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Aug. 26, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Saddles and tires and tubes, oh my
Robbie's ride Dear Lennard, I saw photos of it during the Tour, but can't tell what the model name of the San Marco saddle pictured on Robbie McEwen's Ridley is. Kito Dear Kito, It’s a Selle San Marco Regal, nice ...
Aug. 19, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Latex v. Tubes
Dear Lennard,You mention you use the No Tubes set up with your Ksyriums and Hutchinson’s Road Tubeless tires. I would like to do the same, but am concerned about Hutchinson’s warning against doing so. Something about ammonia breaking down ...
Aug. 12, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - That stubborn bead
Dear Lennard,Why would changing a tire on a Zipp 530 be so difficult? I beat my fingers and snap tire levers trying to get a tire off. Steve Dear Steve,It’s a good question, but one I thought might be best answered by the ...
Aug. 5, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - More tire talk
Dear Readers,I have received so much mail about the " tubulars vs. clinchers rolling resistance debate that I could not resist running some of the better ones. The debate ...
Aug. 4, 2008Lance Armstrong is riding a tricked out 23-pound full suspension Trek at next week's Leadville 100.
Lance Armstrong is preparing diligently for the Leadville 100 mountain bike race in Colorado, training in nearby Aspen to acclimatize to the altitude. As of Monday, Armstrong had ridden parts of the 100-mile Leadville course two or three times ...
Aug. 1, 2008Shimano's electronic Dura-Ace
Shimano has formally announced plans to release Dura-Ace Di2, a new electronic shifting option for the all-new 7900 series Dura-Ace, in January. Composed of dual control shift/brake levers, front derailleur, rear derailleur, a wiring harness and ...
Jul. 31, 2008Trek shows off the new carbon Bontrager off-road wheels
When Trek’s new top-of-the-line Top Fuel 9.9 SSL was unveiled earlier this month at the company's mountain bike product launch, arguably one of the most attention-grabbing components was a Bontrager-branded carbon wheelset. As it turned out, this ...
Jul. 29, 2008Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Tire talk
Tubes, tubulars or NoTubes?Dear Lennard,I'm currently running Campy 10-speed and am interested in running Hutchinson Tubeless Tires. It appears that the only officially approved system is the Shimano Dura-Ace wheelset, which is ...
Jul. 27, 2008How Garmin-Chipotle keeps its riders fresh for the Tour
Anyone 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 ...
Jul. 25, 2008How 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 ...
Jul. 24, 2008Trek's 20-pound full suspension bike
For 2009 Trek will offer six models of their venerable flagship cross-county full suspension bike, the Top Fuel. Trek will also offer two new carbon models of their Fuel EX trail bike. Both lines will also feature women’s specific models. ...
Jul. 20, 2008Fisher unleashes Roscoe trail bike
For 2009, Trek’s Gary Fisher brand built a new trail bike, the Roscoe, and refined its HiFi line. Gary Fisher (the man) described the Roscoe as “a go-anywhere, confidence-inspiring bike.” The 5-inch travel bike features suspension ...