Tech & Data
Silca just announced its latest release, a travel pump called Viaggio. The pump does all the standard stuff you’d expect from a travel pump; collapses for easy storage inside its handsome travel case. Plus, it boasts an electronic pressure sensor that sends its readings to your smartphone via Bluetooth.
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Looks like some new bikes are coming to Zwift soon. There are several new bike models in the latest update that are not yet accessible in the game, models include: * Cannondale Synapse 2018 * Cannondale System 6 2019 * Giant TCR Advanced Pro * Pinarello Bolide TT 2018 * Pinarello Dogma F10 * Specialized Allez
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This is a great video on race tactics. Nate Pearson of TrainerRoad clearly has a big motor, but power only gives you the opportunity to win, tactics and some luck seal the deal. I hope to see many more videos from TrainerRoad like this, it’s a great format for
Culture & Opinion
The UCI technical committee has been the bane of pro cycling since, well, forever. At the rate they restrict innovation the UCI should just issue every racer the same bucket helmet, same clunker steel bike, and same shoes, shirt & chamois at the start of every UCI-approved race. Endura’s
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One of the most wanted features is finally live on Zwift. If you run Zwift on a Mac or PC (iOS/Android coming soon), you can now select which world (map) you’re going to ride. Sorta. Let’s put it this way, you can choose your world as long
Culture & Opinion
I’ll be writing a series on driverless cars, focusing on their impact on cyclists, over the coming months. Today, we look at where driverless cars are at and what history can tell us about where the technology is going. Last March, a driverless car killed a woman walking her
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The new KISS Super League will kick off in London tomorrow night (1/23/19) with 15 Pro Continental and Continental men’s teams joining the racing. What is KISS (the name is rather unspecific)? It is an Esports/eRacing league, hosted on the Zwift online cycling platform. The KISS
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I was catching up on some reading when I came across an interesting article by Kolie Moore of Training Peaks about FTP testing and training, you can read the full article here. It’s fairly heavy reading for your every day, amateur cyclist as it is directed toward coaches, but
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We’re in the long winter months now. Snow isn’t melting, the side of the road is layered with salt and gravel and temperatures are in the single digits. Time to log some good base miles on the indoor trainer. Pop one of these in front of your TV
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There have been a lot of anecdotal claims in the mountain bike world about rim width and rolling resistance. A new study funded by the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport should put the speculation to rest. As it turns out, rim width has a negligible effect on off-road speed. Researchers
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If you are stuck riding inside, one of the better options available to make the most of your time training is Sufferfest, and it just got a little better. The new Sufferfest Training System app was just released for iOS, mac OS & Windows desktop. The updated version has a
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Wired takes a look at the Hour Record and why it’s almost impossible to ride a bike 60km in an hour. Of all the ways people can torture themselves on a bike, this has to be the worst. The head game alone would do me in. The hour record