Other Fun Stuff

Hurricane Sandy as seen by bike in NYC

As Hurricane Sandy swept across the East Coast and caused billions in damage a few intrepid bikers spent a few hours exploring the flooded Big…

Written by Saris Mercanti October 31, 2012

Rapha Presents ‘Bicycle Art & Design’ by Artist Garrett Chow

This weekend at the Rapha Cycle Club in San Francisco artist Garrett Chow will show off bike inspired artwork. Chow’s work includes custom painted frames…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 31, 2012

Hutchinson Drops Road & Mountain Bike Tire Prices, Adds Dealer Direct Sales

Hutchinson has just announced that, in addition to their continued use of US distributors, they’re adding a dealer direct sales rep network. The goal is…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 31, 2012

Bike Check: BMX Pro Gary Young

We had the chance to catch up with pro BMX rider Gary Young at the Dew Tour in SF for a quick bike check. His…

Written by Saris Mercanti October 30, 2012

PAINCAVE: Get More out of Your Trainer

Coming soon (January 1st to be exact) to a winter trainer session near you: PAINCAVE, online interactive training. Let’s face it, keeping motivated and intentional…

Written by Mike Albert October 29, 2012

Pearl Izumi X Project Shoe Launch: Just as good off the bike as on?

If y’aint walkin, y’aint ridin’ Mountain biking inevitably involves at least some walking. Be it a quick dab, walking an uncomfortably technical stretch, or scrambling…

Written by Bikerumor Staff October 29, 2012

Video: Le Grand Tour – A Hipster’s Adventure on a Borrowed Bike

Just a little something to get you ready to bust outta work and go ride. From our friends at Peloton Magazine, who have an interview…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 26, 2012

Win an Affinity Kissena Track Frameset

The folks at Affinity Cycles are always excited to see images of their frames built up. To celebrate this fact they are putting on a…

Written by Nick Burklow October 26, 2012

DealerCamp Adds Consumer Day, Pushes Event to Late July

Lifeboat Events’ Bike DealerCamp will to Park City, Utah, on July 25-27, 2013, with a new consumer day on the final day. Raleigh, Intense, Diamondback,…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 26, 2012

Friday Roundup – Bicycle Bits & Pieces

Ritte van Vlaanderen Bicycles is growing their online presence with an announcement that Speedgoat Bicycles will be the exclusive online retailer for their carbon road, CX…

Written by Kristi Benedict October 26, 2012

Picnic Basket Panniers

There’s a lot of weird unusual cycling products that appear that either put a smile on our faces or leave us scratching our heads. We’re not…

Written by Saris Mercanti October 25, 2012

2013 Tour de France Route Announced – 100th Edition Gets Double Alpe d’Huez Ascent!

The 2013 Tour de France race route has been announced. The course has seven flat stages, five hilly ones and five mountain stages, four of…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 25, 2012

Custom Sports Drink Maker Infinit Nutrition Debuts Pre-Formulated Retail Packs

Infinit Nutrition has built its brand around the concept of custom formulated hydration and sports drink mixes. Their online calculator and control panel are the…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 24, 2012

Sunup Eco Brings Bicycles Drag-Free Dynamo Power w/o The Hub

First, there was the roller generator that put a small rubber cylinder on the tire or rim to turn a dynamo. My grandmother had one…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 23, 2012

Taiwan Bike Tour: Pacific Cycles, Part 2 – Crazy Bikes, Wild Suspension & Original Di2 Prototypes!

Our tour of Pacific Cycles continues… In Part One, we showed you the classics, some folding bikes and some functional bikes that serve the physically…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 23, 2012

Taiwan Bike Tour: Pacific Cycles, Part 1 – Not What You Think

Founded in 1980, Pacific Cycles is a large scale (one of the largest) private label manufacturers. While they weren’t giving up their client list, I…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 22, 2012

Feline Does Fine on Hipster Bike (and the Perfect T-Shirt Accompaniment from Hayes)

Oh boy. We’ve just been waiting for the perfect opportunity to share one of Hayes’ promo T-shirts with you, and this is it. First, get…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 22, 2012

Bicycle Helicopter Hovers Closer to Reality

A while back we posted on a pedal-powered helicopter concept built on a fat bike base. Now, the concept gets a less bicycle-looking form factor…

Written by Nick Burklow October 22, 2012

UCI Accepts USADA’s Lifetime Ban for Armstrong, Strips All Seven Tour de France Titles

The UCI has reviewed USADA’s reasoned decision and has agreed to uphold their lifetime competition ban of Lance Armstrong and strip him of all seven…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 22, 2012

Spinlister Offers Bike Sharing for the Internet Age

Bicycle sharing systems have been popping up all over the world over the past five years in major cities from Washington, D.C. to Amsterdam to…

Written by Mike Albert October 21, 2012

Friday Roundup – Bicycle Bits & Pieces

San Francisco is having a local Custom Framebuilder Show on October 20th at the Sandbox Warehouse in the Potrero Hill District from noon – 6pm.…

Written by Kristi Benedict October 19, 2012

Want to ride with Hincapie & friends? Stage Race has your ticket!

ONE FREE HINCAPIE GP ENTRY PASS UP FOR GRABS COURTESY OF STAGE-RACE DISTRIBUTION AND LAKE! George Hincapie is celebrating his retirement from 19 years in…

Written by Marc Basiliere October 19, 2012

Exclusive Pre-Launch Review! The Sufferfest’s ‘There Is No Try’ Trainer Video

It’s no secret The Sufferfest’s training videos are our current favorite, so we’re pretty stoked to get the exclusive pre-review opportunity. If you ride the…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 18, 2012

Bike Parking for Offices Made Easy

…and cuts down on office furniture expenses! Now, if they could just get it on rollers, it might cut down their health insurance costs, too.…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 18, 2012

Taiwan Bike Tour: Giant Bicycles’ Taichung Factory Visit

We were invited to visit Taiwan by the island’s trade organization’s for their first ever “Bike Bloggers Tour”, an outreach program to share both their passion…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 18, 2012

Dew Tour Arrives In Downtown San Francisco

Starting this Thursday, October 18th, and running through the weekend, the Dew Tour is a celebration of action sports. The free four day festival will…

Written by Saris Mercanti October 18, 2012

Power Pedals Developing Power Meter Spindles for Any Pedal Brand!

Pedal based power meters are, for many, the holy grail of power measurement devices. They’re easily portable between bikes, offer true left/right measurement and add…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 17, 2012

Trek, Nike, RadioShack Drop Sponsorships for Lance Armstrong

Amid the ugly, ugly doping scandal and USADA statements and documents, Lance Armstrong’s sponsors are dropping like flies. Below are several of the statements. Armstrong,…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 17, 2012

Fluid Adds Fresh Citrus Flavor to Sports Drink Line

Fluid, which started out with a recovery drink that we reviewed quite positively, last fall expanded into sports drinks for during activity. Now, they’ve added…

Written by Tyler Benedict October 16, 2012