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Stack and reach on the Arcadex measure at 59.5cm and 37.4cm. Max tire clearance on the Arcadex is slim at 700x42cm. At fi rst glance, the busy lines of the Arcadex were reminiscent of BMC's Urs gravel bike. EURO 50 www.roadbikeaction.com 50 www.roadbikeaction.com GRAVEL www.roadbikeaction.com 51 www.roadbikeaction.com 51 L ooking back at the evolution of road bike technology, it's no surprise that aerodynamic gains are the headline points on the latest gravel offerings from Euro brands Ridley and Bianchi. The Ridley Kanzo Fast and Bianchi Arcadex are heralded as aero-inspired gravel bikes, but their aero qualities allow for much more versatility than the straightline, time-trial-like road bikes that started the speed-centric gravel trend. [Extracted from the article]

Www.roadbikeaction.com 45 By Zap DIGGING DEEP DIGGING DEEP With the new Cosmic Ultimate wheel, Mavic hopes to sail ahead by not forgetting the past A s far as legacy brands go in the cycling industry, at 134 years old, French wheel brand Mavic rates among Bianchi and Michelin as the oldest. With only fi ve pairs of wheels to use between a dozen journos and nary a scale in sight, we had to take Mavic's word that a pair of 40mm-deep carbon wheels weighs 1350 grams (about 100 grams more than the tubular version). With a 100-year-plus history of making highperformance wheels, Mavic has a catalog fi lled with everything from entry-level aluminum to high-priced carbon fi ber wheels. [Extracted from the article]