This week we get to peek behind the walls of Öhlins’ North American facility where a lot of the crazy magic happens, Lindarets boosts just about any old hub, and our gravel loving Jayson O is down under stalking the riders and their weapons at the Tour Down Under. Also we begin our “Road to NAHBS” starting with an interview with the NAHBS Godfather himself, Don Walker form Don Walker Cycles…
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The Box Bike Collective looks to crowdfund an affordable cargo E-bike
Friday Roundup – Cycling Odds & Ends
Alchemy goes further down stock sizes road with new Atlas road bike
CeramicSpeed Drops in Ceramic upgrade for Cervelo
MET’s Bluegrass Eagle gravity brand gives their Explicit full-face a new look for 2016
Camile puts GPS and Video into one clean & simple package
TDU 2016 Tech: Peter Kennaugh’s Sky Pinarello Dogma F8
Factory Tour: Öhlins USA Brings World Class Motorsports Experience to Mountain Biking
Road Style Roundup: Lace Up new goods from Bontrager, Twin Six, & Cadence Collection
Project321 Boost hubs do it different, plus new singlespeed, cyclocross & Lefty hubs!
Lapierre introduces all-new Aerostorm DRS time trial bike for FDJ
Shimano updates STePS + Di2 e-bikes with auto shifting firmware
Blackburn expands its Outpost line with… well, an expandable frame bag
Canfield Bros Jedi DH nails a huge drop in 2016 consumer direct pricing & adds new color
Spanish art prints from Volata illustrate modern cycling
Train on Zwift, Go Pro with the women’s Canyon//SRAM Racing Zwift Academy Project
Skratch Labs Goes Family Style with new Feed Zone Table Cookbook, plus free cookies!
Cycling photographer Hamvas takes to Kickstarter to fuel this year’s Cyclocross album
Road to NAHBS 2016: Origin Stories With Don Walker of Don Walker Cycles
Lindarets Boostinator converts your standard mountain bike hubs to Boost 110/148
Review: Always ready to ride with the Trek Lync
Mineral’s Mini-bar and Barstow tools keep your ride stocked in case of mechanical
TDU 2016 Tech: Graeme Brown’s Drapac Swift Hypervox
Review: SKS Twentyniner large barrel floor pump
Gu Goes Tropical with Chocolate Coconut Roctane and… Cucumber Mint Gu?
Trekz Titanium headphones from AfterShokz conduct your tunes in without blocking your ears
Bromotti Wows Tour de San Luis Crowd with Insane Rooftop climb
Michelin Brings Power to the front with new Range of tires meant to save your watts
Santini celebrates 10 years of TDU partnership with special edition jerseys
Velo Cult enlists Mark Nobilette & Mosaic Cycles to kick off their new custom program
Project Plus Pt. 2: Purpose Built Plus Suspension with the Manitou Magnum
Hydrate Mate electronically monitors water levels and consumption in any hydration pack
TDU 2016 Tech: FDJ Lapierre Xelius SL
TDU 2016 Tech: Dimension Data for Qhubeka’s Cervelo S5
Winter Roundup: Looking cool without being cold with new duds from PAS, Bontrager, & Endura
SRAM RED eTap – Close up look, more rides & actual weights!
Review: Cozy cool weather kit from Morvelo, Showers Pass & Defeet
TDU 2016 Tech: Manuele Mori’s Lampre Merida Scultura
TDU 2016 Tech: Maarten Tjallingii’s LottoNL Jumbo Bianchi Oltre XR2
Forget Foam – Airide Hopes to Reinvent the Chamois with 3D Materials
Velocity adds wide, aero Quill road rims and wheels
Getting 189 bikes to the Tour Down Under with Scicon
TDU 2016 Tech: Adam Hansen’s Lotto Soudal Ridley Helium SL
TDU 2016 Tech: The Specialized Venge Vias of Tinkoff’s Adam Blythe
TDU 2016 Tech: Katusha Canyon Aeroad CF SLX with SRAM Red eTap