Culture & Opinion
Brooks England x Silk Road Mountain Race 2018
A great video from Brooks England on the 2018 Silk Road Mountain Race. Very much worth a watch.
Kevin Curry
Culture & Opinion
The 60 mph Bicycle! - Two Foot Bike
Need a good laugh? Check this out: The Two Foot Bike Project: We are raising funds, using Kickstarter, to fund our Two Foot Bike company to begin to make the first prototype to race on CNN and get millions of orders to manufacture and sell an extraordinary bicycle technology that
Gravel
Lachlan Morton Finishes Colorado Trail in Under Four Days
The Colorado Trail is a 500-mile route from Denver to Durango, Colorado that includes 70,000 feet of climbing. Last month Morton competed in the first edition of the GBDuro – a self supported off-road race from Land’s End to John o’Groats. He finished 39 hours before the next
Culture & Opinion
Leadville Trail 100 2019 – EF Gone Racing
“I can tell you what to do €¦ I fire that shotgun to start the race and you put your nose on the handlebars and you start pedalling, and you keep pedalling until Merilee tells you to quit. That’ll be the finish line.” I love that EF gets off the
Tech & Data
Realistic Indoor Training Comes at a Price: The Saris MP1 Nfinity Trainer Platform
Indoor training, for most of us, is the secondary option. While I’d much rather ride outside everyday, the reality of having kids and a job is that my average is about one ride outdoors for every 5 inside. The good news, is that the indoor riding experience just keeps
Tech & Data
How to Convert Watts to Calories Burned While Cycling
Traditionally speaking, trying to get a good idea for calorie expenditure from exercise is about as precise as an Imperial Stormtrooper with a laser blaster. There are plenty of apps and calculators out there that will help you estimate calories burned by inputting data points like heart rate, running/cycling
Clinical Cycling
Why Cyclists Should Make Sleep a Priority in Their Daily Training
In April, I lost my job. I gained a nice severance payment, a reduction in stress, and a lot of free time. One of the first things I did was prioritize getting a full nights sleep. The payoff for going from 5-6 hours of sleep per night to 8-plus was
Bikes & Frames
Help Raise Money for the Oregon Timber Trail and Win a Giant Trance
Trails cost money. A recent trend has been for trail organizations to raise money by raffling off a bike. The Oregon Timber Trail is working with Giant/Liv to drive donations and offer one lucky winner a new Giant Trance Advanced 29 2 or Liv Intrigue Advanced 2 carbon mountain
Components
Michelin's Green Cyclocross Tires Return in Power Jet & Mud
Cross is coming. If you’re working on getting your bike ready for the upcoming cyclocross season, you’ll probably be excited about Michelin bringing back its green tires. Yes, the iconic green treads are back with two new tread patterns for ‘cross. The green tires will be available in
Bags & EDC
North St. Bags x Bicyclecrumbs Collaboration
Presented by Bicyclecrumbs (Portland-based illustrator, designer, and cyclist) and built by North St. Bags. (Portland shop stitching bags to-order for every adventure) are dropping two limited-edition bag collaborations for pre-order starting this afternoon. “Why does all of cycling think that Hi-Vis has to be neon yellow?” This first collaboration began
Culture & Opinion
Zwift Launching Virtual Yorkshire World Championships Course
I suppose you could call this an annual tradition now. A new road course will be available on Zwift soon, to celebrate the UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England. I wonder if the virtual course will feature the Grinton Moor Bridge collapse? While the details of the course and
Tech & Data
Specialized S-Works 3D-Printed Power Mirror Saddle
Specialized is known for heavily investing in R&D, as such they’ve released a steady stream of innovative products over the years. Specialized thinks its done it again, thanks to a 3D-printed liquid polymer called Mirror Technology. Specialized collaborated with a company called Carbon which created Digital Light