Cycling &mdash; Micro Dispatch 📡 https://micro-dispatch.writeas.com/tag:Cycling Like an abandoned outpost broadcasting out in the blogging wasteland, sending out dispatches one blog post at a time. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:41:39 +0000 A Flat Bar Gravel Bike That Makes You Faster? https://micro-dispatch.writeas.com/a-flat-bar-gravel-bike-that-makes-you-faster?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[Cool bike, but okay, I don't understand. A flat bar, gravel bike... is this not just a mountain bike with a rigid fork? It has flat bars and wide tires meant to go off-road. Granted this one is an e-bike. But is this not a just a mountain bike? Or a hybrid bike meant to go off-road, like the new gen Trek Dual Sport with the rigid fork? It's like new categories are being invented all for the sake of marketing something "new". div class="video-container"iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z25-lkzsF3E?si=r8nZU1iORLcQaz3F" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen/iframe/div Cycling div id="post-signature" style='text-align: center;' hr / a href="mailto:microdispatch@outlook.com"Reply via email.../a or leave me a comment below (no account or login needed). /div]]> Cool bike, but okay, I don't understand. A flat bar, gravel bike... is this not just a mountain bike with a rigid fork? It has flat bars and wide tires meant to go off-road. Granted this one is an e-bike. But is this not a just a mountain bike? Or a hybrid bike meant to go off-road, like the new gen Trek Dual Sport with the rigid fork? It's like new categories are being invented all for the sake of marketing something “new”.

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]]> https://micro-dispatch.writeas.com/a-flat-bar-gravel-bike-that-makes-you-faster Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:18:24 +0000 Are Flat Pedals Actually Just As Fast As Clipless Pedals? | GCN https://micro-dispatch.writeas.com/are-flat-pedals-actually-just-as-fast-as-clipless-pedals?pk_campaign=rss-feed <![CDATA[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVLfqjcTbnU&ab_channel=GlobalCyclingNetwork So there you go, if you are going to be racing, you should look into clipless pedals simply because it is easier to put out more power. For just general riding though, flat pedals should be good enough. Cycling div id="post-signature" style='text-align: center;' hr / a href="mailto:microdispatch@outlook.com"Reply via email.../a or leave me a comment below (no account or login needed). /div]]>

So there you go, if you are going to be racing, you should look into clipless pedals simply because it is easier to put out more power. For just general riding though, flat pedals should be good enough.

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