Mark V

Southern California, mid-late 70s. A British-American kid named Saul Hudson showed some talent at BMX riding, but sponsorship eluded him. Eventually he would pursue a…

Next month Speedplay should be shipping their new Syzr pedal, a 2-bolt recessed cleat mtb pedal. I say “should” because this pedal has been in…

Word out on the interwebs is that SRAM Red will NOT go to 11sp in 2013, apparently content to let their customers fall behind Campagnolo…

I’ve seen this crank by Deda Elementi at Interbike a few years already and never seen it actually being ridden. As both Shimano and Campagnolo…

Twenty years ago, BMX was at an ebb in popularity. It had started when I was in middle school; when all my friends hung up…

I finished out the cyclocross season on a set of Tufo Flexus tires glued up to Hed Stinger4 wheels. I had a Tufo’s all-conditions “Primus”…

Evidence A: It is generally known that hardened steel chains with small, well-engineered locks are the tops for bicycle security. A super hard chain link…

I was thinking about the now famous xtranormal short “Hipsters Discussing Cyclocross” and how the two characters wondered if fixed gear bikes could be used…

Every so often, some pro BMX rider experiments with a derailleur on a BMX bike. Most recently is Barry Nobles with his PK Ripper with…

Fizik’s new Kurve Concept saddle line is a paradox. The Kurve saddles are at once a nakedly bold statement of modern material science and manufacturing,…