OK, actually, you won’t see it ALL here, yet. We’ve still got a number of posts to do, but we think we have the biggest collection of bicycle, component, clothing and gear coverage anywhere. See that big Interbike button up on the top right of our site? Click on it (or just click here) and you’ll get the full list. We’re adding more and will update the list again when we’re done, but there’s plenty to see!
Johan Bruyneel just uploaded a video of him answering questions he gets through his website….things like “Do you think Alberto Contador can be as good or better than Lance Armstrong?” Click here to watch the video, he’s set it so it can’t be embedded, unfortunately.
INTERBIKE 2009 - In addition to the new Izalco Team road bike and Mares cyclocross bike, Focus had their new 2010 Raven Extreme carbon hardtail race-level mountain bike.
The Raven Extreme won a Eurobike Gold Award for it’s unique features, including an internally mounted rear brake mount and internal “tunnel” cable routing, which it shares (along with it’s rear stays design) with the $10,000 Izalco Team road bike.
It’s a hyper-efficient, lightweight race rig that’s gorgeous to look at…and look you may: plenty o’ pics, specs and weight after the break… (more…)
Here’s a short video from Make subscriber Justin Shaw showing some key bits of how to make handlebar brake lights and what they look like in action. You will need some soldering/electronics experience to make these! Full instructions on Instructables.
Danny MacAskill is featured in a foreign television ad for Volkswagen’s new Golf station wagon. This isn’t his first commercial foray…according to BikeBiz, he’s also been in an ad for S1Jobs.com, and you can see that video after the break…
This 23+ minute video shows John Burke, Trek’s President, at the Taipei Bike Show describing how bike companies should divert money from marketing and R&D to help promote bicycling in cities throughout the world. Genius. Make communities bicycle friendly and more people will ride their bikes! More bikes will be sold, people will be healthier–gasp! healthcare costs will go down… Good feelings all around.
What do you get when you take two of the world’s best BMX riders and one of the world’s best at the wheel……a daft and frenzied race to the finish! Kudos to Top Gear for hosting such a proper challenge.
A bicycle safety message made better by using stop motion filming and legos from BikingRules.org. Legos make everything better…like a spoonful of sugar.
Actually, Transportation Alternatives, a NYC cycling advocacy group, has a Biking Rules PSA Film Fest coming on November 17 at 7pm at BAM Rose Cinemas, followed by a reception at Brooklyn Brewery. Just don’t forget everything you just watched by the time you’re riding home from the brewery.
Just a little something to keep us motivated while we wait on our forthcoming Kona Lacondeguy Inc DJ frame to review… This is Jeff Lenosky, who actually rides for Giant, Straitline (which is how we found this video while doing the prior post), is 38 years old and can still rip. Sweet…I’m only 35, there’s still hope for pulling some sick stunts. C’mon, Kona…
If, in the unlikely event you get bored with this video, at least move the slider to 2:58 and watch the jumps down the walkway. Stoooopid.
(UPDATED: Fixed initial video to the right one…)
Bob Babbit interviews three-time consecutive Ironman winner Chrissie Wellington about her record breaking performance at this year’s Ironman World Championships in Kona, HI. Part One above, Parts Two, Three, Four and Five (make some popcorn) after the break…
REPOST: Just a reminder (and we corrected the headline…it’s Thursday, not Wednesday)….
Fathom and Citizen Pictures is releasing ‘Race Across the Sky: Leadville Trail 100′ on October 22 in select U.S. theaters. The film covers the race from start to finish and is interspersed with interviews, discussions and side stories. Check Lance’s fro in the trailer intro…doesn’t he know that’s just dead weight?
They’re also hosting a one-night panel discussion with Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael, Dave Wiens, Ken Chlouber (Leadville Trail 100 founder) and Travis Brown prior to the inaugural screening that’ll be live and filmed for tape delay presentation to show at 8pm in non-EST timezones.
For a list of theaters, click here (will open a PDF in a new window or download it depending on your browser’s settings).
It starts with an ad, but you can close it if you want. The video gets good at about 1:45 in…and at about 2:30 they make this incredible revelation: “One of the first things I realized…If one of us crashed, it’d be virtually impossible to get them out.”
Funny, then, that he didn’t bother wearing a helmet until they started pulling each other with a motorbike to make it up the incline!
INTERBIKE 2009 - Focus Bicycles probably had more bikes crammed in their booth than any other brand, but we focused on the highest end offering for road, cyclocross and mountain bike. Here, we’ve got their top of the line Mares Team ‘cross racer, a full carbon bike with tapered headtube and lots of nifty features to make it a solid performer.
Watch the vid, then hit ‘more’ for photos, specs and, of course, a pic of the bike on our scale! Ready? Go…
This doesn’t directly relate to cycling, but you never know when you might need to do CPR–and knowing how to do it and how to do it properly can help save a life.
Reported on CNN, new statistics have shown that just doing the chest compressions, rather than chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth, helps to minimize interruptions of blood flow through the body and to the brain–tripling survival rates.
Below is a short video to help you brush up on your compression technique, and as the doctor says in the video, you can also take a class from your local Red Cross.
