Bike Types

Alchemy goes further down stock sizes road with new Atlas road bike

At Interbike 2014, Denver, CO, based custom carbon fiber bike builder Alchemy introduced their “Ride DNA” semi-custom program, which offered limited tweaks to the layup…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 22, 2016

CeramicSpeed Drops in Ceramic upgrade for Cervelo

Do you own a Cervelo? Have you been suffering headset envy after your friends upgraded their Specialized bikes to the new CeramicSpeed? Well, suffer no more.…

Written by Zach Overholt January 22, 2016

MET’s Bluegrass Eagle gravity brand gives their Explicit full-face a new look for 2016

For a helmet that hasn’t really changed much in the last couple of years, the Bluegrass Explicit still manages to tick most of the boxes…

Written by Cory Benson January 22, 2016

Camile puts GPS and Video into one clean & simple package

There are more and more GPS and digital video devices coming to market for cyclists every year. So each new product has to differentiate itself…

Written by Cory Benson January 22, 2016

TDU 2016 Tech: Peter Kennaugh’s Sky Pinarello Dogma F8

Team Sky is a British professional cycling team founded in 2009, whose lofty goals included putting a British rider on the top step of the Tour de France…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney January 21, 2016

Factory Tour: Öhlins USA Brings World Class Motorsports Experience to Mountain Biking

Driving into Hendersonville, North Carolina, it might not be what you would expect as the U.S. headquarters of Öhlins Suspension. Apparently one of the largest retirement communities in…

Written by Zach Overholt January 21, 2016

Project321 Boost hubs do it different, plus new singlespeed, cyclocross & Lefty hubs!

To take advantage of a Boost frame or fork, most hubs usually grow by 6mm in the rear and 10mm in the front. Project321’s new…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 21, 2016

Lapierre introduces all-new Aerostorm DRS time trial bike for FDJ

Working together with long-term sponsored French pro team FDJ, Lapierre bikes has developed an all-new version of their Aerostorm DRS. Named for the Drag Reduction System,…

Written by Cory Benson January 21, 2016

Shimano updates STePS + Di2 e-bikes with auto shifting firmware

Shimano finally announced today the release of a new firmware update for e-bikes running their STePS system and the Di2 Nexus hubs. Shimano had introduced…

Written by Cory Benson January 21, 2016

Blackburn expands its Outpost line with… well, an expandable frame bag

Every year, more and more people are going off the grid and further away from civilization on their bikes. Whether a day, week, or months…

Written by Trey Richardson January 21, 2016

Canfield Bros Jedi DH nails a huge drop in 2016 consumer direct pricing & adds new color

Canfield Brother’s Jedi DH is a 9 inch travel monster wearing 27.5 shoes. For 2016, the frame will be available in a new color (more if you consider…

Written by Trey Richardson January 21, 2016

Spanish art prints from Volata illustrate modern cycling

Volata, a quarterly magazine and Spanish-language web portal based in Barcelona, has only been putting out a print edition for just over a year and…

Written by Cory Benson January 21, 2016

Train on Zwift, Go Pro with the women’s Canyon//SRAM Racing Zwift Academy Project

Were your parents always telling you that playing video games was a waste of time? Well, here is proof that it actually can amount to…

Written by Zach Overholt January 21, 2016

Cycling photographer Hamvas takes to Kickstarter to fuel this year’s Cyclocross album

The Cyclocross 2015/2016 season ins’t quite over, with the much anticipated Zolder World Championships to come in just over a week and a half, but…

Written by Cory Benson January 20, 2016

Road to NAHBS 2016: Origin Stories With Don Walker of Don Walker Cycles

We are mere weeks away from the twelfth installment of the North American Handmade Bike Show and the Bikerumor.com “Road to NAHBS 2016” Pre-Show Coverage…

Written by Anna Schwinn January 20, 2016

Lindarets Boostinator converts your standard mountain bike hubs to Boost 110/148

While purpose-built components are almost always best, the rapid change of standards and options these days means there are a LOT of us sitting on…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 20, 2016

Review: Always ready to ride with the Trek Lync

For longer than I can remember, there have been a lot of bikes in the garage (or dorm room, living room, where ever I could stash…

Written by Zach Overholt January 20, 2016

TDU 2016 Tech: Graeme Brown’s Drapac Swift Hypervox

Drapac Professional Cycling is an Australian UCI Professional Continental Team founded in 2004 by Michael Drapac, with the aim of promoting cycling in Australia. For the 2016…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney January 20, 2016

Review: SKS Twentyniner large barrel floor pump for gravel & mountain bikes

The SKS TwentyNiner floor pump has been a mainstay in our workshop now for years. A lot of companies have started making ultra-low pressure pumps…

Written by Cory Benson January 20, 2016

Bromotti Wows Tour de San Luis Crowd with Insane Rooftop climb

At this point you should be familiar with the antics insane skills of Vittorio Brumotti. The Italian does things on a road bike that most…

Written by Zach Overholt January 19, 2016

Michelin Brings Power to the front with new Range of tires meant to save your watts

Everything aero is designed to help save watts and reduce your overall time, but what about your tires? Michelin is boldly marketing 4 new tires…

Written by Trey Richardson January 19, 2016

Santini celebrates 10 years of TDU partnership with special edition jerseys

Santini has worked with the Santos Tour Down Under since 2007, providing leaders’ jerseys for the first race on the international cycling calendar that heads out of…

Written by Cory Benson January 19, 2016

Project Plus Pt. 2: Purpose Built Plus Suspension with the Manitou Magnum

In spite of the hefty amount of rubber, plus bikes will still benefit from suspension. Thanks to the addition of Boost spacing for forks, there…

Written by Zach Overholt January 19, 2016

TDU 2016 Tech: FDJ Lapierre Xelius SL

French team FDJ takes its name from its title sponsor, the French National Lottery. If you’ve missed out on any of our earlier pro-bike features,…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney January 19, 2016

TDU 2016 Tech: Dimension Data for Qhubeka’s Cervelo S5

Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, formerly known as MTN-Qhubeka, will be best remembered for a while thanks to their ground breaking 2015 season. With highlights like…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney January 19, 2016

SRAM RED eTap – Close up look, more rides & actual weights!

When we attended the official SRAM Red eTap launch last fall, we provided an in-depth look at the design and development process and first impressions.…

Written by Tyler Benedict January 18, 2016

Asheville CX Randoms – I9 Death Trap, Boyd Eternity Hubs Shipping, & ultimate Honda Element Bike Camping Build Out

Like any great cyclocross venue, the CX Nationals expo area was a bit of a party. In addition to food, warm beverages, and warm up…

Written by Zach Overholt January 18, 2016

TDU 2016 Tech: Manuele Mori’s Lampre Merida Scultura

Lampre Merida is another UCI World Tour team with a long background in cycling. Consisting primarily of Italian riders, the team has been in the professional…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney January 18, 2016

TDU 2016 Tech: Maarten Tjallingii’s LottoNL Jumbo Bianchi Oltre XR2

People who follow professional cycling closely, but don’t necessarily know the ins-and-outs of team sponsorships, may wonder why there are two teams in today’s pro peloton…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney January 18, 2016