Culture & Opinion
Epic Cycling on Ice
My two favorite hobbies are cycling and woodworking, this looks like a great way to die!
Culture & Opinion
It's About Time: Fed Tax Credit for E-Bikes Proposed
Tax credits for electric and hybrid vehicles have been around for years now, and they’re proven to work. But, as a city dweller, I’ve often wondered: Why are we giving huge tax credits to offset the price of a car, when we could encourage people to ditch their
Culture & Opinion
Bikepacking The Sultanate of Oman
A bikepacking adventure that explores the mountainous heart of the Sultanate of Oman. Leaving Muscat, the capital city, Alba and Ricard embark on a 1000 km journey that will take them through deep gorges and unusual mountains that rise between the sea and the desert. As they progress, they realize
Culture & Opinion
Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes Crush Old Man Winter Rally
I’m sitting at home, missing out on the first race of the year, nursing my back post herniated disc surgery. But, the Old Man Winter Rally has provided plenty of entertainment nonetheless. Lachlan Morton and Alex Howes crushed the 100 km course and currently sit atop the leaderboard in
Culture & Opinion
Bikepacking Across Siberia at -60°C
This is wild, absolutely wild. Lorenzo Barone has visited 37 countries around the world on his bike and covered 57,000 kilometers. This is a true extreme, though, as he rides through Siberia, a few kilometers from Yakutsk, the coldest city in the world, where winter temperatures drop to -60°
Tech & Data
Is Data Overload Making You Slower?
Ten years ago, my bike had a cyclocomputer with speed, distance and cadence. I’d ride, get home and log my distance and average speed in a notebook and call it a day. With the advent of consumer priced power meters and smart trainers, virtual training platforms, cycling analytics apps
Culture & Opinion
Danny MacAskill - How we made "The Slabs
Danny MacAskill’s most recent video project The Slabs is absolutely bonkers. This is a great look at the efforts and struggles the crew took on filming it on the Isle of Skye. Sketchy riding on wet rock, rock climbing, drone crashes, lost cameras and more.
Culture & Opinion
Emily Batty Releases the Teaser for Season 2 of Ambitions
Emily Batty has twice finished third in the World Cup overall, won bronze at the World Championships twice, won both the Pan American Championships and the Canadian National Championships, and finished fourth at the 2016 Olympics. Being a woman and kicking ass really brings out the keyboard warriors, though, Emily
Culture & Opinion
West Coast - A Gravel Cycling Adventure
Over three days adventure ultra cyclist Christian Orry rides from the German-Danish border to the northernmost city in Denmark, Skagen. He follows the entire west coast of the Danish peninsula, Jutland. The 650-kilometer cycling adventure is completed with changing local people, each contributing with a unique knowledge of
Culture & Opinion
How to Not Launch a Brand: BETA MTB
Mountain biking is being overrun by dudes in coal-rolling lifted trucks with MAGA and Punisher stickers, so interesting strategy calling your new website “BETA” and starting out by alienating all the folks that might actually read it… https://www.velonews.com/culture/dear-drop-bar-riders-we-see-you-
Culture & Opinion
Into the Dark
When did you leave home the last time without planning a track? We are used to always navigate with google maps, smartphones or GPS computers. Even daily routes are planned and tracked like that. What happens if you stop? Go and just ride. Will you end up in the dark?
Culture & Opinion
Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, with Pros. – Ep. 13: Echo Lake w/ Alex Howes
Alex Howes and Scott Piercefield take on a section of one of my favorite rides (Mount Evans via Hwy 103) on fixies. In Episode 13 of this series, we give isolated and bored Alex Howes (EF Pro Cycling) the chance to fulfill one of his dreams: riding a fixie bike