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FIT AND FEEL(S)

FUN IN A BOTTLE Just add water

CHAMPION GEAR • U.S. national road champion Ruth Winder rides with some things anyone can buy, some things money can’t buy, and, often, some pretty tasty things, too.

SHOE SHOPPING • Here are some of our favorite top-of-the-line road and gravel shoes for 2021. Dante Young is testing them all. Look for his video reviews on VeloNews.com.

MEN’S ROAD

WOMEN’S ROAD

MEN’S GRAVEL

WOMEN’S GRAVEL

Custom envy • THE BOUTIQUE CARBON BRAND ENVE DEBUTS BUILT-TO-FIT RACE AND ALL ROAD BIKES, FABRICATED AND PAINTED IN OGDEN, UTAH

VIRTUALLY ALL ROAD BIKES ARE NOW ALL-ROAD BIKES • No longer a niche, all-road bikes are the prime machines for 2021

ROAD BIKES • Our pick of the best of the category for 2021

QUICK SHIFT • Your group options from Shimano, SRAM, and Campagnolo — now and in the near future

A MOUNTAIN BIKER’S TAKE ON ‘ALL-ROAD’ • David Turner expresses his point of view on the genre — in titanium.

GRAVEL BIKES • Our pick of the best of the category for 2021

THREE BY ONE • Shimano, SRAM, and now Campagnolo have single-ring gravel groups

UNDERSTANDING AND USING STACK AND REACH • How to understand X-Y coordinates to make sure you get a bike that fits

Maison Tamboite The choice of Louis Vuitton • INSIDE A CENTURY-OLD PARISIAN BRAND

USED, NOT ABUSED • Still scared of buying a used bike online? Here are some helpful tips to guide you through the process.

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW • 33 sunglasses measured for distortion in two tests

STOPPING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT

SUNGLASSES DISTORTION TEST

BAG IT • Athletes and tailors share what makes a gravel bag great

A JAPANESE SHIFT • In 1973, Belgian Freddy Maertens helped usher Shimano Dura-Ace into the cycling world

GEAR ISSUES