Culture & Opinion
Video: PUNA
Filmmaker Fernando Biagioni (@biciclico) along with a riding partner spent two weeks bikepacking the high-altitude Argentinian altiplano. He made this beautiful film, PUNA, along the way.
Kevin Curry
Recovery
How to Reduce Stress by Breathing Like a Navy SEAL
How do we remain calm and productive in our work, in the gym and with our families in these stressful and uncertain times? A technique called box-breathing, used by the Navy SEALS, is a good start. I’ve found it useful for everything from calming myself after a hard
Bikes & Frames
Zwift Parlee Speed Mission Starts Today
Zwift just rolled out a new in-game mission: the Parlee Speed Mission and completing it will enter you to win a pretty slick IRL ride. Completing the Mission To complete the mission, you must ride a total of 250km (155 miles) between entering and April 16th. How to Enter
Culture & Opinion
Video: Cape Epic 2020 - EF Gone Racing Trailer
Cancelled before it began, the Absa Cape Epic – the first race of the 2020 Alternative Calendar – was to test Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes to the limit. Instead, the two EF Education First pros were preparing to ride just as the rest of the racing season was stopping around them.
Bikes & Frames
Updated 2020 Salsa Warroad Lineup: New Builds and Fresh Paint
Originally released last year, the Salsa Warroad has received updates for 2020. Salsa has added several new build kits to the mix, including a top of the line Force AXS model all the way down to a Carbon Tiagra build. Prices range from $5,899 to $1,999. 2020 SALSA
Gear Reviews
Giro Cycling: Sector Off-Road Shoe
Giro’s newest shoe, the Sector, is well suited for MTB or gravel riding. The shoe features a 3D Molded footbed with medium arch support, stainless hardware, a carbon-composite 2-bolt plate formed to a dual-injected outsole, and an upper made with a dual Boa L6 dial, with
Components
Panaracer GravelKing Tires in Limited Edition Colors
Panaracer’s GravelKing tire is dominant in the gravel scene, now there will be a little more variety in the field thanks to the tire now being available in a variety of colors. The gold, purple, and olive GravelKings are now available for pre-order at your local dealer, with
Culture & Opinion
Video: A True Story of Colorado Adventure with Joey Schusler
With some people, it’s hard to separate their character from the environment that shaped them. Joey Schusler is certainly one of those people. A Colorado native who spent his youth roaming high in the Rocky Mountains on bikes and skis, Joey is a product of the wilderness that forged
Culture & Opinion
Tour de Quarantine is a Welcome Distraction Right Now
News Alert, bike racing in 2020 might just be done for the year… in March. What’s a race announcer to do when there are no races? Behold the Tour de Quarantine, a welcome distraction in trying times.
Culture & Opinion
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed
In a phone interview with USA Today, the International Olympic Committee’s Dick Pound said that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will not be held starting on July 24, 2020. Instead the games will be postponed, likely to 2021. The IOC says more details will be to come in the
Bikes & Frames
2020 Reeb Sam's Pants and Lickskillet Revealed
REEB Cycles just announced a rehashed 2020 Sam’s Pants with geometry updates, more mounts, and room for 29 x 2.2 €³ tires. They also released an all-new REEB Lickskillet (the perfect bike for conquering the Lickskillet loop at the Gold Rush Bike Rally?), a 700C all-road bike
Bikes & Frames
Rapha and Allied Cycle Works and Colin Strickland Come Together on Limited Edition Able Gravel Bike
This is one of the better paint jobs I’ve seen recently. Great looking bike. For the Club’s latest collaboration, we combined with Dirty Kanza winner Colin Strickland and all-American bike manufacturer Allied to create the ultimate gravel bike, complete with a customised paint scheme designed with the