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Finely tuned machines: the pro team staff who help push technical innovation
Team DSM Head Mechanic Ed Bekhuis and R&D Expert Piet Rooijakkers work together to give their riders every possible technical advantage. They gave us an...
Total integration, total revolution: How Shimano’s STI shifting changed cycling
Keizo Shimano revolutionised racing with the development of STI shifting. And no one who knew him was surprised
Desire: Stuart Clapp’s Factor ViSTA
It’s new bike day for Desire Editor, Stuart Clapp. He even claims that the Factor ViSTA is his N-minus-2 – what is the world coming...
Desire: What riders want
Saddles, framesets, shoes and wheels. And groupsets, of course. Philippa York on what she wanted – and what she got lumped with – when it...
Desire: Shimano S-Phyre sunglasses
Sunglasses, they’re an essential part of a pro cyclist’s poker face, they help hide their suffering. Shimano has finally got in on the game launching...
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