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Trek K-Swiss athlete Chris Lieto says he may hang up his singlet to focus on his other passion, hair cuts.  While I’m not sure if…

Worst. News. Ever.  For today, anyway, and of course we’re hoping this is an April Fools joke to narrow the ranks, but here’s the letter…

We really can’t put it much better than this, so here are the words straight from their hairless faces: As more and more people are…

Got this unattributed link from our friends at Cycles de Oro…if anyone knows where, when or who this mess is, let us know.

Whip it with Matthias Dandois from BMX Freestyler on Vimeo. Flatland BMX gets a pretty raw deal when it comes to coverage in the cycle…

Last Friday saw around 600 cyclists reclaim the streets for London’s Critical Mass. It followed a call by many London bloggers and forums to come…

Designer John Villarreal, from Wisconsin, has come up with this futuristic concept bicycle.  Intended to offer a peak into the future, as advances in material…

A sprint in 2009. Photo: www.britishcycling.org.uk The venerable Herne Hill Velodrome opens its doors this Friday for the traditional Good Friday meet. Signalling the start…

After filling its 5,600 entries in just minutes, the New York City Triathlon will be moving to a lottery-based entry system for 2011. The New…

Having watched The Make’s Niki Croft ride in person I can vouch for the fact he’s built like an ox and goes higher than anybody…

Yes, it’s true. AHTBM kits are once again available, as it turns out, after the minimums were met Voler was nice enough to push up…

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Baruch Herzfeld, owner of Traif Bike Gesheft (Yiddish for ‘non-Kosher bike shop’) has installed New York City’s first bicycle parts vending machine.  The 24/7 retail…

  Shimano Coasting is dead. Well, for now at least. Originally designed as a way to get non cyclists – who were intimidated by shifting,…

Mavic is seeking a PR and communications manager to handle their communications plan, budget and staff.  Key responsibilities include: Execute the communications portion of the…

In a thrilling second day of the track world championships in the Ballerup Super Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, the undoubted highlights – unless you’re an…

Avatar and Terminator: Salvation actor Sam Worthington, 33, says he’s such a bad driver that he decided to start getting around by bike. (Photo and…

Have you ever had that feeling when you reach for your puncture repair kit and realize that you used your last patch on the previous…

The opening night of the Track World Championships in Copenhagen provided plenty of thrills and spills, and gave some tantalising glimpses as to future form…

The city of Roswell, GA, has decided to kick it up a notch and add a weekend’s worth of cycling activities to their 9th Annual…

As the track world championships get underway today in Copenhagen, Denmark, Aussie Cam Meyer (Garmin-Transitions) will have a secret weapon up his sleeve, thanks to…

Don’t laugh, there is some real potential for adult training wheels. Stabilizer Wheels, who produce an adult training wheel kit which attaches a pair of…

Click here for more information. Thanks to TW Smith, aka The Master of Chaos, aka T-dub, from Renagade Muscle, for the tip.

Here’s a chance for our West Coast friends–who couldn’t make it to the Shimano North American Handmade Bicycle Show last month in Richmond, VA–to get…

BMX pro Dave Mirra has some bacteria doing tailwhips on his meninges, is on a course of antibiotics and is currently hospitalized. ESPN reports that…

Having more than your fair share of crashes lately? Might want to cover all the angles: Bring your bike, skates or non-motorized scooter to the…

Leave it to the politicians. Recently Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood stood on a table at the National Bike Summit to deliver an impassioned speech…