Bikes & Frames
The GT Grade took home a Eurobike award back in 2014. Gravel hadn’t come into its own yet and disc brake road standards were still on the drawing board. But the bike got everyone’s attention and set a standard that many others have followed. For 2019, GT’s
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Allied dropped a teaser video for a new bike last week, today we’ve got the goods. And a sweet video of the Allied Able in action. The world’s most famous gravel race is June 1st, Able’s official launch is today, May 30. Coincidence? I think not. No
Bikes & Frames
The Santa Cruz Stigmata was one of the first bikes that showed me what a true gravel bike could be, that was circa 2015. Now we’re well into 2019 and just four years later the gravel scene is all the rage. Increasing tire clearance and geometry with good manners
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Aluminum made Cannondale in the ’80s and it has remained on the menu ever since. Although the CAAD lineup doesn’t have superstarts like Mario Cipollini and Cadel Evans cruising around on them in the WorldTour anymore, the aluminum frame has an almost cult-like following. The CAAD lineup is in
Bikes & Frames
Next week is Bike To Work Week – to celebrate the cyclists who will get out and ride to work, we put together a list of some of the necessities for the ride. State Bicycle Co 4130 | Amazon Link $459.99 An exceptional value in an entry-level road bike, the State
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Will you look at those fenders! I tend to dislike fenders, they usually look out of place and so damn utilitarian. But integrate them into the actual design of the bike like this and damn can they look good. You’re looking at the No22 Drifter X which can be
Bikes & Frames
Launched as a full-suspension 29er back in 2001, the Ripley is now in its fourth iteration. The newest edition pays homage with its Blue Steel color scheme beyond that it’s a lot different than the original. The V4 Ripley features an all-new, ground-up redesign inspired by Ibis’ Ripmo. According
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Pinarello announced its new flagship road racing rig today, the Dogma F12. I guess 11 doesn’t get any love, because they skipped right over it with the F12. Interesting, considering the new Dogma F12 looks to be more of an incremental improvement over the previous F10 than a big
Culture & Opinion
Sit down and get yourself ready for some top grade bikeporn. The 2019 Speedvagen Guidebook is out and it’s almost too much to take in in just one sitting. Awesome stuff! NEW BEGINNINGS, NEW MATERIAL, NEW APPROACH 2018 was a year of change for us at the shop. We
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The Poseidon X is an intriguing bike. It’s an aluminum cyclocross/gravel bike with a carbon fork, 4 bottle cage bosses and room for 700×40 and 650bx1.9″ tires. Built with a Shimano 2x drivetrain, the bike demands just $599. That Shimano Claris drivetrain and Tektro mechanical disc
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Pinarello has a new bike to launch ahead of Paris-Roubaix on Sunday, the Dogma FS, a road bike with a self-adjusting electronic full suspension system. Dubbed the DSAS system, it is designed to self-adjust the new Dogma FS’s suspension to match the terrain it’s being ridden over. Front
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Canyon Bikes changed the game with its direct-to-consumer model that allows it to sell high-end bikes at much lower price points. Recently DiamondBack, Raleigh and others have also jumped into the mix. Today, Viathon launched as a new direct-to-consumer carbon bike company. And they’ve got big backers. Wal-Mart holds