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Back in Stock and New Products
For us, cycling is part of our lives. Our bikes are the most important tools we own. We use them for transportation, and we use them for enjoyment, often combining the two. That means our bikes need to be ready … Continue reading
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Berthoud Saddlebags
Gilles Berthoud’s are my favorite under-seat bags: lightweight, beautiful and functional. Since using one on a tandem in the 2003 Paris-Brest-Paris, I’ve found them useful whenever my handlebar bag doesn’t have enough capacity, or as the only bag on bikes … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
All of us at Compass Cycles and Bicycle Quarterly wish you a Happy New Year and many great rides for 2018.
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Happy Holidays!
All of us at Compass Cycles and Bicycle Quarterly wish you Happy Holidays!
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Free World-Wide Shipping on René Herse Components
At Compass Cycles, we’ve been excited to see interest in our components grow all over the world. We now work with more than 500 bike shops, as well as a number of international distributors. However, some components are difficult for … Continue reading
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Allroad Riding in Alsace (Open’s Video)
Open made a video to introduce their facelifted U.P. wide-tire racing bike. They went for a beautiful ride in the Alsace Mountains of France, coincidentally the same region where the first post-war Concours de Machines was held in 1946. A … Continue reading
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1995 Rivendell: Turning the Tide
When Bridgestone USA closed in 1994, many mourned the loss of what they saw as the last bastion of sensible design in the quickly changing world of bicycles. They rejoiced when later that year, Bridgestone’s marketing manager Grant Petersen started … Continue reading
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