Road Bike

SOC 14: Fezzari’s Prototypes Lighten up for Road, Add Discs and Thru Axles for Road and CX

After a strong showing at last year’s SOC in the mountain bike department, Fezzari was back for 2014 with 3 new skinny tire prototypes. Whether…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

SOC 14: Lapierre Shows off Aircode and Pulsium Road Bikes, Introduced Overvolt MTB

After introducing both the Aircode aero road bike and Pulsium endurance road bike earlier this year, we finally got a chance to see both bikes…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

SOC 14: Xentis Goes Stealth in the US for XBL 4.2 and Squad 4.2 Disc

Decals on rims are always a love ’em or hate ’em affair. It’s usually only when those decals or graphics are on $2,000+ wheels that…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

Argonaut Cycles Hosts Q&A at Aether Apparel NYC This Friday

FROM ARGONAUT: Argonaut Cycles would like to invite you to an evening of SpaceBikes in NYC. Join us at the Aether Apparel NYC Store Friday…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 22, 2014

SOC 13: Wahoo’s Universal TICKR HR Monitor Shipping, RFLKT iPhone Bike Computer gets a +

If you’re looking to track your heart rate, but only want to use one strap for all of your devices, Wahoo has you covered. Thanks…

Written by Zach Overholt April 22, 2014

Mavic “Studying” Road Disc Brake Wheels with Felt, Others

Perhaps you noticed those as-yet-and-still-unannounced Mavic Aksium disc brake wheels on the new Felt F4X cyclocross bike. They’re certainly not a production model and, in…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 21, 2014

SOC14: Parlee Cycles Updates Z-Zero with House-Made Tubes, ESX Aero Road Bike Shipping

When we visited Parlee in Massachusetts a while back, they had a single roll press for Bob to play with. Now, they’ve started making their…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 18, 2014

SOC 14: Felt Adds More Disc Brakes and Thru Axles to Cross and Road Bikes, Updates Nine FRD Frame

2015 looks like it will be the year of the disc brake and the thru axle for cross – or at least some combination of…

Written by Zach Overholt April 18, 2014

SOC14: Scorpion Builds Moto Style Stands For Bicycles

As a cyclist who adheres faithfully to the ancient “N+1” proverb (where N is the number of bikes currently owned), I am always searching for…

Written by Saris Mercanti April 18, 2014

SOC 14: Industry Nine Introduces Ultralite Carbon CX Wheels, 150mm Fat Bike Hub Adapter

When we checked in with i9 on their all encompassing fat bike hubs at Frostbike, there was one hub standard missing – only we didn’t…

Written by Zach Overholt April 17, 2014

Lightweight Partners w/ Rie:sel Design for Colorful, Graphical Meilenstein Wheels

Rei:sel design is known for their high quality decal/wrap artwork on bicycles. We saw them at Eurobike last year and were pretty impressed with the…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 16, 2014

SOC14: SRAM Powers into Tri with 11 speed Aero shifters, Chainrings, Bottle Mount, plus Red Wifli Cassettes

After the introduction of SRAM Red and Force 22 drivetrains, it should come as no surprise that Triathletes are also looking for a drivetrain with…

Written by Zach Overholt April 15, 2014

SOC 14: Hutchinson Fattens Up with New 25mm Fusion 3 Road Tubeless

Wider tires and Road Tubeless have both been gaining traction, and the new 25mm width in the Hutchinson Fusion3 brings both to the table. Hutchinson…

Written by Zach Overholt April 15, 2014

Cielo Road Race Disc Road Bike Follows Up Standard Model’s NAHBS Release

Cielo’s Road Race Disc brake road bike takes the racier geometry and updated build of the standard Road Race model they just introduced at NAHBS…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 14, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Bike Roundup – A.N.T., Helavna, Brompton, Rob English & More!

As our NAHBS coverage wanes, we’ve got a few more roundups and posts to mix in with the rising Sea Otter news. Above, Rob English…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 13, 2014

SOC 14: Prestige MTB Shows off Sub 150g Black Mountain Cassettes

Offering a line of fully CNC machined cassettes, Black Mountain is looking to blur the line between ultra light and durable. Each cassette is primarily…

Written by Zach Overholt April 13, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Boo Builds an Epic Winter Sports Fat Bike, Plus Custom Bamboo Bikes and Paint

Boo had a number of impressive show worthy bikes this year at NAHBS, but if there was one bike that stopped people in their tracks…

Written by Zach Overholt April 09, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Bicycles from BME Designs & Speedhound

We had a solid interview with BME Design’s Brano prior to the show, so it was neat to see his stealthy city bike up close.…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 07, 2014

Swobo Launches Farrier Bicycles w/ Premium Kids’ Road Bikes

After struggling to find a well spec’d, well made road bike to fit his 8-year-old, Swobo owner Peter Discoe decided to make his own. Quite…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 07, 2014

Wear your State on your Sleeve, and Chest with Pactimo’s new State Jersey Line, Plus Earn 50% Off

If you have a lot of state pride, or just want to represent your home state, Pactimo is making it easier to show your allegiance…

Written by Zach Overholt April 06, 2014

Strava and Specialized Team up for “Strava Shop Pages”

Hoping to provide another way for customers to interact with their favorite shops, Specialized is partnering with Strava to develop what they call “Strava Shop…

Written by Zach Overholt April 05, 2014

White Industries Issues 20th Anniversary Polished Speed Racer Hubs, Plus New Centerlock Disc Hubs

White Industries is celebrating their long run as a lustworthy component brand with these new 20th Anniversary Limited Edition Speed Racer hubs. They’re updated for…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 04, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Don Walker’s Still in Steel, Jim Kish Keeps it Titanium

As promised in his pre-show interview, NAHBS president Don Walker kept it simple this year. His traditional cyclocross, track and road bikes (this time a…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 04, 2014

Taipei Show Randoms Pt. 2 – Huge Gallery of the Interesting, Crazy, and Peculiar

In addition to all of the products you know and love, there was another side of the Taipei show to catch your attention. This jersey…

Written by Zach Overholt April 04, 2014

Taipei Show Randoms Pt. 1 – Cool Stuff from Gates, X-Fusion, Jones, and Much More

Everywhere you looked in Taipei, there was something cool to see. The Taipei Show is quite a bit different from your average trade show, as…

Written by Zach Overholt April 03, 2014

NAHBS 2014: Modern Classics from Ellis Cycles & Rich Adams

Ellis Cycles’ Dave Wages continued his tradition of very traditional looking road bikes with all but invisible touches that make them thoroughly modern. This year,…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 03, 2014