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ISM - PR Series PR - Performance Recreation, not to be confused with ISM's comfort line up.  The PR saddles feature a wider width, ranging from 140-145mm, and the highest padding 40-60, making it perfect for riders in a slightly more relaxed, upright position.  Think Grand Fondo, Century and Touring ride setups with less rotation in the hips, and most of the riders weight is placed on the seat bones.  Being a noseless saddle, it can still accommodate the rider comfortably in the drops.  Besides long distance athletes, the PR series is very popular with Triathletes because of the high...

Step 1:  If you have a pre-existing R45 hub, purchase the appropriate XDR Conversion kit, they are available in Steel / Ceramic bearings. Unfortunately, the XDR freehub uses a proprietary axle and bearing, so purchasing the hub shell is insufficient, and your existing campy / shimano parts are not compatible with the XDR.  You can purchase the Conversion kits here: XDR Conversion kit Step 2:  Check that you have all the parts listed. Step 3: Slide Outer Drive shell bearing onto the axle. Use the Laser etched wording to note the orientation of the bearing, the White Seal should be inside the hub...

<bikerumor.com>ENVE has debuted a new line of performance aluminum road bike hubs that follow a similar design philosophy as their recent carbon hubs. At almost half the price of the carbon versions the ENVE Alloy Road Hubs lace their proprietary hub tech into more affordable carbon wheelsets for road and gravel riding in both rim brake & disc brake variants, or are available on their own for custom wheel builds. ENVE Alloy Road Hub – Rim Brake ENVE is no stranger to hubs, recently introducing an updated pair of premium carbon fiber shell, rim brake road hubs. It should come as...

Want to go disc, but holding back on the transition because of the ‘weight disadvantage’? The New 2019 SpeedCarbon Disc Clincher from Carbon-Ti not only bridges that gap, but surpasses it.  You can now embrace all the advantages that Road Disc bikes have to offer without looking back.    At 38mm deep and just 1250grams, it is deeper and lighter than their competitors.  Hack, even lighter than most other non-disc wheelsets!    It is a weightweenie’s dream wheelset and like all other Carbon-Ti components, these wheels (rims and hubs) are proudly Made-in-Italy.    A Tubular version is also available and weighs in at just 1170g. ...

Designed specifically for bicycles, Chris King made-in-house bearings are built to last a lifetime, fully serviceable, and backed by our ten-year built-to-last warranty. Now, after making the very best pressed-in headsets for over 40 years, Chris King is releasing the DropSet™ 1, the first Chris King integrated headset. This project started from the ground up, beginning with testing to analyze the forces at play in an integrated vs a pressed-in headset design, and discovering the unique problems that needed to be addressed. The most significant challenge to overcome is that integrated bearings are not pressed into a cup and sit loosely...