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Wolfland
Great video from Oscar Härnström. He found a giant sand quarry and shredded it for his first-ever freeride video. I always seek new spots and it thrills me to discover new places. While I was driving up north in Norway I found this gigantic sand quarry. It turned out to be one of the best…
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Zwift will Host 2020 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships
Zwift and the UCI have inked a deal which will revolutionize the world of virtual racing: the first-ever UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, to be held in 2020 on Zwift’s platform. Who gets to wear the rainbow stripes from the comfort of their basement training dungeon? It’s not at all surprising that Zwift got the…
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Cane Creek eeWings Now Come in Tie-Dye!
The eeWings crankset was already beautiful, now it’s drop-dead gorgeous. Cane Creek Components just released an extremely limited quantity of eeWings titanium cranksets in a tie-dye finish. The eeWings Tie-Dye are constructed from high-grade titanium just like the standard eeWings cranks but are hand-finished in a blue/purple tie-dye color. eeWings Tie-Dye are available in mountain…
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Rohan Dennis Rides Stripped BMC Timemachine TT to Win at 2019 UCI World Championships
I guess it was about the bike. Reigning individual time trial world champion, Rohan Dennis, chose to ride a stripped down BMC Timemachine TT as he rode to victory to defend his title today. Notably opting not to use his Bahrain-Merida team-issued Merida Time Warp TT. Riders are free to choose their own equipment when…
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Wet Conditions Cause Major Crashes at 2019 UCI Road World Championships
The 2019 UCI Road World Championships are off to a wet and wild start as torrential rain fell and roads flooded in Harrogate today causing two riders in the men’s event to suffer dramatic crashes. Denmark’s European champion Johan Price-Pejtersen rode around a bend into a deep trench of water which sent him flying, his…
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Wahoo Acquires Speedplay Pedals
Wahoo Fitness announced its acquisition of Speedplay pedals today. The acquisition closely follows Wahoo’s recent acquisition of the Sufferfest online training platform. Speedplay is an American company best known for its small, dual-sided clipless road pedals which offer a large range of pedal axle widths, adjustable cleats and big floats. According to a press release…
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Inventive Trials Riding by Fabio Wibmer
I’ve featured trials rider Danny MacAskill on the site a few times over the years. Well, now there is a new rider on the scene, Fabio Wibmer shows us around his native Austria by showing off his incredible trials skills.
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The Need For Speed 1993/1994 NYC Bike Messenger Documentary
Steve the Greek, Vicki Butterfly, Bill the Silverfox and the X-Men are part of the hippest New York sub-culture, the Bicycle messenger. The Need for Speed follows this group of urban outlaws as they hold on to cars, slide through dangerous traffic and push pedestrians out of the way, just to make their deliveries on…
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2020 Bombtrack Hook EXT C
Bombtrack added the Hook EXT C model last year as its flagship carbon gravel bike. The bike is built for long haul bikepacking with plenty of frame bosses for fenders, racks, and other essentials. The 2020 Hook EXT C drops press-fit for a T47 bottom bracket and adds SRAM Rival and 650b Hunt Adventure Sport…
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Use the 2019 Fall Foliage Map to Plan a Scenic Ride
SmokyMountains is back this year with their fall foliage prediction map. Here in Colorado, things are definitely starting to look a little rusty, especially the higher you go. Use the map to time a nice scenic ride.
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3T’s Exploro Gets Friendlier Pricepoints with Rival, GRX and AXS Mullet Options
The 3T Exploro is a gravel racing machine, its geometry mimics an aggressive road riding position, and the frame features aero tubes to squeeze out every last ounce of speed. All that engineering comes with a big price tag, until now. For those of us not looking to unload $10k on a new gravel bike,…
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BikeYoke Sagma Suspension Saddle
BikeYoke is a German bike component manufacturer that has done a lot of innovative work with dropper posts. The brand’s Revive dropper post solves a lot of the “squishy post” issues caused by internal floating piston air leaks. Now, BikeYoke is launching another comfort oriented product, a saddle with elastomer cushions which provide side-to-side suspension…
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Jack – Africa the Ride
Last September, Jack went to Temple Cycles with an idea to ride 6000km fully unsupported through 6 nations in Africa, traversing a variety of treacherous terrain from grasslands and rainforests to deserts and mountains, carrying all his kit and essential supplies too. He needed a bike fit for the purpose. Temple Cycles set him up.…
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This Hand-Painted Cannondale Supersix Evo Hi-Mod is Next Level
A nice little bit of bikeporn to start the weekend courtesy of u/bdgardner over on Reddit. Absolutely incredible custom paint job and a beautiful Zipp/SRAM build to boot. Photos worthy of your desktop wallpaper. As for his inspiration: this is my cannondale that I custom painted to imitate the icelandic green cannondale track frames from…
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Indoor Cycling as Effective as Medication in Treating Parkinson’s Disease, New Study
Riding on an indoor bike three days per week appears to significantly decrease Parkinson’s symptoms for patients in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study published in the Lancet Neurology. Researchers found that high intensity aerobic exercise on a static bike, using interactive apps, provided ‘about the same improvement’ as medication…
