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ENVE ATHLETES TO WATCH FOR AT THE RIO OLYMPICS

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The opening ceremonies are just around the corner and we are excited to announce a long list of athletes riding ENVE during the games! We have broken each category down with a rider list along side the date and time to catch each event. Stay tuned in for the next month to see our men and women compete at the highest level. Men’s Road Race | Saturday August 6 @ 6:30 AM Edvald Boasson Hagen – Norway Kanstantsin Siutsou – Belarus Steve Cummings – Great Britain Serge Pauwels – Belgium Youcef Reguigui – Algeria Adrien Niyonshuti – Rwanda Daniel Teklehaimanot – Eritrea Chris Froome –  Great...

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The age old question - Which is faster? Tubulars or Clinchers?

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So, the age old question, which is faster?  Tubulars or Clinchers?  We've always been told by coaches and the veteran racers, "Train in clinchers, Race in Tubulars", but is this true?  Here's a test by done by BikeRadar, on a Time Trial Bike and a Road Bike. They will be testing the Enve 4.5 Tubulars, against the Enve 4.5 Clinchers.    Enve mentioned that their clinchers are more aero than their tubulars. On the climb test, the clinchers were indeed faster than the lighter tubulars. Perhaps, aero really does trump weight.     Stay up to date, follow us on: Facebook...

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In the wind tunnel, with Enve & Team Dimension Data

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The Global Cycling Network (GCN) caught up with Enve's master Aerodynamicist Simon Smart last week while working with Team Dimension Data as they prepare the right wheels for the right Tour De France Stages.  PS, they're also working on something secret.    Stay up to date, follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram

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Debunking Wheel Stiffness

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Are your wheels stiff enough? Do your manly legs pump out so many kilowatts that you flex them like soggy noodles? Stiffness is like training volume, right? More is always better? I’d like to start this discussion with a very simple question: What IS wheel stiffness? Do you know? If anyone out there can accurately describe it in one paragraph or less, you get a gold star. I don’t even think I could do it, which is why we’re dedicating an entire article to it.  The biggest problem with the wheel stiffness discussion is that the term is thrown around far too much...

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ALL ABOUT ROAD HUBS

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In the universe of bicycles, hubs are the sun and everything revolves around them – literally.  The best rims in the world are worthless unless they are built around a great hub. If the hub ceases to function properly, your ride comes to a halt. For this reason, ENVE only specs Chris King, DT Swiss, and now the ENVE Carbon Road Hub. So, what is it that makes these hubs great? Let’s lay it all out there… First, these hubs reduce the tradeoffs between reliability, strength, weight, stiffness, and efficiency better than any other hubs we’ve tested. RELIABILITY The best...

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