Rating 90% Function 38/40 Quality 38/40 Price 7/10 Appearance 7/10 Derailleur from $94.95 (Apex), $174.95 as tested (Force 22); cassette from $71.95 (Apex), $134.95 as tested (Force 22) At
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When you find a comfortable rhythm on a great climb in terrific weather, you’ll know just how enjoyable climbing can be. The Climbing Cyclist, Matt de Neef, shares his passion. You don’t forget your first mountain. Mine was Mt Buffalo more than a decade ago, conquered as a naive teenager on a family camping trip to Victoria’s high country.
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