Cycling
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Loca Aluminium Gravel bike build
Background I do a lot of road and gravel cycling, some mountainbiking and plenty of commuting. I am fortunate enough to own several bikes and believe three bikes would be ideal for my type of riding – one pure road bike, one trail/cross-country mountainbike and one gravel/commuter-bike. I have just recently found my perfect gravel and commuter bike. How did I end up buying a Loca bike? Partly because of Google and SEO I guess… However I knew what I was searching for. I have previosly owned two different gravel bikes. I started road and gravel cycling on a Giant Revolt Advanced 2. With two different wheel-sets I thought that…
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Lapierre Xelius SL 8.0
About me as a reviewer Writing this review I have done about 5000 km outdoors as well as a hundreds of more on the indoor trainer. So perhaps not enough for a long-term review but certainly more than a first feeling. In order to make a useful bike review I think it can be helpful for the reader to know more about the reviewer. I have been road cycling intensively since 2021, first three years on a Giant Revolt Advanced 2. I made the switch primarily because of some knee and hip discomfort that I (after trying numerous of other things including multiple cleat- and saddle positions) thought might be…