Culture & Opinion
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
Bikes & Frames
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
Culture & Opinion
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.
Bikes & Frames
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
Components
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
Bikes & Frames
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.
Bikes & Frames
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
Clinical Cycling
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,
Components
It’s about time. Long days in the saddle necessitate extra hand positions on the bike to stay comfortable. Ride Farr, a brand out of South Africa focusing on endurance racing components and other products, just released this slick new Aero Gravel Bar. The bars have an short-throw aero
Gear Reviews
Really good stuff from Cafe du Cycliste. Love the end of summer vibes!
Culture & Opinion
What do you like to ride? Mountain trails? Rainforests? Along the beach? California’s got it all covered. Canyon Bikes take us through the incredible variety of riding available in the Golden State. KC Deane is what could be best described as a globetrotting adventurer. Equally adept on two skis
Culture & Opinion
Big Agnes put together this great video guide to the 740 miles of the Continental Divide Trail in Colorado. The video is great, but be sure to check out their full write up and visual guide at Big Agnes as well. Here’s the story: in 2018, Big Agnes adopted