Road Bike

Fast, Tough, and Light – Pick 3 with Bontrager’s New All Weather Tires

With the introduction of Bontrager’s new All Weather (AW) line of tires, even they admit that previously most tires in the category were an…

Written by Zach Overholt May 13, 2013

LucidBRAKE To Offer Latest Wireless Bicycle Brake Light

When it comes to brake lights, Bicycle versions have been mostly concepts due to the need to integrate switches into the bicycle for them to…

Written by Zach Overholt May 13, 2013

Review: FSA’s Stout SL-K Stem

Catch up on all of our Project 1.2 posts here! Stems aren’t the most glamorous of components. For the most part, they all work- and…

Written by Marc Basiliere May 12, 2013

Review: Bicycle Line’s Performance & Value Packed Oxigeno Bibshorts & Jersey

Before Tyler’s review last summer, we hadn’t come across much of clothing company Bicycle Line’s wares. Now in their sixteenth season, the company continues to…

Written by Marc Basiliere May 11, 2013

WIN as Timbuk2 celebrates National Bike to Work Month

Don’t like the idea of riding to work, tasty snacks, or the opportunity to win free stuff? You might want to stop reading now… Created…

Written by Marc Basiliere May 10, 2013

Just In: Deda Elementi Pushes 35mm Standard with New Road, MTB Bars & Stems, More

In 2011 when Deda Elementi first introduced the 35mm “standard” it was a a tough sell as our comments on the article illustrate. Since then,…

Written by Zach Overholt May 10, 2013

Trek Takes Project One on the Road with the Project One Experience

No longer content to confine their custom bike program to pixels on a screen, Trek is taking Project one to the streets. Of course consumers…

Written by Zach Overholt May 09, 2013

Kuhl Ride Saddle Promises an Air Ride for your Butt

We’ve seen all kinds of saddles over the years – wide, skinny, flat, round, nose, no-nose, you name it, it’s probably been done. The Kuhl…

Written by Zach Overholt May 09, 2013

Review: Culprit Croz Blade – Stiff, Fast Aero Disc Brake Road Bike (Updated)

Culprit’s been teasing the Croz Blade disc brake aero road bike for quite a while now, but they’re finally rolling off the line. We nabbed…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 09, 2013

New Lighter, Stiffer BMC Teammachine SLR01 Road Bike Coming?

We spoke with BMC quite a bit at Sea Otter Classic and learned that something new is coming on the road bike side later this…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 08, 2013

Guru Unveils Dual Mechanical-or-Electronic Cable Stop

Hot on the heels of their move to offer complete bikes, Guru just sent over these renderings of their new patent-pending frame stops for internal…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 08, 2013

Looking for Aero Wheels? Take the Reynolds 30-Day Aero Guarantee

So you have the cash in hand, and you’re planning on buying an set of aero wheels? Well, it may be a good time to…

Written by Zach Overholt May 08, 2013

Sidi Expands Clothing Line, with New Sidi By Castelli Technical Wear

Hoping to offer a more complete semipro clothing range, Sidi has partnered with Castelli to introduce new styles of cycling gear for both men and…

Written by Zach Overholt May 08, 2013

Winners Don’t Feel Pain

This man is clearly a racer. My first words would have been “is my bike ok?!”

Written by Saris Mercanti May 08, 2013

New Challenge Strada Bianca Gravel Road Race Tire

Challenge Tires has added the Strada Bianca gravel road tire to its lineup. Normally, we’d transform the info into our own words, but their press…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 07, 2013

GURU Continues to Grow, Launches Complete Bike Program

You may remember the Photon HL above from our GURU NAHBS coverage where we checked out the 670g frame in person. Even though this radical…

Written by Zach Overholt May 07, 2013

First Look: Alchemy Bicycle Works ORC-UL Rear Hub

When it was time for Alchemy Bicycle Works to redesign their ORC rear hub, making it lighter was important, but making it stiffer and…

Written by Zach Overholt May 07, 2013

First Impressions: Early Miles on the Mavic Cosmic Carbone 40 C

They aren’t first to the carbon clincher market, but Mavic believes they have solved the heat issue that plagues the segment. By mixing the best…

Written by Andrew Johnson May 06, 2013

SOC13: Sigma Launches ROX 5.0, 6.0, and 10.0

It has been 31 years since Sigma and German electronics pioneer Klaus-Peter Schendel introduced Cycle Coach, one of the very first cycling computers, though Sigma’s…

Written by Zach Overholt May 06, 2013

The Road ID Roadshow, Road ID Announces Mobile Engraving Tour

Road ID is definitely one of those products you don’t think much about, until it’s either a life saver (literally) or it’s too late. If…

Written by Zach Overholt May 02, 2013

Things Come Apart: Exploded Bicycle View

There are some cool pics over on NPR.com this morning by Todd McLellan of things taken apart, including this one of a bicycle. The images…

Written by Kristi Benedict May 02, 2013

Olympia’s restyled-for-2013 Ego RS: Performance, Comfort, and Value

For 2013, Italy’s second-oldest cycling company has reworked its bestselling Ego model with an eye toward improved comfort, performance, and value. At 1,100g (medium, painted),…

Written by Marc Basiliere May 01, 2013

Video: Brutal Bike-on-Biker collision

Thankfully, no one was (seriously) injured in the making of this video. High five for helmets!

Written by Saris Mercanti April 30, 2013

11 Speed Trickles Down, Shimano’s All New Ultegra 6800 Group

We all knew that with the success of Shimano’s 11 Speed Dura Ace 9000 group, an extra cog was soon on its way to…

Written by Zach Overholt April 30, 2013

Ciamillo Gravitas Cranksets Get Power Meter Conversion by Irish Cycles

Intrigued by the new Ciamillo Gravitas cranksets but don’t want to give up power measurement? Irish Cycles feels your pain and has been working with…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 29, 2013

SOC13: Reynolds Ditches Decals for ’14 Road, Intros New 29, 27.5 Carbon Wheels

With so much talk about light weight paint jobs, companies like Reynolds are starting to look at paint, and decals, as places to lose weight.…

Written by Zach Overholt April 29, 2013

Initial Impressions: Footbalance QuickFit Insoles

Update 5/3: Pricing information added. Update 5/7: Pricing lowered! Hot on the, ahem, heels of the announcement that Retül will be using FootBalance custom footbed systems…

Written by Marc Basiliere April 28, 2013