Road Bike

TPE16: Ritchey shows cross fork with 12 AND 15mm axle compatibility, Universal Stem Mounts, more

Some times you really can have your cake and eat it too. Or thru axle compatibility as it may be. Seeing as how a number…

Written by Zach Overholt March 11, 2016

NAHBS 2016 Interview: new builder Hernan Montenegro

I know Hernan Montenegro from the alley cat racing circuit, so I was caught off guard seeing him in the new builder’s row at NAHBS…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 11, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Sweet bikes from Oddity, Appleman & Demon Frameworks

Oddity Cycles’ collection featured big tires all around this year, from “plus” (aka baby fat) to real fat, including a 20″ fat bike for the…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 10, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Argonaut Cycles wins 2016 Best Layup, debuts new dropouts, paint, and T47 in action

There was a lot to be excited about with Argonaut Cycles when we visited them at NAHBS. Aside from winning Best Layup of the show…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 10, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Bilenky Cycle Works with Mentor tribute bike, disc tandems

There was a lot going on in the Bilenky booth at NAHBS. And each bike was involved… in the best way possible. There was the…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 10, 2016

TPE16: Updated Xpedo Thrust 2.0 power pedal is getting close & Wellgo Cadence pedals now available

Xpedo has been taunting us with their dual-sided power pedal for some time now, but the price has kept many interested. Before releasing it into…

Written by Trey Richardson March 10, 2016

TPE16: Iconic brand Bridgestone Cycles makes a strong push to put branded bikes back on the market

Not many of the groms out there associate “Bridgestone” with anything but car tires; however, Bridgestone bikes had been one of the premiere brands brought to…

Written by Trey Richardson March 10, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Sycip shows ultralight steel road & barbecue bikes, Strong makes a comeback (and a fat bike)

Sycip had a little something for everyone, including the fringes, with his collection of show bikes. Starting with the biggest one, the Barbecue Bike is…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 10, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Rolf Prima gives “bombproof” a whole new meaning w/ ballistic stealth wheels & more

Just prior to NAHBS, Rolf Prima unveiled their EOS3 ultralight carbon clincher as their first made-at-home carbon fiber rim. This follows their move to bring…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 09, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Rob English’s bikes blow minds on road, gravel, dirt and city

Perhaps its fitting that this year’s Best Road Bike award went to a gravel bike. There’s simply no denying the category’s growth, with most builders…

Written by Kristi Benedict March 09, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Co-Motion gets its internally geared gravel on, wins for best tandem bike

Co-Motion’s been building tandems for quite some time, so it should come as no surprise they took home an award this year. What was more…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 09, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – New builders Bellon Handmade and Krattli

As we learned in our pre-show coverage, Claudio Bellon’s heart is in cycling and it’s in steel. Bellon’s show bike was something that’s become a…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 08, 2016

TDU 2016 Tech: Team Giant Alpecin TCR Advanced SL of Ji Cheng

Team Giant Alpecin is a German professional road racing team. Founded in 2005, the team’s aggressive riding in races like Paris-Nice saw them receive a wild…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney March 08, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – New builder carbon with Cryptic Cycles and McGovern Cycles

One of the really exciting aspects of the show for me this year was the strong showing of carbon in the new builder row –…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 08, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – New builder Circa Cycles brings sleek, bonded aluminum road to the show

New builder row this year was full of engaging new product – there wasn’t a slacker in the house. Out of the batch, Circa Cycles…

Written by Anna Schwinn March 08, 2016

Boyd sheds grams with new Altamonte Lite tubeless ready disc road bike wheelset

Boyd’s new Disc Altamonte and Altamonte Lite wheelsets both get a disc specific rim with a slanted bead channel to help the tire stay locked into…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 07, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Holland Cycles’ shapely lugged carbon HC road bike finally out for a ride

Holland’s HC carbon lugged road bike has been a two year project spanning six prototypes to get to this point. Now, it’s in production and…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 07, 2016

Vittoria debuts tubeless Qurano carbon clinchers in three rim depths

We got a sneak peek at one set of the new tubeless carbon clinchers from Vittoria last fall, but details on the then unannounced wheel…

Written by Cory Benson March 07, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – TºRED shows unique titanium, steel & alloy bikes, plus slick one-piece double crankset

TºRED is an Italian brand making bikes in Italy from steel, titanium and, with the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for their latest, now aluminum,…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 07, 2016

Review: Challenge Strada Bianca & Paris-Roubaix have gravel clinched

With a name inspired by the white gravel roads of Tuscany, and the race of the almost same name that just was ridden this past…

Written by Cory Benson March 07, 2016

TDU 2016: Behind the scenes at the Tour Down Under

The Tour Down Under has been run and won for 2016, with Simon Gerrans of Orica GreenEDGE taking the overall win and victories on the third…

Written by Jayson O'Mahoney March 06, 2016

TPE16: FSA Continues with WideR Afterburners, extraLight bars and stems, plus Vision’s Metron 5D bar/stem and hydration system

If you want your wheels to be noticed, at this point they had better be wide. After launching the Afterburner wheel line in 2014/15, FSA’s…

Written by Zach Overholt March 05, 2016

TPE16: FSA gets Modular with new cranks for MTB, Gravel, and Road, plus steel Comet 1x chainrings

There are a lot of options out there for gearing lately. To keep up with the change, FSA is joining brands like SRAM and Raceface that…

Written by Zach Overholt March 05, 2016

Catlike helps Movistar soar above with new adaptive Cloud 352 aero road helmet – Updated

Starting this weekend at Strade Bianche on Saturday and then as Paris-Nice gets under way from Sunday, team Movistar will ride the new Catlike Cloud…

Written by Cory Benson March 04, 2016

NAHBS 2016 – Kent Eriksen wins twice for best cyclocross bike & best TIG welding, plus more

Kent Eriksen is in rare air having taken home two awards in a single NAHBS show, but 2016 was his year. He won best in…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 04, 2016

Friday Roundup – Cycling Odds & Ends

Get Fat on the North Carolina beach a week from now – The 2nd annual US Open Fat Bike Beach Championship hit Wrightsville Beach outside of…

Written by Cory Benson March 04, 2016

This spy shot might be the 2017 Shimano Dura-Ace Di2

Thanks to a reader from Melbourne Uni Cycling Club, this pic appears to reveal the next generation Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 crankset and rear derailleur. The…

Written by Tyler Benedict March 04, 2016