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.
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
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,
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 bar
Really good stuff from Cafe du Cycliste. Love the end of summer vibes!
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
Video
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
Cycling
It’s that time of the year, the part of the season where riders start making moves ahead of next year. Here’s a round-up of who’s moving WorldTour teams? Team Ineos Transfers Team Ineos will be adding Giro winner Richard Carapaz from Movistar to add to its existing
Two unsurprising but welcome updates are coming to Zwift; the ability to steer your avatar and a new off-road singletrack section. As part of their FutureWorks live testing and development program, Zwift will be running a beta of the new steering option in a new singletrack section of the Titan
Exercise
I’ve been riding Stages power meters for years, now they are launching the StagesBike. The StagesBike exercise bike features a highly adjustable ride position; saddle, bar height and forward/aft positioning adjustable. Plus the cranks are designed so you can easily change the crank length between 165mm, 170mm, 172.
Eurobike 2019 is in full swing and the indoor training season is coming quick, fittingly Wahoo just announced the Wahoo KICKR Bike. In a crowd of smart bikes hitting the scene, the Wahoo KICKR stands out in that it includes bike-tilting gradient simulation. Specs * Climb simulation tilting up and down
Video
A great video from Brooks England on the 2018 Silk Road Mountain Race. Very much worth a watch.