Bikes & Frames
Built with Sklar Bikes
Continuing their built series after an awesome episode with Horse Cycles and Breadwinner (below) with videographer Justin Balog, Pearl Izumi just launched its latest video with Adam from Sklar Bikes.
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Components
Brooks England Cambium Organic Light
Saddles are highly personal pieces of equipment, but the Brooks Cambium is on of my two all-time favorite saddles – the other is an ISM Adamo (hugely different I know). For a long distance tour or race though it’d be the Cambium. And Brooks just released a new update to
Culture & Opinion
How to Beat the Biological Passport
There’s a well-known survey in sports, the Goldman Dilemma. Bob Goldman began asking elite athletes in the 1980s whether they would take a drug that guaranteed them a gold medal but would also kill them within five years. More than half of the athletes asked said yes. The biological
Culture & Opinion
From Passengers to Partners on the Baja Divide
This is a great and wholesome watch. Dan Clark takes us along on Koby Clark’s journey over the Baja Divide. Koby tells the story of his ride and gives some highlights of the challenging 1700-mile route. Bikepacking as a family in a foreign country definitely looks like an adventure.
Culture & Opinion
Strade Bianche Recap
The best race monument of the year isn’t even a monument Bike racing has its up and downs. There are transition days at the Tour de France where the most notable bit of footage is a giant bicycle made of tractors in a field, then there are days where
MTB
Inaugural Lake City Alpine 50, Colorado Gravel Race
This sounds like a race you don’t want to miss. The Lake City Alpine 50 is a mixed surface race with its inaugural edition kicking off August 24, 2019. Lake City, Colorado is home to some of the most beautiful terrain in the state. The combination of views of
Culture & Opinion
Trek's Big Announcement Will “Change Cycling Forever”
A targeted ad campaign has been making the rounds on Reddit and social media from Trek Bikes. The ad claims that on March 19, Trek will release a new product that will “change cycling forever.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BueVOvklGWd/ So, what’s Trek up to? Ebikes? Another anagram?
Bikes & Frames
Speedvagen Disc OG, the Original Gangster gets a Disc Brake Upgrade
Speedvagen’s stock, factory-build Ready Made series gets a new addition today with the announcement of the Disc OG. The all steel Original Gangster gets a little more modern thanks to flat mount disc brakes and thru-axles. The Disc OG, like their other Ready Made bikes, is available only as
Clinical Cycling
Nuun has a New Drink for Athletes Who Want to Sleep Better
Nuun is my go to for keeping my hydration and electrolytes in the black during rides. Now, they have a new product for athletes looking to get better sleep called Rest. Rest falls in-line with all of Nuun’s other products, all ingredients are plant-based, it’s very low-sugar and
Culture & Opinion
Finding Flow on the Best MTB Trails
Great mountain bike cinematography from iconic MTB filmmaker Rupert Walker. “I had an inheritance from my father, It was the moon and the sun. And though I roam all over the world, The spending of it’s never done.” – Ernest Hemingway “The inspiration behind Land Escape was to pick four
Culture & Opinion
WE LOVE WHERE WE RIDE - Gianmarco Dodesini Valsecchi
Gianmarco Dodesini Valsecchi shot some incredible images during the inaugural PEdALED Silk Road Mountain Race in 2018. A brutal but stunning self-supported bike race in the remote landscapes of Kyrgyzstan. It’s short but sweet, absolutely stunning scenery. Follow Shift Cycling Culture for more.
Culture & Opinion
The Cairngorms are Calling
The Cairngorms are Calling is a new short film by Chris McClean (@chrismcclean) and Ed Shoote (@dmbins) that follows a group of riders traveling through some of Scotland’s most beautiful scenery. As we ride the bikes slower and slower uphill we could be a million miles from civilisation. We