Tag: Tubeless
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Ridden: Vittoria Corsa Pro (vs Control NEXT vs Control Graphene vs Rubino Pro)
Click or not: Ridden: Vittoria Corsa Pro (vs Control NEXT vs Control Graphene vs Rubino Pro)What more can you say about tyres that hasn’t already been said? We know they are the most important part on any bike, the vital contact point between the road and rider, hopefully avoiding the two meeting in an unceremonious manner. They can make or break any ride, and render the finest of bicycles as… …
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Ridden: Vittoria Corsa Tubeless
Click or not: Ridden: Vittoria Corsa TubelessRoad tubeless is still a relatively new thing, yet one we’ve been crying out for for years. We’ve been tubeless off-road for decades, so why did it take so long to perfect the road tubeless technology? We don’t know, but we finally feel like the tech is finally trustworthy (what with those high pressures) and… …
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Plugged: Dynaplug Tyre Repair System
Click or not: Plugged: Dynaplug Tyre Repair SystemRunning tubeless tyres is something that every mountain biker should be doing. The benefits of lower pressures and fewer (if not zero) flats are well-founded. Tubes are relegated to emergency measures when something goes wrong and you are stuck miles from safety. But sometimes things do go wrong, and usually that means a rip or… …
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Pumped: Specialized Blast
Click or not: Pumped: Specialized BlastWhen you first feast eyes on the Specialized Blast, you’re briefly left wondering “how the hell do you pump this thing”? After a cursory look around it and a quick read of the instructions, it becomes clear that it’s not actually a pump at all. First mistake. What it is is a tubeless tyre setter, designed to… …