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Yesterday, news broke of Alberto Contador’s positive drug test for Clenbuterol, a banned substance that aids weight loss and breathing, and is used to improve…

PRESS RELEASE: During routine drug testing at the 2010 Tour de France, some urine samples provided by Alberto Contador tested positive for trace concentrations of…

It fits ANYTHING While wandering the seemingly endless displays of one bike part after another it’s easy to work up a thirst. At Interbike, this…

If you step back and take a look at the scale of which Interbike is held, it can be pretty overwhelming. Even more impressive is…

Clif has revised their formula in their Clif Shot, doing away with the brown rice syrup and moving to organic maltodextrin and organic evaporated cane…

Hammer Nutrition’s new Perpetuem Solids chewable tablets and Endurolyte Fizz tablets should make both products more easily useable. In particular, the Perpetuem ones should be…

Total Square, the developers of the iphone/ipad app Mountain Bike Trails, has partnered with IMBA to offer the app free as a promotion during Interbike–that…

FRS has a new Apricot Nectarine flavor that’s not only pretty delicious, but also claims to be a bit lighter in consistency. Feels about the…

File under “Why didn’t I think of this!” Axle Release is set to release this quick release conversion bit for bicycle hubs with solid, threaded…

Need to know the temperature?  Altitude?  Your heart rate?  Speed, distance, and all the other usual cyclocomputer stuff?  The engineers have managed to pack all…

If there’s one thing I learned from dealing with investors at my previous company, something (including your sweet race bike that’s totally decked out and…

Awesome. You’ll be singing it on your commute home from the office… By Mark Ronson and The Business Intl, new album drops Sept. 28th, 2010.…

You may have seen this, or not. Our local shop passed it along and thought it would make some amusing Friday water cooler conversation fodder.…

…or, why this job rules. Pre-Interbike is a time full of postcards, invitations to parties and the occasionally totally awesome box of goodies sent with…

According to CNN Justice, police in Taiwan arrested a man for stealing a bicycle–then, upon learning how poor he was, they released him with no…

Gates Carbon Belt Drive will have the “largest ever” collection of belt driven bikes available for demo at Interbike’s Outdoor Demo. The Gates tent will…

Last weekend I raced the 2nd annual Steamboat Spring Stage Race in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Steamboat is also home to titanium bike maker Moots and…

When the Tour of Britain gets underway this Saturday, the UK based Team Sky will line up with a slightly different look than previous races.…

The final day of racing at the Steamboat Springs Stage Race was a classic crit race held in the heart of downtown Steamboat. The .8…

From the League of American Bicyclists: Press Release:  Earlier this year Representatives Blumenauer (D-OR), Capuano (D-MA), Carnahan (D-MO), Cohen (D-TN), Filner (D-CA), Lipinski (D-IL), and…