Culture & Opinion
From early spring to autumn, start gate to finish line, the world of enduro racing is intense. Around every corner, through every pedal section and down every drop, there’s reward for those prepared to push and risk for those who push too hard. In winter, however, things slow down.
Culture & Opinion
Welcome to the world’s toughest mountain bike race. Over seven stages and a prologue, on sinuous single track and dusty farm roads, under glaring South African sun and the odd sudden downpour, the Cape Epic always crowns a worthy winner. Two, in fact, since riders race in pairs. But
Culture & Opinion
The New York Times published a great interview with Ryan Gellert, the CEO of Patagonia, over the weekend, and it’s very worth your time (it’s a pretty short read). It’s an insightful look into how he reconciles having to grow to survive with trying to limit impact.
Indoor Cycling
Trainer desks are ridiculously expensive for the relatively simple task their put up to. If you’ve got some scrap wood hanging around, as I always do, this might actually be a $0 project. Regardless, if you need to head out to the local hardware store this is the build
Bikes & Frames
Great video from Landyachtz documenting their trip to Texada Island to test out the new Playbike 2.
Tech & Data
On this week’s World of Zwift, the Manx Missile, Mark Cavendish gives us his personal guided tour around the neon streets of Neokyo, as he rides the Railways & Rooftops course. We join David Millar and his cycling commentary counterpart Ned Boulting for the CHPT3 Chaingang group ride on
Components
Money burning a hole in your pocket through this worldwide bicycle component shortage? UK-based Stayer Cycles has partnered with Ingrid Components to ail your woes. Stayer has some builds up for preorder thanks to a collab with Ingrid Components. The complete bike offerings feature made-in-Italy Ingrid 11
Road
Great stuff from HelmetKids here, looks like a killer ride through nutmeg country.
Culture & Opinion
You can buy just about anything in this world but time, and Craig Bierly is a man who truly understands the sacred and finite gift of time. After dedicating 26 years of his life to the aerospace industry, he could have comfortably retired to a sedentary life in a big
Culture & Opinion
This is a different story : the story of 192 people who in one of the darkest and most dramatic moment of our history, have decided to listen to their heart and imagine themselves in a different way. This is the real essence of the adventure, what makes us feel different
Culture & Opinion
Vivid, a short film by Montanus, explores the memories created by the most meaningful experiences found on two wheels. For Montanus the most vivid memory was their first bikepacking trip together back in 2013. Riding bikes with 26” wheels and carrying big, heavy backpacks, Francesco D’Alessio and Giorgio Frattale
Culture & Opinion
L39ion of Los Angeles has a vision for the future of crit racing, and they put on a showcase in the first Into the Lion’s Den race. We had to be there, of course. In this first episode of SRAMtv we go behind the scenes of an incredible weekend