Advocacy & Industry News

Plane Frameworks evolves custom carbon with a new process

Since we heard from Australian custom carbon bike maker Plane Frameworks last winter they’ve apparently made big steps forward in their process. Starting with one-off machined EPS…

Written by Cory Benson May 30, 2017

This Week’s Best Posts! So many prototype mountain bikes, new Cannondale & wind tunnel lessons

We watched last weekend’s UCI XC World Cup in Nove Mesto from the pits, the sidelines and all over the course to capture closeups of…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 27, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

Trek releases schedule for Trek CX Cup & CX World Cup, opens registration – The USA’s biggest cyclocross weekend – the Telenet UCI World Cup Cyclo-cross Waterloo…

Written by Cory Benson May 26, 2017

Sombrio shows off Margus Riga’s artistic side at their pop-up gallery in Whistler

Whether they’re shooting wildlife, weddings, or action sports, photographers are artists at heart. But when it comes to paying the bills, it’s not necessarily the…

Written by Steve Fisher May 25, 2017

What I learned about aerodynamics from the Specialized Win Tunnel

While in Palo Alto for the Specialized Turbo Vado e-bike launch, I made a side trip to their Morgan Hill, CA, headquarters. The whole thing is…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 22, 2017

American Eagle mountain bike soars again with gold medalist Bart Brentjens’ Atlanta 2.0

A little more than 20 years ago, Dutchman Bart Brentjens rode an orange hardtail to the first ever Olympic Gold medal in mountain biking in Atlanta, GA.…

Written by Cory Benson May 22, 2017

HBO skewers pro cycling with Tour de Pharmacy mockumentary…just in time for Tour de France

Play Starts July 8, 2017, on HBO. Catch that link at the end of the video for a free month trial of HBOnow and time…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 22, 2017

Will tall bikes save the world?

There isn’t much more fringe in the cycling family than the tall bike. But in the midst of a month where advocacy groups left and…

Written by Cory Benson May 19, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

Arthritis fundraiser California Coast Classic tour gets a reroute for September – Since 2001, the Arthritis Foundation has held the California Coast Classic Bike Tour, an eight-day…

Written by Cory Benson May 19, 2017

First Look! Specialized Turbo Vado ultra modern urban e-bike

The all-new 2017 Specialized Turbo Vado is their next generation of pedal assist e-bike. The original Turbo S started development in 2010. It was introduced in 2012…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 18, 2017

Boardman break ground on Worcestershire wind tunnel & Performance Centre

We’ve been following this story pretty closely since it first popped up on our radar back at the end of 2015. Boardman bikes decided to…

Written by Cory Benson May 17, 2017

IMBA call to action: Defend US National Monuments!

We are all about promoting & supporting cycling advocacy, but it usually ends up as us paying our individual IMBA dues, pitching in for some…

Written by Cory Benson May 15, 2017

The Build Cycle Podcast #014 – Beeline Bikes’ Peter Buhl

As soon as I started The Build Cycle, I knew I wanted Beeline Bikes’ story on the podcast. Why? Because it’s a platform for others…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 15, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

Rapha Nocturne series coming to London in June, then Copenhagen in August – Rapha’s Nocturne race in London has grown each year since the inaugural event in 2007,…

Written by Cory Benson May 12, 2017

Pirelli racing back to cycling with new PZero road bike tires

What do Continental and Michelin have in common? They both compete with Pirelli on the streets, and now that competition will include road bikes, too…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 11, 2017

Feed hungry kids, win a $12,800 Argonaut road bike

Chef Chris DiMinno of Jackrabbit PDX and Team Sack Lunch have joined forces with Argonaut Cycles to raise money for No Kid Hungry. As part…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 10, 2017

The Build Cycle Podcast: Episode #013 – Mercury Cycle’s Chris Mogridge

Chris Mogridge is the founder of Mercury Cycles, a wheel brand that, like so many of them, started out building wheels using catalog rims, hubs…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 06, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

Global Bike to Work Day Challenge next Thursday, May 11 with Strava – Last year, the first-ever Strava Challenge to ride to work saw a total…

Written by Cory Benson May 05, 2017

2017 Niner IMBA Edition JET9 RDO…this year, there’s more than one bike to win!

Since 2008, Niner has created numerous a one-off, custom painted IMBA edition mountain bikes that were auctioned off to raise money for the global trail…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 03, 2017

Strava borrows a page from Facebook, introduces Athlete Posts

Just in case your attention isn’t spread thin enough -or, perhaps more positively, in case it’s being spread too thin trying to find content you…

Written by Tyler Benedict May 02, 2017

Bruce Gordon announces retirement, puts Bruce Gordon Cycles up for sale

All good things must come to an end, right? For bike building and tire legend Bruce Gordon, that means it’s almost time to retire. Stating…

Written by Zach Overholt May 01, 2017

Ironbridge Bicycles: hand made Bicycles By Design, designed and built in the UK

Coming from the same workshop as the fully custom bikes of Swallow Bespoke, the same frame builders of Bicycles By Design have debuted a new bike…

Written by Cory Benson May 01, 2017

SOC17: Airborne prototypes and new ownership aim to take brand to new heights

Airborne is a brand that has been through a lot in the past number of years. From consumer direct titanium frames, to consumer direct affordable…

Written by Zach Overholt April 28, 2017

New Santa Cruz V10 29er downhill bike looms large over Lourdes

It’s been rumored for a while, and there’s plenty of talk around the industry about 29er’s moving into the downhill realm, but now it’s real.…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 26, 2017

SOC17: American Classic founder Bill Shook explains his theory on Boost hubs

American Classic is celebrating 35 years in business, and founder Bill Shook has always done things just a little bit different. His latest take on…

Written by Tyler Benedict April 25, 2017

Schwalbe stripes color into 4 advanced Addix rubber compounds across entire MTB tire lineup

Schwalbe has reworked the rubber in each of their premium Evo mountain bike tires with a new Addix range of discipline-specific compounds, with each rubber identifiable…

Written by Cory Benson April 19, 2017