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The Exposure MaXx-D is an impressive all-in-one package with blistering total light output and brilliantly convenient design

Exposure MaXx-D light

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Excellent all-in-one unit for trail riding

Cycling Kit & Accesories
The round top tube is supplied by Edge Composites and bonded into aluminum ends.

Amy Dombroski's Primus Mootry custom

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Featherweight ride for a featherweight rider

Pro Bikes
The Rapha Cross Jersey blends versatile Sportwool material, a perfect cut, and keen styling plus a few 'cross-specific details

Rapha Cross Jersey

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Proven formula with a few handy improvements

Clothing & Shoes
The integrated battery means there are no cords running from the Exposure Diablo lamp to a separate battery pack

Exposure Diablo light

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Ingenious design

Cycling Kit & Accesories
The generous coverage helps keep your back protected even if your jersey rides up a bit.

Rapha Cross 3/4 Bib Shorts

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Slimmed down but needs to tighten up

Clothing & Shoes
The top tube boasts a straightforward round profile.

Geoff Kabush's Team Maxxis Rocky Mountain Solo CX

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Custom aluminum rig for the Canadian national champion

Pro Bikes
Truvativ's HammerSchmidt offers 'right now' two-speed capabilities that don't require you to ease off the gas during shifts, all wrapped in an impressively compact package.

Truvativ HammerSchmidt AM chainset

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Trick two-speed crankset

Cycling Tech & Components
Just like with Dura-Ace 7900, the new Ultegra 6700 brakes offer a more positive feel and notably improved stopping ability in dry conditions.

Shimano Ultegra 6700 group

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Dura-Ace features and feel but with a tad more weight – and a lot less money

Groupsets
The Castelli Diluvio gloves are remarkably warm in spite of their minimal construction

Castelli Diluvio gloves

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Scuba tech for the two-wheeled crowd

Clothing & Shoes
Tube shaping on the Cross RC is notably aggressive in areas.

Davide Frattini's Fuji Cross RC

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Bone stock with a few key upgrades

Pro Bikes
Feathery light, supremely comfortable and surprisingly airy

Giro Prolight Helmet

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Feathery light, supremely comfortable and surprisingly airy

Helmets
The Pedro's Vise Whip is several times more expensive than conventional chain whips but once you use one, you'll likely never go back

Pedro's Vise Whip

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Clever chain whip

Tools
Specialized's latest BG S-Works road shoes are easily its best yet with a comfy and well ventilated upper, excellent support throughout, an I-beam-stiff carbon sole plate and superlight weight to boot

Specialized Body Geometry S-Works road shoes

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Awesome road slippers from the big 'S'

Clothing & Shoes
Molded-in finger grips on the underside of the Hudz provide a secure place to grab on to

Hudz SoftGrip Shimano Dura-Ace 7800 brake hoods

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Better ergonomics and a surer grip

Cycling Tech & Components
Anthony prefers to run his levers high on a traditional-bend bar.

Pro bike: Jesse Anthony's Jamis Supernova

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Light and agile machine for rising American cyclo-cross star

Pro Bikes
Snuggle up at the end of the day in Capo's fetching Felpe Trainer.

First look: Capo cool and cold weather kit

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Solid-looking gear for the cold months ahead

Racing
The top tube is just slightly flattened for easier shouldering.

Jeremy Powers' Cyclocrossworld.com-Cannondale Cyclocross

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Top-notch bits and meticulous attention to detail

Pro Bikes
The wide and flat top tube contributes to front end lateral rigidity while also making for a reasonably comfortable place to rest your shoulder.

Chris Jones' Champion System Focus Mares Team

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Special trimmings for a special day

Pro Bikes
The Vermarc Sock Booties are simple in both concept and execution - they're basically just oversized, heavy-duty socks with reinforced cutouts for the cleats - but effective nonetheless for keeping your feet warm and reasonably dry in cool and damp conditions.

First look: Vermarc cool weather gear

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Straight out of the heart of Belgium

Racing
The new BBB Rapid glasses offer full-frame styling and polarized lenses for the reasonable price tag of

BBB turns focus to in-house design

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New helmet, sportglasses from Dutch company

Cycling Kit & Accesories
The large-diameter seat tube presumably keeps adds to the overall frame rigidity.

Katie Compton's Planet Bike Stevens Cyclocross Carbon Team

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New carbon machine for America's top female 'crosser

Pro Bikes
Scott's Addict CX offers most of the performance of the Addict CX RC flagship but with a little extra weight and a lot of money left over

Scott Addict CX

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Lightning-fast Addict CX RC speed – but at a more reasonable cost

Bikes
Ernesto Colnago

Colnago sign-on with BBox Bouygues Telecom

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Italian company to supply frames to French, US and Italian road teams in 2010

Teams & Riders
The new Zeta road wheels will feature welded and machined aluminum rims alloyed with vanadium and a shallow box-section profile to lend more comfort on rough roads.

On show: Interbike 2009 Part 22

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More carbon wheels from Ritchey for 2010

Bikes
Top-end 'Flamme Rouge' wheel variants get carbon hub shells, titanium skewers and ratchet rings, and higher modulus carbon rim materials where applicable. Unfortunately, this trick polished finish won't make it to production, though.

On show: Eurobike 2009 Part 14

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HED expands wide rim wheel range for 2010

Bikes
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