Marc Basiliere, Author at Bikerumor

Review: Smith Pivlock V90 sunglasses

When I first saw Smith’s Pivlock V90 sunglasses advertised, I’ll admit to being pretty dismissive of their main selling point.Â After all, the bike industry…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 04, 2010

Interbike 2010: Urbane winter cycling apparel from Swrve and Mission Workshop

While there were a number of companies showing very attractive and classy riding gear at Interbike last month, these two pieces in particular jumped out…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 04, 2010

Campagno release Heritage clothing collection for Fall/Winter ’10

We spent a good amount of time drooling over looking at Campagnolo’s clothing collections at Interbike this fall.Â The company is steeped in cycling history…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 04, 2010

Interbike 2010: Geax AKA 29er tire

That’s right!Â Geax’s AKA 2.2 is now (or will soon be) available for 29ers.Â One of the few fast tires that allows the rider to…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 02, 2010

Interbike 2010: Feedback Sports’ digital Chain Gauge

There are some products that people will know in an instant if they want– or don’t.Â It seems as though Feedback Sports’ new digital Chain…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 02, 2010

Interbike 2010: New hubs from Alchemy Wheel Works

You know that expensive-sounding crunching and popping that occasionally comes out of high end hubs when loaded unexpectedly? Especially common on full-suspension mountain bikes, it…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 01, 2010

Interbike 2010: Funn is Bored of Black

Bored of black?Â “Cool and hip brand” Funn are- and they have a solution.Â For 2011, Funn have a line of white bars, seatposts, stems,…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 01, 2010

Interbike 2010: Light & Motion focus on commuters

As much as we love the chance to ride our bikes every day, there’s no denying that the daily commute gets noticeably hairier as we…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 01, 2010

Interbike 2010: New bags from Hydrapak

Satisfied (for the time being) with one of the best and most widely specified reservoirs on the market, Hydrapak have made a concerted effort to…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 30, 2010

Interbike 2010: The difference between nice and really nice…

While few of us will ever ride- let alone own- a Serotta titanium 29er, there is no denying the level of detail and aesthetic appeal…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 30, 2010

Interbike 2010: POC Trabec enduro and Receptor Flow park helmets

What hungry show-goer wouldn’t be magnetically drawn to these candy-colored helmets from the Swedes at POC?Â The company’s Trabec and Trabec Race are trail-oriented helmets…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 30, 2010

Interbike 2010: Simpler, lighter Ergon BX2 pack

Though Ergon’s Flink-equipped packs have found many firm believers over the past couple of years (see a review of the BD2 here– we have the…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 29, 2010

Interbike 2010: Lots of light from Exposure

Though uncommon Stateside, Exposure are a dominant player in the UK bicycle lighting market.Â Â We had a talk with their US distributor Ibex Sports at…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 29, 2010

Interbike 2010: Lapierre Audacio 400 makes affordable desirable

When we ask bike companies what products in their range they’re most excited about, the answers are often surprising.Â While cost-is-no-object bikes and gear are…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 29, 2010

Interbike 2010: Light but strong ‘cross wheels from HED

Though most famous for their aerodynamic carbon fiber wheels, HED also make a solid line of alloy-rimmed wheels as well.Â I’ve been beating their ~1400g…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 29, 2010

Interbike 2010: Corsa Superleggera LR – A very promising XC fork from Marzocchi

After a few years in the wilderness, Marzocchi are coming back strong in an attempt to reestablish themselves as the choice for riders who demand…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 28, 2010

Interbike 2010: American Classic’s sub-1550g All Mountain wheelset

People have asked me a number of times what the most exciting thing we saw at Interbike this year.Â After a few days’ reflection, American…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 28, 2010

Interbike 2010: Lots of goodies from Formula

Could that be a new suspension fork?Â Why yes it could!Â The guys and girls at Formula have been busy over the past year or…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 27, 2010

Interbike 2010: New Aero and Disc Brakes from TRP

Fresh on the heels of their successful lightweight road calipers, TRP were showing a desirable line of mountain discs as well as a slick aero…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 27, 2010

Interbike 2010: Waterproofs from Showers Pass and Campagnolo

A couple of waterproof jackets jumped out at us while wandering the halls of Interbike last week.Â Both are relatively simple, close-fitted waterproof/breathable pieces that…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 26, 2010

Interbike 2010: Cool new shoes from DZR

As well as collaborating with Mission Workshop on their new urban shoe, DZR were at Interbike showing their new range of urban cycling shoes.Â Founded…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 25, 2010

Interbike 2010: North Shore Billet Cable Guides

North Shore Billet admit that their cable guides “are more for bike fashion than anything else, but hey, they look way cooler than the stock…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 25, 2010

Interbike 2010: Nalini and SciCon

We were lucky enough to spend some time with Gary from Albabici at Interbike last week and saw some of his personal highlights for the…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 25, 2010

Interbike 2010: More Shiny Pumps from Lezyne

Like Crank Brothers, relative newcomers Lezyne have done a very good job at making otherwise unexciting products sexy.Â From their product design to packaging to…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 23, 2010

Interbike 2010: Point One Split-Second 90mm stem

Bike magpies that we are, it’s easy to get drawn into booths by shiny bits of aluminum.Â At Interbike this week, normally downhill-oriented Point One…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 23, 2010

Interbike 2010: Casual Performance from Club Ride

Owner/Designer Mike (pictured) and the Club Ride crew were were out from Idaho showing off their range of Western-inspired and American-made casual performance apparel at…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 23, 2010

Sigma Sport introduce ruggedized Computer / HRM / Altimiter

Need to know the temperature?Â Altitude?Â Your heart rate?Â Speed, distance, and all the other usual cyclocomputer stuff?Â The engineers have managed to pack all…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 15, 2010

Review: KT Tape

As someone who is no stranger to a bit of sports-related knee pain and who travels in circles well populated with physical therapists, I am…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 13, 2010

Review: HammerSchmidt for singlespeed XC? Not so fast…

A buddy of mine and I decided it would be cool to get steel hardtail frames made for long travel forks (the Evil Sovereign in…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 09, 2010

Review: CamelBak Octane 18x Lightweight Hydration Pack

Why a lightweight hydration pack? Sure,every little bit helps, but the fact that shaving an ounce or six off of a pack means relatively little…

Written by Marc Basiliere September 07, 2010

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