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Dec. 2, 2008Choosing the right cyclocross tire for every course
Matching 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 ...
Dec. 2, 2008Katie Compton's World Cup-winning bike
Katie Compton, four-time national champion and worlds silver medalist, does not have a component sponsor. Compton and her mechanic husband Mark Legg, are not entirely pleased about this state of affairs, but the pair does enjoy the freedom to ...
Dec. 2, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Fight flats, lose speed?
Dear Lennard,I'm a 39-year-old, 175 lb., 150-200 miles-per-week recreational rider who frequently rides long charity rides and occasionally races. I recently switched to Specialized Armadillo Elite tires to avoid a rash of flats I'd been having, ...
Nov. 26, 2008A grab bag of new products and soon-to-be products spied this fall.
In my travels this fall I've gathered a notebook and a camera memory card full of neat new products — or soon-to-be-maybe products — that have yet to find a home on VeloNews.com. Here is a buffet table full of a few of ...
Nov. 25, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: The price of 11
The price of 11sDear Lennard, I have been riding Campagnolo components for years and years. The new 11s stuff looks great, but the new 11s cranks are not inexpensive.I cannot understand why given a 5.5 to 5.9 mm difference in ...
Nov. 23, 2008Garmin-Chipotle fall camp means plenty of new stuff from suppliers
To 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 ...
Nov. 20, 2008Team riders suggest GPS improvements
One of the neatest features of Garmin Edge GPS bike computers is the "Virtual Partner," which lets you race against a previous trip over the same course, with your relative positions marked by little cartoon riders on the screen. It's a geeky ...
Nov. 18, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - In search of a magic bullet
Dear Lennard, I am a 15-year user of Speedplay X-series pedals. I purchased my first pair in 1995, never, ever greased them, and finally replaced them in the summer of 2006 when the bearing in the right pedal seized up on the way up to ...
Nov. 13, 2008Fox Racing Shox offers a limited edition gravity suspension package
FOX Racing will produce two commemorative suspension components — a special 40 RC2 fork and DHX RC4 shock — based on development that netted championship titles in men’s and women’s downhill worlds in 2009. Only 200 of each will be produced ...
Nov. 11, 2008Tech Report with Lennard Zinn - More from Milan
I just returned from Europe after visiting both the Milan bike show and a Formula 1 team in Silverstone, England that designs and has built aerodynamic carbon handlebars and bikes. At the Milan show, big news was the acquisition of Italian ...
Nov. 6, 2008Tech Report with Lennard Zinn - A visit to the Milan bike show
The 66th Milan Bicycle Show is the first major show since the financial meltdown. The mood was not upbeat the first day of the show, but it was election news from the U.S. that raised spirits on day two. That the show is very small was ...
Nov. 4, 2008Tech Report: Trek and Travis Brown take belt drive up a notch
That 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, ...