27.2 without a periscope seat tube So how does Spesh make their racing road bike compliant? The layup of course, tuning it to reduce chatter,…
2014
New Specialized Tarmacs in Santa Cruz
Highway 1 on new Tarmacs Langster has a bike named after him, he’s a world champ, and drove a pace on Highway 1 that I…
Bike Hugger Magazine: 12 Covers
The road rolled out behind us for the past year on some extraordinary machines and we made the most of our riding. Issue 12 drops…
QOTD: “I’ll never underestimate the power of cat urine”
A customer came into the shop yesterday with a Mavic Ksyrium SL front wheel. It’s a second generation, circa 2002-2005, the black one that first…
Matt Hunter: Elbows Out
Rode with Matt once, at Snowbird, and he torpedoed off the trail so hard, came back up with a branch in his face. Pulling the…
Chris King XD driveshell and the evolution of cassette cogs
Everyone wants to talk about whether the latest mountain bike drivetrains have one rather than multiple chainrings and the range of the cassettes, but not…
Out of the Twisties in Santa Cruz
Estes out of the Twisties Spent two days riding in the Santa Cruz mountains with Specialized. Will tell you more about that and what I…
Spurcycle’s sweet little bell
I saw this keen little bell on a bike today and discovered it came from a Kickstarter project by Spurcycle. Besides having a loud yet…
In the Trenches Before Santa Cruz
Nature break Timed the ride for a sun break, kitted up, stepped out the door to a few drops, then within 5 minutes a torrent…
Giro Belfast
As seen on G+ Belfast welcomes the Giro D’Italia! Well, not everyone… But of course the race will go on and below is their latest…