Rapha is serious about the rides, in case you missed it, and here’s the edit for the San Francisco edition. Before that, they released an…
Blog
Zipp Tubeless Tires
Tubeless is back and without much fanfare. And, just like gravel, it’s being driven by consumer demand, v a push from manufacturers. There’s not a…
Sony Alpha a9 for Bicycle Races
The media assembled in NYC last week, including me, for the Sony a9 launch are now sharing their images from the ice rink and Armory…
Elvis and Electric Terns
The most humorous part about this shoot was Elvis said in a Southern drawl, “Hey aren’t these bikes the ones that fold?” “Yep, they are.”…
Gore Oxygen Classics
Just ahead of Sea Otter, the traditional US bike industry season opener, Gore announced the Oxygen Classics. That’s a high-performance bib and jersey line designed…
Racing: Why You Mad Bro?
Ed note: this started as a long message thread between Nic and I, then turned into a post. Nic has marketed bikes you’ve probably ridden…
My April Fool/Good Samaritan Act
Perhaps I shouldn’t really call this an April Fool’s prank, because it is more anonymously weird instead of delivering a punchline. On the other hand, I…
Goldendale, You’re Next! Vicious Cycle Gran Fondo Series 2017
Vicious Cycle’s 2017 Gran Fondo Series kicked off last month in Ephrata, a town in central Washington state. Jumping right back into gravel events…
Our Magazine’s Last Issue
After 43 issues of our magazine, I learned the company that makes the iOS app, 29th Street Publishing, is closing shop, and number 43 is…
World’s Tallest Bike Reprise
It was in 2013, I picked up the story of Felix Guirola who’s working on building the world’s tallest bike. He’s back in the news again with…