Tech & Data
Zwift and the UCI have inked a deal which will revolutionize the world of virtual racing: the first-ever UCI Cycling Esports World Championships, to be held in 2020 on Zwift’s platform. Who gets to wear the rainbow stripes from the comfort of their basement training dungeon? It’s
Components
The eeWings crankset was already beautiful, now it’s drop-dead gorgeous. Cane Creek Components just released an extremely limited quantity of eeWings titanium cranksets in a tie-dye finish. The eeWings Tie-Dye are constructed from high-grade titanium just like the standard eeWings cranks but are hand-finished
Bikes & Frames
I guess it was about the bike. Reigning individual time trial world champion, Rohan Dennis, chose to ride a stripped down BMC Timemachine TT as he rode to victory to defend his title today. Notably opting not to use his Bahrain-Merida team-issued Merida Time Warp TT. Riders are
Culture & Opinion
The 2019 UCI Road World Championships are off to a wet and wild start as torrential rain fell and roads flooded in Harrogate today causing two riders in the men’s event to suffer dramatic crashes. Denmark’s European champion Johan Price-Pejtersen rode around a bend into a deep
Tech & Data
Wahoo Fitness announced its acquisition of Speedplay pedals today. The acquisition closely follows Wahoo’s recent acquisition of the Sufferfest online training platform. Speedplay is an American company best known for its small, dual-sided clipless road pedals which offer a large range of pedal axle widths, adjustable cleats and
Culture & Opinion
I’ve featured trials rider Danny MacAskill on the site a few times over the years. Well, now there is a new rider on the scene, Fabio Wibmer shows us around his native Austria by showing off his incredible trials skills.
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.