Tech q&a

Weight 8.3kg (58cm with SmartSense, 2x bottle cages, StashPort storage bags) Frame and fork LAB71 Hi-Mod carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Red XPLR AXS with power meter (44t, 10-46t) Wheels Reserve 42|49 TA

With gravel bikes becoming ever more tech-laden and reaching astronomical five-figure prices, could it be that the sport is getting too exclusive? We looked towards the other end of the scale to see i

Weight 9.70kg (56cm) Frame Carbon fibre Fork 3T Fango Extrema Integrale, carbon fibre Groupset SRAM Rival eTap AXS/GX Eagle AXS Transmission (10-52t) Brakes SRAM Rival eTap AXS Wheels Zipp 303 S Tyres

I’m running mechanical disc brakes and they aren’t great, with a vague lever feel and not much bite. I’m not ready to switch to hydraulic discs yet, so is there anything I can do to make them feel bet

The Doc finds a flaw or two in the newly-published regs

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