April 2011

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Salida Trials Competition

Photos by Joshua Murdock of Max Schulze in Salida, CO. Check out the pic after the break of Max competing in his first trials competition.

Written by Kristi Benedict April 25, 2011

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Riding The Blue Ridge Parkway

Photo submitted by Chad Lowers, “taking a break after the 25 mile climb towards Mt. Mitchell near Asheville, NC. Only 10 more miles to the…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 24, 2011

Video: Hoffman Bikes’ Shane Weston In Action

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2011

SRAM/Truvativ X0 MRP Chainguide Collaboration Official

We missed a photo opp with these at Sea Otter, but they are part of the new products launched alongside the new X0 silver group…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2011

Trek Bicycle Starts Carbon Fiber Recycling Program

PRESS RELEASE: Trek Bicycle has instituted a full-scale carbon recycling program at its Waterloo, WI-based US manufacturing facility and is now recycling all scrap carbon…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2011

Santa Cruz’s Updated Blur XC – What Changed, What Didn’t and Why

We posted some initial info on the revised Santa Cruz Blur XC already, but now we’ve got the full run down of changes and non-changes…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 23, 2011

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Riding For A Cause, The 2011 Tour de Lis

Photo submitted by Adam Rouillier, “The St. James Cyclist group at the 2011 Tour De Lis, A charity ride to benefit the Livestrong Foundation and the…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 23, 2011

North Shore Billet’s Prototype AM Stem

North Shore Billet has been around now since all 2003, yet they are still somewhat unknown, especially in segments of the US Market. As Marc…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2011

Northwave Evolution Shorts and Jersey: High End Clothes that aren’t Built for Racing

Ok, so you could totally race in the Evolution line, but that’s not the point. When Northwave set out to design the Evolution line, they…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2011

Spotted! Prototype Raleigh Carbon Fiber Cyclocross Bike

Raleigh’s marketing man, Brian, in a hushed voice, said “hey, stop by the Diamond Back booth, I have something to show you.” Problem is, he…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2011

Insane POV Video from Mavic Support Vehicle at Paris Roubaix

This video shows just how insane it is in the peloton for the Mavic motorcycle tech support crew, followed by some decent race footage from…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2011

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Riding Up Sunshine Canyon In Boulder, CO

Photo submitted by Christian Levy. To see more Pics of the Day, click here, and to submit your own photo to be shown to the world, go…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 22, 2011

10 Speed Twist Shifter For SRAM and Shimano Dynasys!

While SRAM is mum on whether they’ll ever introduce a twist shifter for the 2×10 drivetrains, and we’re guessing Shimano is not really working on…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2011

TRP’s Trick New Singlespeed Brake Levers, Shorter Mini V-Brakes, Parabox Hydraulic Converter, More

TRP’s highlight was certainly the Parabox cable-to-hydraulic disc brake converter that’s been popping up on bikes like the Felt prototype disc brake carbon cyclocross bike,…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2011

Close Up Look at Magura’s Carbon MT8 Disc Brakes, Plus New Thor 150 Fork, Internals

Magura sent out images and info on their new MT8 carbon fiber-bodied hydraulic disc brakes before Sea Otter, so we used the show to get…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2011

Spotted! Custom John Caletti Dirt Jump Mountain Bike

John Caletti’s understated style is something we’ve appreciated when we’ve seen his handiwork at NAHBS, but it’s been shown on fairly standard issue road, cyclocross…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2011

Initial Review: Craft Zero Extreme Concept base layer

Thought it’s still early in a lot of places for shorts and lightweight jerseys, most of us are thankfully shedding our heavy insulating layers for…

Written by Marc Basiliere April 21, 2011

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Pretty In Pink

Photo submitted by Rob English of English Cycles, “kind of a fun project to share; wanted to show you the cruiser I just finished. 29er, Nuvinci…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 21, 2011

SRAM Shows New Classic Silver X0, Additional 2×10 Gearing Ranges, Derailleur Sizes

In addition to the new white color for their Apex road group, SRAM unveiled a new X0 Classic Silver option. It’s a new highly polished…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 20, 2011

Industry Nine Puts Carbon Rims on the Road, Blacks Out Hubs and Whites Out Rims

After dorkin’ around for way too long trying to get EDGE/ENVE to put the originally spec’d custom carbon rims into production, Industry Nine had to…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 20, 2011

Custom Built 718 Bike Rack

We’ve definitely had no shortage of cool and interesting bike racks on the site lately, but let’s be honest. There are a lot of cyclists…

Written by Zach Overholt April 20, 2011

Sugoi MTB Review: Gustav Shorts, plus Gustav and Hans Jerseys

I have to admit, I’m not a big fan of Lycra. Not really because I’m self conscious or think it looks dorky, rather it’s just…

Written by Zach Overholt April 20, 2011

Review: taking a bike by train in the Duffbag Stealth bag

The Duffbag Stealth bike bag is designed by the UK-based company to be small, light and discreet. We took a look at their range a while…

Written by Max Leonard April 20, 2011

Sun-Ringle Debuts A.D.D. Tubeless Downhill Mountain Bike Wheelset w/ Stan’s Rims

Like the completely revised Black Flag wheels (we reviewed them here), Sun-Ringle’s new A.D.D. tubeless downhill wheels license Stan’s NoTubes rim technology for quick, easy…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 20, 2011

Hands On: Volagi Liscio Disc Brake Road Bike – Weights, Details

When we first laid eyes on Volagi’s disc brake equipped road bikes, we drooled and totally wanted a size run in the office…everyone here wants…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 20, 2011

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Riding in Wadi Degla, Cairo, Egypt

Photo submitted by Hani Morsi, “Riding at sunset in the trail network of Wadi Degla, near Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Neal Afifi.” Check out MTB Egypt…

Written by Kristi Benedict April 20, 2011

Ellsworth’s Prototype 180mm Freeride Bike Spotted Looking for a Name – Win It!

Know that Ellsworth prototype freeride bike we leaked a couple weeks ago? Turns out it needs a name and came to Sea Otter hoping to…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 19, 2011

Sneak Peek – Jamis Prototype 29er Full Suspension and 150mm Trail Bike

Tucked away in their booth at Sea Otter, Jamis hid a couple of prototypes that we missed. Fortunately, their account rep Marc Urbanski phoned in…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 19, 2011

Crank Brothers Post 2 – Carbon Cobalt 11 Wheels, 29ers and More Hoop Revisions, Stems and Pedals

In addition to all the new and revised components and soft goods, Crank Brothers has revamped their wheel line to drop price points and, in…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 19, 2011

Crank Brothers Post 1 – New Colors, Grips, Bags, Mini Tools, Saddles, Posts and Handlebars

Crank Brothers showed off new products and changes that touched virtually every component group they offered, and they introduced a few new ones, too. In…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 19, 2011

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