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INSIDE KNOWLEDGE • WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RIDERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE

INSIDE KNOWLEDGE • WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RIDERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE

INSIDE KNOWLEDGE • WE BEGGED SOME OF THIS ISSUE’S COOLEST RIDERS FOR THEIR BEST ADVICE

MY BICYCLING LIFE • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & BIKE-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

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MY BICYCLING LIFE • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & BIKE-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

MY BICYCLING LIFE • EXPERT HACKS, GEAR RECS & BIKE-TESTED WISDOM FROM OUR STAFF

LETTER FROM AN ENTHUSIAST

CONTRIBUTORS

SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN THE SUMMER HEAT • TIPS AND TRICKS FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR RIDE LIFE

NAVIGATE TRICKY INTERSECTIONS

PERFECT YOUR PACELINE SKILLS

FUEL A CENTURY RIDE RIGHT

PROPERLY CARE FOR YOUR HEADSET

USE HAND SIGNALS WHEN RIDING

JUSTIN WILLIAMS CAN SEE THE FUTURE • His vision for a uniquely American version of bike racing is nothing short of revolutionary. So why are people so reluctant to get on board?

I THOUGHT I WAS DO THESE HARD RIDES TO MOMORIALIZE MY DAD.

THESE CUSTOM FRAME BUILDERS ARE PUSHING THE INDUSTRY TO REFLECT ALL RIDERS—ONE BIKE AT A TIME

CAREN HARTLEY • Hartley Cycles & ISEN Workshop // South London, England

JACKIE MAUTNER • Untitled Cycles // Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

MEGAN DEAN • Moth Attack // Tucson, Arizona

DANIELLE SCHÖN • Schön Studio // Squamish, British Columbia

ELIZABETH COLEBROOK • Beaumont Bicycle // Shropshire, England

SWANEE RAVONISON • Atelier Pariah // Nevers, France

CARBS ARE STILL KING. • HERE’S HOW TO USE THEM TO FUEL EVERY RIDE

CARBS: THEY’RE BOTH SIMPLE AND COMPLEX

CARB MANIPULATION MYTHS

HOW TO FUEL RIDES OF EVERY LENGTH

OUR MESSY, GOOEY, AND TOTALLY SCIENTIFIC TEST TO FIND THE BEST TUBELESS TIRE SEALANT • NOTES, OPINIONS, USEFUL TIPS, AND THE COOLEST GEAR FROM INSIDE THE WORLD’S MOST RIGOROUS BIKE AND GEAR TEST CENTER

HOW TUBELESS SEALANTS WORK

THE TEST ZONE

SPECIALIZED AETHOS COMP RIVAL ETAP AXS • NOURISHING YOUR BASIC NEEDS AND IRRATIONAL FIXATIONS

TRAILCRAFT MAXWELL 26

CERVÉLO ÁSPERO-5GRXDI2

WHY WATTS DON’T MEAN MUCH WHEN YOU’RE SHOPPING FOR AN E-BIKE

2021 Bicycling E-BIKE AWARDS

3T EXPLORO RACE-MAX BOOST FLATBAR

TREK E-CALIBER 9.9 XTR

BUNCH BIKES THE COUPE

RAD POWER RAD-MISSION 1 ELECTRIC METRO BIKE

CANNONDALE ADVENTURE NEO 3 EQ

SPECIALIZED TURBO LEVO PRO

E-BIKE TERMS YOU NEED TO KNOW

MARIN ALPINE TRAIL E2

LEMOND PROLOG

CAIRNE-ADVENTURE 1.0 700C

MARIN SAUSALITO E2

HOW TO BE A RIDER • EMILY CHENG, 28, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, SAN FRANCISCO