After years of focus on the high end bikes like Scalpel and Trigger, Cannondale’s mountain bike lineup get…
A perfect compliment to their forthcoming Yampa carbon fatbike, Borealis has just revealed their new fatbike FH1 hubs…
Niner has introduced two new bikes, one expected and one completely fresh. Their recent fan-sourced bike naming contest…
Following the launch of the Mavic Notch clothing line (review coming soon), Mavic is continuing their support of…
Poking around Park City before the official start of Press Camp this afternoon, we came across the Turner…
The Santa Cruz Heckler just turned 18, and to celebrate it’s barely legal status, she’s reinventing herself for…
Reprinted with permission from The City Swig.
Yeah, we all encounter angry drivers out there — get shouted at to use the sidewalk, have doughnuts thrown at us, etc. — who would make us believe motorists hate us, but it’s really more of a love-hate relationship than a hate-hate relationship. Here’s why:
1. Parking: for every bike commuter, there’s one more parking spot available.
More after the break.
For all you night owls and thrill seekers, Chainbusters’ 12 Hours of Zombie Apocalypse is coming to Georgia International Horse Park on June 22. Spend 12 hours on an 8 mile, pitch-black trail system that scales through two creek crossings, a couple of screaming-fast downhills, and a few climbs to keep you out of the saddle. Add to the race course a lively pit area including zombie body parts and hordes of zombies looking for brains to dine on and you’ve got one spooky race.
Hobble past the break for all the gory details…
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Full details are yet to be released (check back on the 18th), but GT has let a few snaps of their all new carbon bikes loose. Pictured above is the new Force Carbon Team,which looks quite a bit different than the mule we’ve seen Dan Atherton piloting around. With that pivot location in front and below the rear axle, the suspension looks radically different than an iDrive bike.
GT is also introducing the Sensor Carbon Team, check it out next.
Photo courtesy Trans-Sylvania Epic and A.E. Landes Photography
Having had the chance to try one of Salomon’s running-oriented hydration packs during a recent trip, packing one along for last month’s Trans-Sylvania Epic stage race was an easy choice. As the minimal Agile series is actually designed for trail running use, Salomon prioritize stability and light weight over bells and whistles. To hit its impressive 449g dry weight (290g without bladder), the Agile 7 limits niceties to a 2L Hydrapak bladder, a pair of capacious wing pockets, and 5L of gear storage. How has the lightweight pack fared on the trail? Hit the jump to find out!
Despite all the recent hubbub (sorry) about carbon-rim’d wheelsets, there are a number of companies who continue to push aluminum wheel technology and weight forward. And our wallets thank them. Take American Classic: still building on Bill Shook’s novel, lightweight, and virtually drag-free freehub, the company is putting out some impressive wheelsets using 32 standard J-bend spokes per wheel. How impressive? How do 1,319g (actual, with tape) and under $1,000 sound for a 28mm wide 26in wheelset sound? Too good to be true? Hit the jump to find out…
It seems Gwin has made a last minute decision to ditch his medium Specialized Demo carbon with the TLD custom paint, in favor of a large S-Works Demo. Gwin credits his mechanic for putting in the late hours to get everything swapped over in time for the race. After a disappointing 20th at Fort William, will this be the change Gwinny needs to get back on the podium?
Retroshift just Instagrammed (that’s a verb now, right?) this heavily filtered photo of a rear derailleur, and we confirmed with Adam it’s coming up soon. All he’d really say so far is that it follows the footsteps of his shifters in that it’s designed for making cyclocross bikes work better without breaking the bank.
His inspiration? This photo gallery of destroyed rear mechs. Word is it’ll be available by end of July and there are a few other goodies in the pipeline.
Details and an exclusive first look should be here in a few weeks!
After a Flanders roll out under team Lampre-Merida, Fulcrum’s 35mm deep Racing Speed wheels are getting official. With a conspicuous lack of a mid-depth wheel in their line up, Racing Speeds went from low pro to 50mm, with nothing in between. Now, the 35mm full carbon rim completes the range of wheels offering an excellent do-it-all depth for Fulcrum’s line.
