MaxLeonard, Author at Bikerumor

Nitto comes up with the goods in a stem and bar collaboration with Tokyo Fixed Gear

Tokyo Fixed Gear – which for those of you who don’t know is based in London, England – still keeps close to its Japanese roots.…

Written by Max Leonard May 25, 2011

Review: taking a bike by train in the Duffbag Stealth bag

The Duffbag Stealth bike bag is designed by the UK-based company to be small, light and discreet. We took a look at their range a while…

Written by Max Leonard April 20, 2011

Team Sky Replica Adidas Kit Now Available

Team Sky and Adidas have now made available to the public replica kit identical to that worn by Bradley Wiggins, Greg Henderson, Geraint Thomas and…

Written by Max Leonard March 29, 2011

Bicycle Film Festival heads to Liverpool and Extends 2011 Submission Deadline

April 8-10 sees the world-conquering Bicycle Film Festival hit Liverpool, its second UK city. The 2010 programme will, at the end of its run, have…

Written by Max Leonard March 29, 2011

Augmented-reality ad campaign highlights the dangers of lorries’ blind spots.

On March 22, two London cyclists were killed in incidents involving heavy goods vehicles, less than a mile away from each other in Southwark, south-east…

Written by Max Leonard March 24, 2011

Damien Hirst and Ai Weiwei Bicycles up for auction in charity gala at London’s ICA

Among the lots on auction at London’s Institute of Contemporary Art’s annual fundraising gala are 13 customized bicycles, created by artists including Damien Hirst, Ai Weiwei,…

Written by Max Leonard March 23, 2011

HTC’s Goss Wins Milan-Sanremo on Specialized-McLaren Venge – pic

After all the bike-porn hoo ha surrounding the launch of the Specialized-McLaren Venge last week (see our comprehensive post here), the light, aero road frame…

Written by Max Leonard March 21, 2011

Keirin: Speed Racers documentary

This beautiful film was shot by Jonathan de Villiers, a fashion and portrait photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Wallpaper* and…

Written by Max Leonard March 17, 2011

For all you sportsmen out there: dual-purpose polo mallet holster also holds a sixer

Lovely little idea this: a bespoke leather polo mallet holder for those of you who like to play bike polo. And when the game is…

Written by Max Leonard March 16, 2011

Bicycle Film Festival Calls for Entries – Deadline 1 April

Submissions are now open for the 11th Annual Bicycle Film Festival. Anything with a bicycle-related theme is a go, and the selected films will tour…

Written by Max Leonard March 16, 2011

Cyclepedia book showcasing the amazing Embacher collection published in US and UK

Chronicle in the US and Thames & Hudson in the UK have published Cyclepedia, by Michael Embacher, with a foreword by designer and cycle nut…

Written by Max Leonard March 15, 2011

Tonic Fabrication’s Vanishing Point and Supernaut at Tokyo Fixed Gear

London’s Tokyo Fixed Gear, the retailer and distributor of premium and exotic brands (they started, you guessed it, with the Japanese), are celebrating over a year…

Written by Max Leonard March 11, 2011

NAHBS 2011: Samurai CycleWorks Showcases Former Keirin Rider’s Frames Built In Houston

Samurai Cycle Works’ master builder Koh Annoura didn’t have to travel too far to NAHBS in Austin – he’s based in Houston, TX. But his…

Written by Max Leonard March 10, 2011

Video: Urban Downhill in Chile – Imagine this in your Neighbourhood…

Video says it all, really. From the 2010 Valparaiso Cerro Abajo race through the streets of Valparaiso, Chile. Check out the really sketchy jumps and…

Written by Max Leonard March 10, 2011

Duffbag Presents a Range of Sweet-Looking Travel Bags for Dirty MTBs

Just come to our attention is UK-based bag manufacturer Duffbag, who are fresh out this season with a good looking range of bike bags and…

Written by Max Leonard March 08, 2011

NAHBS 2011: Twin-Top-Tube Tourer from Cherubim

Japanese framebuilder Shin-ichi Konno, who made the head-turning track bike we spotlighted here and here, also used NAHBS 2011 to show he can make beautiful bikes in…

Written by Max Leonard March 08, 2011

Merino Jersey Range Launched by Dromarti at NAHBS

UK-based Dromarti made it to NAHBS for the second year running, to showcase its expanded range of cycling products, which is soon to include these…

Written by Max Leonard March 08, 2011

Kish’s BMX-inspired 24″ Wins Best Ti Bike at NAHBS

San Luis Obispo-based Kish Fabrication came to last year’s NAHBS with a 24″-wheeled BMX-inspired showpiece. This year, it returned with an improved model that took…

Written by Max Leonard March 07, 2011

Serotta’s Risqué ’70s Showbike Back on Display at NAHBS

On Ben Serotta’s stand at NAHBS, alongside the latest line-up of bikes, which included a road bike featuring new custom Columbus tubing, was a stunning…

Written by Max Leonard March 04, 2011

Cyfac Belt Drive Tandem Heads Carbon Line-up at NAHBS

At NAHBS for the third year was Cyfac, a relatively little known French bicycle maker, but one with an illustrious history. Standing for Cycles Fabrications…

Written by Max Leonard March 03, 2011

Black Sheep’s full custom Continental Divide Racer Wins Best Offroad Prize at NAHBS

Fort Collins, Colorado’s Black Sheep Bikes won the NAHBS Best Offroad category for this, a 29-er, built for a customer to ride this year’s Tour Divide…

Written by Max Leonard March 03, 2011

Aero track bike by Cherubim – close-up pics

A few more pictures for you of the pursuit bike that was drawing the crowds to Cherubim’s stand at NAHBS last weekend. Here’s a shot detailing…

Written by Max Leonard March 03, 2011

Cherubim Concept Bike – Aero Madness?

Causing constant roadblocks at NAHBS was Cherubim master builder Shin-Ichi Konno’s concept track bike. Though it must break about every single rule in the UCI…

Written by Max Leonard February 26, 2011

Contador to be banned: Saxo Bank reacts

Team Saxo Bank, the team for whom Alberto Contador should be riding this season, released a press release late on the evening of 26 January.…

Written by Max Leonard January 26, 2011

Astronaut falls off his bike and misses out on spacewalk

Sad news on the wires today, that Tim Kopra, a Nasa astronaut, will miss out on being the lead spacewalker in a forthcoming mission due…

Written by Max Leonard January 20, 2011

Shimano Curtly Quashes Di2 Trickle Down Rumors – UPDATE: It’s Coming!!!

Ever since the Di2 was introduced, at prices that most mortals would need a mortgage re-fi to afford, there have been rumors flying (OK, make…

Written by Max Leonard January 16, 2011

Peter Yates, Director of Breaking Away, dies at 81

Very sad news that Peter Yates, the English-born film director, died on Sunday at the age of 81. Yates graduated from RADA, and in the…

Written by Max Leonard January 11, 2011

London Olympic Velodrome declared “fastest ever” after first test

Local club cyclists from Halesowen CC were the lucky first riders EVER on the London 2012 Olympic velodrome, reports the Evening Standard newspaper. UCI inspectors…

Written by Max Leonard January 07, 2011

Nice graphic visualization of the 2011 PRO peloton

There’s been a lot of fuss over the past few weeks about team line-ups and so on, and not more so than yesterday when Leopard-Trek,…

Written by Max Leonard January 07, 2011

Cat is out of the bag: Leopard-Trek makes its public debut

OK, so the name (or at least the first half), was one of the worst kept secrets in pro-cycling. Nevertheless, the official unveiling in Luxembourg this…

Written by Max Leonard January 06, 2011

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