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Rim Dynamos Can Now Generate 70% MORE Power Than Hub Dynamos
If you’re old enough, or simply have a penchant for vintage bikes, you’ll know exactly how terrible rim dynamos of the past have been. That little wheel grinding away on the side of your tyre, making...
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List of Hub Dynamo USB Chargers and Charging Systems for Electronic Devices
Currently, there are 27 different hub dynamo USB chargers available. Dynamo chargers are particularly useful if you carry any battery-powered gadgets. I use my Cinq Plug5 Plus to top up my iPhone,...
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Fresh Updates For The Bikepacking and Touring Bicycle Buyer’s Guides!
November has been a crazy busy month for me. I’ve spent almost every day researching the latest touring and bikepacking bikes, calculating various measurements, observing the latest trends, contacting...
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The Fascinating Aerodynamics of Bikepacking and Bicycle Touring
By the time you’re cycling at 30KPH, as much as 90% of the resistive force experienced comes from aerodynamic drag. And it’s not until you get down to 12KPH when rolling and air resistance are equal....
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How Much Do Hub Dynamos Really Slow You Down?
I have used and recommended dynamo setups for over a decade as I love not having to think about charging battery lights or sourcing power for my devices. You will often hear remarks like ‘my dynamo hub...
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List of Rohloff Bike Models For Touring and Bikepacking
I’ve been writing about internal gear hubs for close to a decade, and a list of Rohloff bike models has long been requested. The main reason I have refrained from compiling this list is that Rohloff...
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Here Are The 13 BEST Bikepacking Bikes For 2021
It’s time for my take on the best bikepacking bikes for 2021. In this super in-depth article, I’ll first explain how I went about selecting these bikes. I’ll then discuss the different bike categories,...
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Never Too Late: Ron’s First Bikepacking Trip At 71 (Video)
It’s never too late to start. Ron Manganiello took up mountain biking in his late-60s, and has just started bikepacking in his 70s! I’ve been cycling with Ron since October 2020 when we first met. I...
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Why Frame Stiffness is Critical In Understanding Ride Feel & Quality
The stiffness of your frame plays a very large role in how your bike feels underneath you. People often talk about bikes having a ‘dead’ feeling when they’re too stiff, a ‘noodly’ feeling when they’re...
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6 New Bikepacking Bikes That You Need To Know About
The recent popularity of bike travel is turbocharging bikepacking bike and gear innovation. I’ve been working on a lot of long-form, highly-researched articles of late, which has meant I’ve had less...
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Lab Test: How Quickly Can You Charge A Battery or Smartphone With A Dynamo?
Today I want to indulge in some data to find out how quickly we can charge different batteries and devices using a bicycle dynamo USB charger. I will be explaining how different USB chargers and dynamo...
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4 New Bikepacking Products That You Need To Know About
The recent popularity of bike travel is turbocharging bikepacking gear innovation. I’ve been working on a lot of long-form, highly-researched articles of late, which has meant I’ve had less time to...
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Ask Me Anything: Carrying Enough Food For 92 Days, KOGA vs Tout Terrain, S&S...
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Lab Test: Lowering Your Tyre Pressure Will Greatly Improve Your Bike’s Comfort
Krzysztof Wierzbicki is on a mission to find the degree to which the components of your bike can dampen vibrations. Over the last few years, he has used his smartphone accelerometer to compare frame...
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Here Are The Best Suspension Seatposts For Touring & Bikepacking
Bicycle frames are stiff truss structures with little vertical compliance. As we’ve seen in my recent video about frame comfort, the majority of the vertical deflection at the back of the bike is...
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Are Chainless Shaft Drive Bicycles A Genius or Terrible Idea?
We need to get our pedal power from the cranks to the rear wheel somehow. Chains are clearly the most common way to propel us forward, and if you’re a regular reader here, you’ll have seen that I think...
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Is Rear Suspension On Gravel Bikes Genius Or A Gimmick?
Soft tail bikes are nothing new, I remember lusting over several of them in the 1990s. But do they actually improve your comfort, speed and rear-wheel traction, or are they just a gimmick? Today, we’ll...
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Why We Should Stop Our Obsession With Bike and Gear Weight
Weight is often the central focus for any discussion around bikes, components, and camping gear. You’ll have noticed that I don’t emphasise weight very often on CyclingAbout, and that’s because it...
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Hills Are Not Harder Than The Flat, Says Science
Hills are NOT harder than cycling on the flat. You heard that right, and today, I’m going to explain how this can possibly be the case. If you’re feeling a little triggered because you currently find...
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How This Genius Made A Bicycle Gearbox Using Recycled Bike Parts
Bicycle gearboxes have been around for almost a century, but it’s only recently that they have truly proven themselves as a worthy alternative to derailleur gears. Gearboxes trade a small amount of...
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