Advocacy & Industry News

American Classic launches OEM hub, rim & wheel lineup

American Classic, who’s long made mid- and high-level aftermarket rims, hubs and wheels designed by Bill Shook, is turning an eye toward the OEM market.…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 26, 2016

HIA Velo revives Guru’s carbon manufacturing in Arkansas w/ all-star team

Last year, Canadian brand Guru Cycles shut down after years of expanding their production capabilities and talents. We toured their facility a few years back…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 22, 2016

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

Check out State’s limited run Rattlesnake – State Bicycle Co. just released a special Rattlesnake Edition of their fixie ‘The Undefeated’. It is said to pay tribute to the Mojave Desert,…

Written by Cory Benson August 19, 2016

Yakima outfits Zipcar’s shared autos with bike, SUP & ski racks

Abandoning the auto for the bike is all well and good, until you wanna get outta dodge and hit the trails well outside of town.…

Written by Bikerumor Staff August 18, 2016

Fuji parent Advanced Sports Intl buys Performance Bicycle

Already a large retail outlet for Advanced Sports International’s Fuji brand, Chapel Hill, NC based Performance Bicycle is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the…

Written by Bikerumor Staff August 17, 2016

Tech Talk: Are your bike tires too wide for your rims? Here’s how to get it right

With the explosion of Boost, Plus bikes, Mid Fat and other portly new rim and tire sizes for everything from road to cyclocross to…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 12, 2016

Belgian Greg van Avermaet’s Olympic Gold Medal winning ride on Strava

Huge congrats to Belgium’s Greg van Avermaet for the win and Olympic Gold Medal. Above, the Strava overview of his race, and check out the…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 10, 2016

How to Break Into the Cycling Industry – Beeline Bikes’ co-founder Pete Buhl

For the long awaited return of our “Break In” interview series, we talk to someone who’s concept certainly shook things up. It’s one thing to…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 08, 2016

IMBA responds to Utah Senators’ proposed bicycle exception in Wilderness

Here, reprinted with permission, is IMBA president Mike Van Abel’s full response to the Human Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act proposed by two Utah…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 05, 2016

Specialized fires up color-changing, heat-sensitive paint for Olympians (and you)

Specialized sponsored athletes heading to Rio will be carrying a different type of torch with specially painted Tarmac, Amira and Epic FSR bikes that change…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 04, 2016

Handsome Cycles wants to build your corporate fleet vehicles, er, bicycles

Handsome Cycles would like to build your new corporate fleet bicycles, customizing them to match your company logo, office decor, actual motorized vehicles, or whatever.…

Written by Tyler Benedict August 04, 2016

Week in Review: New Venge Disc, Trek Slash, Salsa, Surly, Wolf Tooth & tons more

As usual, there were a ton of new bikes and products out this week, including big global brands Trek and Specialized. And there were plenty…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 30, 2016

Blackburn ‘Roll With It’ book & movie combo now available

Sometimes just seeing other people getting out there and doing it is enough to make you get out there and do it. Other times, it’s…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 30, 2016

Pashley celebrates their lengthy history with two 90th anniversary special edition bikes

Founded in 1926, Pashley is England’s longest standing bike manufacturer, and the company still follows their original business model of building both bikes and tricycles…

Written by Steve Fisher July 28, 2016

EDCO acquires both Paul Lew and FASTER wind tunnel for new USA operations HQ

Paul Lew has quite the history when it comes to carbon wheels. Dating back to 1989, Paul has been on the cutting edge whether that…

Written by Zach Overholt July 22, 2016

New, Old, and Reincarnated – Commencal gives us a first look at their 2017 lineup

Is it time for 2017 bikes already? It looks like Commencal’s thinking well ahead, as they’ve just recently announced a few of next year’s models.…

Written by Steve Fisher July 20, 2016

Utah Senator introduces Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act

PRESS RELEASE: The Sustainable Trails Coalition applauds Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) for introducing the Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act. Co-sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 19, 2016

HED wins FedEx small biz grant to boost in-house manufacturing, teases new products

Monday, July 13th, was the birthday of the late Steve Hed, co-founder of HED Cycling. It’s also the day his wife and company head Anne…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 18, 2016

Week in Review: New goods from Specialized, Diamondback, Cotic and so much more!

This past week we had two double headers, providing a doubly in depth look at the new Specialized Sequoia adventure gravel bike and the ultralight…

Written by Kristi Benedict July 17, 2016

LAST CALL! Submit your brand to the Bikerumor 2016/17 Cyclocross Buyer’s Guide!

ATTENTION BRANDS!!! It’s closing time, one last call for tech and all, so finish your coffee and click…the link below to send your brand’s cyclocross…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 15, 2016

SRAM Acquires ShockWiz, Quarq suspension tuning assistants on the way

Depending on who you ask, getting purchased by a big company is the best thing that can happen to a start up. You’ve done the…

Written by Zach Overholt July 13, 2016

Culprit switching gears to components only; blowing out adult, junior road bikes

Expat Josh Colp has been designing cockpit parts and complete framesets in Taiwan for quite some time – sometimes for others, and more recently for…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 13, 2016

Am I not Specialized? Dispatches from the Sequoia adventure bike launch

Editor’s Note: Yes, this is a long story, but it’s awesome. Even the Specialized folks liked it. *wipes nervous sweat from brow* But if you…

Written by Watts Dixon July 11, 2016

Week’s Best Videos: Tour de France Action!

Friday’s Stage 7 of the 2016 Tour de France had a peculiar finish, with Orica-BikeExchange’s Adam Yates slamming into a perfectly timed deflation of the 1km…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 10, 2016

Reminder! Submit your brand to the Bikerumor 2016/17 Cyclocross Buyer’s Guide!

ATTENTION BRANDS!!! Even if you’ve already submitted your info, please read this. We’ve extended the deadline for entry to July 15. Our original submission form…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 08, 2016

Shimano Europe announces acquisition of Lazer Sport NV helmet company

If everything goes according to plan, Shimano will soon be able to outfit you for your ride from head to toe. The company recently announced…

Written by Zach Overholt July 06, 2016

Ellsworth announces trade-in program towards new bikes with Bicycle Blue Book

Have your eye on that new Ellsworth Rogue Sixty? Ellsworth just announced a program that will make it easier than ever to upgrade. Through a…

Written by Zach Overholt July 05, 2016

Week in Review: 2017 road & mountain bikes, new Dura-Ace unveiled & more!

We’ve seen a few 2017 models, but this week the floodgates opened. Between announcements flooding our inboxes and our coverage from PressCamp and Eurobike Media…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 02, 2016