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EB17: Praxis debuts Girder Carbon mountain bike cranks, Zayante X road & quieter BBs

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The new Praxis Girder Carbon is their second carbon fiber mountain bike crankset, following the Lyft Carbon introduced at Sea Otter earlier this year. This one slots in just below the Lyft, being a bit heavier, but it introduces an entirely manufacturing process that helps them get to a very attractive price point. Praxis’ Adam Haverstock provides a nice overview in this video, but there’s a lot more to the story. They’ve been working on a new design for a couple of years that’ll let them produce carbon fiber cranks “for the masses”. Meaning, very affordable. The Girder Carbon comes...

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[TESTED] PRAXIS WORKS LYFT M30 CRANKSET

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We first found out about Praxis (a company that’s local to our US tester) when he was in search of a way to convert his BB30 Turner RFX to work with SRAM GXP cranks. Praxis kindly sent out their “conversion BB” for testing. We were impressed by it and always stoked on well made parts that provide “why didn’t I think of that?” solutions. A few months back, we stopped into their headquarters in Santa Cruz for an office tour. On our way out, we grabbed a set of their new Lyft cranks…Freakishly light, but quite stout, the carbon cranks utilize Praxis’ take on...

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[OFFICE VISIT] PRAXIS WORKS, SANTA CRUZ

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Not long ago we stopped by the other end of town in Santa Cruz and paid a visit to Praxis Works, a local engineering firm with a focus on drivetrain components. About 1 year ago we tested out their “conversion BB”…In layman’s terms, it’s a press fit bottom bracket that allows you to run GXP style cranks in a BB30 bike. While Praxis’ early foray into the world of being a solutions company has stuck, they’re branching out a great deal and trying to break away from that image. After a stroll through the office we met some great folks and got a solid...

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Smart Training With Team Sky & The Wahoo KICKR Power Trainer

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Matt Stephens talks with Tim Kerrison, the Head Of Athlete Development at Team Sky. Tim discusses the warm up / down activities undertaken by the riders, something Team Sky created headlines with at the Tour de France a few years ago.Luke Rowe uses the KICKR for training when the weather is bad, and is able to replicate the cobbled climb efforts. He can be found listening to "old skool rap" Dr Dre, Fifty Cent, Eminem.Ian Boswell feels that training with accurate power has improved his race day performance, particularly since the home trainers of old! Ian recalls the most challenging home...

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Wheelbuilding | Alloy Rim Weights

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To help pick out the appropriate set of rims for your custom wheel build, we've broken them into two main groups: Standard Rims & Disc Rims.  To make things easier, we've further broken these groups into Categories, based on their dimensions. (ie Width and Depth) and sorted them according to their Weight. These 3 specifications are the main attributes to consider to optimise your ride performance and overall experience.  Here are some bullet points to help you along: style of riding (ie, criterium, century, touring) terrain (ie, tarmac, gravel, cobbles) distance  gradient  wind conditions optimal tyre size frame / brake clearance -------------------------- ...

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