Rear derailleurs aren’t the only shadowy things around Shimano. Sometimes, mid-year updates are kept in the dark, too. Thanks to an eagle eyed reader who…
Introduced last September, the Niner RLT 9 is the first non mountain bike from the heretofore 29er specific brand. Technically, they call it an “all-road…
While SRAM’s presumably about to enter the electronic shifting game, and Shimano’s firmly entrenched in the upper end, Campy has just expanded EPS’s mid-market offerings.…
Among the Ballers ride participants was Noah Rosen of VeloColour frame painting in Toronto who, along with Suzanne Carlsen, launched Carl & Rose with these…
Sitting outside the lodging, Chris Bishop’s lugged road bike attracted the other builders and participants like moths to a flame. The lug work, details and…
Just after launching their amazing new XTR Di2 group, Shimano’s PRO components division unveiled a full cockpit group built to hide the wires from shifter…
Among the Ballers’ personal bikes, Independent Fabrication owner Gary Smith’s was the most basic, but not without its touches. It’s an older Steel Factory Lightweight…
When the Flash 29 debuted a couple years ago, it brought Cannondale’s System Integration (Si) to the frame with things like their OPI stem/steerer with…
Amongst handmade builders, there are some legends in the industry. The Ballers. Folks like Richard Sachs who, despite all of the new standards, sizes and…
The completely new, radically redesigned new Campagnolo Super Record group was first spied at the Giro d’Italia’s early stages, but the concepts it uses were…
Spotted at the Ballers Ride aboard an industry person’s bike were these prototype Michelin tires designed for rougher roads. Tech specs weren’t available, but the…
Remember those crazy pegged/finned brake pads Alligator showed off at Eurobike last year? Now they’re available in North America as a less expensive alternative to…
We have three torque wrenches lying around the Bikerumor office, but the only non-digital one is Effetto Mariposa’s Guistaforza Pro. It offers a range of…
Technically, this is a three-ride review, which took place across two days in the mountains of Asheville and Dupont State Forest in North Carolina. Jake…
Cane Creek’s Double Barrel shocks, available in coil and air versions, have until now been only available for long travel bikes, finding few homes outside…
