Culture & Opinion
In game theory and economic theory, if the total gains of the participants are added up and the total losses are subtracted, they will sum to zero. In contrast, non-zero-sum describes a situation in which the interacting parties’ aggregate gains and losses can be less than or more than zero.
Culture & Opinion
Dixie is the largest national forest in Utah. Though nearly 170 miles across and filled with red canyons, alpine lakes and large aspen stands the park doesn’t get a lot of name recognition . This short film is the newest from the Your Forests Your Future initiative, a program from
Culture & Opinion
I doubt Netflix had to do much data wrangling to determine that subscribers love the Planet Earth and Blue Planet nature series, so they’re making their own. Complete with David Attenborough. Out April 5, 2019.
Tech & Data
The sun only comes out during working hours and it’s cold out which means the joyous season of indoor training is upon us. In turn, that means it’s time for new robot bike simulators to hit the market. Today, a new direct drive smart trainer from Bkool. Not
Tech & Data
The Zwift Fondo Series is returning with 6 monthly rides planned beginning November 11th. On Zwift, you’ll have three options for route difficulty: Gran, Medio, and Bambino. November’s routes are: * Gran Fondo (A Group): Watopia Mega Pretzel – 107 km (66.5 miles), 1,642 m (5,387 €²) elevation
Components
Road tubes almost universally suck, but not all of us can afford to go tubeless quite yet. If you are willing to spend a little more for a better tube, Biketube has a new premium option. Biketube’s new Butane Black performance series tubes use a 0.73mm butyl rubber
The Garage
Project Farm wanted to test if candle wax could be used as a penetrating lubricant to loosen rusty nuts, so he put together a pretty comprehensive set of experiments. His findings – candle wax applied to a hot nut doesn’t do a thing to help loosen it. The wax doesn’
Culture & Opinion
While the 2019 edition of the Tour de France has done away with most of its individual time trialing, the 2019 Giro d’Italia route will be bookended by them. The 3,518.5-kilometer course, announced today, will also offer up seven summit finishes for the climbers. The main criticism
Bikes & Frames
Canyon’s successful all-road platform just got a little more affordable. Their Grail bike is now available in an aluminum model for men and women, with a few build kits to choose from, and without those goofy looking double-decker drop bars. The top-level Grail AL 7.0 SL retails for
Culture & Opinion
When ASO announced its 2019 route for the Tour de France last week Tour de France Race Director Christian Prudhomme made an interesting statement in his closing remarks as well as to reporters (via CyclingNews.com): “Power meters are very useful in training but when riders use them in a
Apparel
VeloSwap, Denver’s long-running and immensely popular consumer bicycle swap and expo, is next weekend (November 3rd) at the National Western Complex. Now in its 29th year, Colorado’s biggest consumer bike event will bring together more enthusiasts, retailers, and manufacturers than any other in North America. Attendance is expected
Culture & Opinion
Tour de France organizers showed off the 2019 route today and it’s clear climbing specialists are going to be happy. “The highest Tour in history” features a record 30 categorized climbs and five summit finishes. The Tour will start with a nod to Belgian legend Eddy Merckx, as the