Posted: Tue, Dec 9th
Testing tubular cyclocross tires from Challenge, Dugast and TufoIn
Posted: Tue, Dec 2nd
Choosing the right cyclocross tire for every courseMatching your tire to a course’s conditions is a key to achieving the best possible result. There are currently three major tubular tire manufacturers that design, manufacture and produce complete tire lines: Challenge, Dugast and Tufo. Each manufacturer’s line is made up of ...
Posted: Sun, Nov 23rd
Garmin-Chipotle fall camp means plenty of new stuff from suppliersTo a cycling enthusiast, the fall Garmin-Chipotle team camp may look like Christmas for the 28 riders on the squad, but to them it’s another day at the office.
Whether they’re thumbing through Fi’zi:k’s ‘Blackbook,’ the brand’s 2009 saddle catalog, trying to ...
Posted: Tue, Nov 4th
Tech Report: Trek and Travis Brown take belt drive up a notchThat wasn’t just any old Trek XO cyclocross bike Travis Brown was riding in last weekend’s Boulder and Redline Cup races — it was a prototype belt-driven bike.
The Trek product tester first raced the anodized green machine, dubbed the XOB, at CrossVegas, held in ...
Posted: Fri, Oct 17th
Riding Giant’s Anthem X on the Picture Rock TrailA new bike: It’s the time of year for new stuff. Interbike is over, but every manufacturer has something that’s still new, and they’re all excited to talk about their latest and greatest. Giant Bicycles is no exception. Andrew Juskaitis, Giant’s Global ...
Posted: Sat, Oct 4th
A final Interbike NotebookPosted: Fri, Sep 26th
Interbike - Day 2 in the hall - A Matt Pacocha GalleryPosted: Thu, Sep 25th
The bikes of 'Cross VegasPosted: Fri, Sep 19th
Can Challenge's new Mud 'cross tire kill a Rhino?Challenge, the handmade Italian tire manufacturer, has a new tire that’s ready for the coming cyclocross season. The Grifo Fango mud tire rounds out the brand’s line that includes the Grifo XS file tread, which is built for sand and smooth courses and the Grifo, an ...
Posted: Sun, Jul 27th
How Garmin-Chipotle keeps its riders fresh for the TourAnyone can attest it’s hard to sleep when you’re hot.
It's a fact that Garmin-Chipotle physiologist Allen Lim knows well. It’s why, among other things, regulating his riders’ temperatures on and off the bike is key to keeping them as fresh and fast as possible. This ...
Posted: Fri, Jul 25th
Six inducted into Mountain Bike Hall of FameThe Mountain Bike Hall of Fame sits just off main street in Crested Butte, Colorado. It’s tucked into the back corner of the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum and packed with a broad cross-section of mountain biking history.
Posted: Fri, Jul 25th
How Carlos Sastre's Cervélo P3C is tuned to help him win Saturday's time trial and the Tour..On the eve of this race’s final test, the 53-kilometer time trial from Cérilly to Saint-Amand-Montrond, CSC-Saxo Bank’s Carlos Sastre leads Frank Schleck by 1:24, with another 9 seconds to Bernard Kohl and — perhaps most ominously — 1:34 to Cadel Evans, who sits ...
