Tech & Data
Finding the right amount of effort to stay on track with training can be tricky. Too much and you’re over-training and doing more harm than good. Not enough and you won’t make any gains. Strava has rolled out a new tool to help. Relative Effort is a new
Gear Reviews
Now’s the time to start gearing up for summer hiking and this sweet deal on Salewa’s Firetail 3 GTX approach shoe is a good place to start. I ditched traditional hiking boots for approach shoes for everything but backpacking awhile back. Although they lack an upper cuff they’
Culture & Opinion
Colorado’s Triple Bypass Bicycle Ride was canceled last year due to forest fires. For 2018, the ride returns with two new routes: a 75- and 30-mile version. The shorter routes should attract riders intimidated by the traditional 120-mile route from Bergen Park to Vail. A route that covers three
Tech & Data
While Zwifting the other night my computer crashed. While there wasn’t a way to jump back into the action mid-workout once my computer was back up, it was at least possible to save the work I’d done. If your Zwifting is interrupted by a crash, power outage, computer
Tech & Data
Garmin took advantage of Sea Otter hype to launch some new offerings today, including the Edge 130, the Edge 520 plus, and an update to its Varia rear radar system. Edge 130 The Edge 130 is an all new unit. It’s got a small footprint (1.8-inch display), but
Gear Reviews
Tubeless tires are the bees knees up until you get a puncture that’s too big for your sealant to plug up. One solution is to resort to a tube, but DynaPlug offers another option. With help from a threaded CO2 cartridge the system fills the tire and plugs the
Components
I suppose it was only a matter of time. Campagnolo, the Italian component manufacturer, is bringing to market the first 12-speed road group, dubbed “Movement 12.” The new Record and Super Record cassettes bring some tight jumps between cogs via a chain that is only marginally narrower. It’s also
Culture & Opinion
It’s time for the biggest single-day race of them all! Paris-Roubaix, also known as “The Hell of the North,” a 257km slog across the unforgiving farm roads of northern France. This Sunday will mark the 116th edition of the Paris-Roubaix, here’s what you need to know before riders
Components
Shimano’s 105 groupset is the workhorse of the cycling world. It’s arguably the most bang you can get for your buck when building up a bike and handles everything from long training miles to entry-level racing with ease. Adopting a similar aesthetic as the upper-tier Ultegra R8000 and
Components
With road cycling moving more and more to gravel and multi-surface riding, Shimano has adopted some of its mountain bike tech to the road with the introduction of the new Ultegra RX rear derailleur with chain stabilizing technology. The new RX800/805 rear derailleurs (mechanical and Di2) feature Shimano Shadow
Tech & Data
Zwift just released a new climb and it’s huge. Using GPS data Zwift perfectly matched the incline and distance of the storied Alpe d’Huez climb with its 21 hairpin turns and added it to the existing Watopia island map. New Routes The update includes three new routes which
Gear Reviews
Bath towels aren’t something I spend a lot of time thinking about. So, when Onsen set me a set of their bath towels to try out my first thought was; how different could they really be? Turns out I should give a little more thought to my bath towel.
