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Figuring it out: Half a Lifetime on a BMX, by Conor.

BMX has been part of me for literally half my life. I started on my 15th birthday, when I received a beginner complete from Mongoose: loose ball bearing hubs, three-piece cranks, and a sprocket smaller than what was usual at the time…

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Bike Check: Dai’s Mash Parallax

When you’re a Parallax fanboy like me, there are certain bikes you’ve seen countless times online, always feeling just out of reach, the kind of thing you expect to admire only through a screen….

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From Perfect to Personal : Building a Bike You Actually Love

For most cyclists, the search for the perfect bike is a familiar obsession. I’ll admit, I’m usually the first one hunting for the “next” thing, and I fall way too often for the famous N+1 rule: the correct number of bikes to own is always one more than you currently have.

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Compact Vision #2: Manufacturing: Where and How?

After the first article on the Compact Vision Project, it turns out that 90% of you are interested in a mini-velo with track bike geometry. Truth be told, we’ve already started working on some technical drawings and even sent a few emails to explore how we might take our first real steps.

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Self Bike Check: Custom Weis Hammer Gravel Ti Plus

I think everyone’s waited long enough for a full reveal of what I’ve decided to dub “The Weis Beach Ripper”, simply because riding along the sea is probably what I’ve done most with this bike so far…

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