Other Fun Stuff

Motor Tabs sports drink is offering a starter pack for $6.99 that includes a Specialized water bottle (with the nice little rubbery tip) and one…

More pics from the North American Handmade Bicycle Show.  These are from the Art Party afterwards, courtesy of Jeffrey from Ergon USA.  Read more for…

Mutiny Bikes has released a stream of new 2009 products via their Twitter stream.  Shown above are their new Sprizzzocket sprockets.  The rest of the…

The Italian Government is considering a 30% reimbursement as a tax incentive to purchase an electric bicycle.  The hope is to cut emissions and pollution…

Friends and riders will gather on Saturday, March 14, to celebrate the life of mountain bike legend Brent Thomson on the trails that he made…

This bike is equipped with the Gates belt drive, so the video is intended to promote the strength of the belt even for high pressure…

BMC is hiring.  They’re looking for a design engineer to help create bad ass looking bicycles like their 2009 Time Machine time trial / triathlon…

Innovative Health Solutionsâ„¢, LLC (IHS) today announced it is shipping H2O Overdriveâ„¢, one of the most comprehensive and nutritionally balanced high-performance sports hydration beverages for…

World Triathlon Corporation, owner of the Ironman and Ironman 70.3 brands, announces the launch of the Ironman Executive Challenge (XC). The program targets top-level executives…

Maybe it’s all the good endorphins we get from riding that are helping us ignore the economic climate, but according to Sea Otter, cyclists are…

The Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long actions sports tour, today announced its complete schedule for the 2009 season. In addition to returning to Portland,…

Blue Competition Cycles has announced the signing of a 3-year agreement as the official bicycle sponsor of the Chicago Triathlon. The 27th annual Chicago Triathlon…

The Bicycle Film Festival has extended their submission deadline until March 17, 2009. You can download the submission form here as a PDF.  Watch the…

This comes close to being one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever seen.

If you’re diggin’ the NAHMBS coverage we’re postin’ up, you’ll probably like this to: PRESS RELEASE: The Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association is pleased to announce…

Simple bike hack…literally.  Thomson seatpost boxes make very good hacksaw sleeves, making them safer for travel and keeping the kiddie’s fingers away from the blades.…

From CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Civic leaders in Dayton, Ohio, are offering the Wright brothers’ first bicycle store as a possible home to the U.S. Bicycling Hall…

Dave Zabriskie, who came in second in the recent Amgen Tour of California, had his house in Salt Lake City broken into last week and…

From Albany Times Union: People who want to help make the city friendlier for bicyclists can attend workshops today. The city is putting together a…

PRESS RELEASE: ASA Entertainment (ASA) is excited to announce that the ASA Action Sports World Tour, one of the industry’s oldest and most elite action sports…

FROM SEATTLE BIKE SUPPLY: Redline bicycles has become a partner in the Major Taylor Project in Seattle, Washington.   The Major Taylor Project is dedicated to creating a multicultural community where…

Triathlon Plus, a new magazine from Future Publishing, goes on sale on April 7th. It joins their other cycling titles including Cycling Plus, Procycling, What…

PRESS RELEASE: The ASA Action Sports World Tour, one of the industry’s oldest and most elite action sports circuits, will make its first ever stop…

Back by popular demand, Kona’s Shoot the Ride Photo Contest returns for its second year. If you’re a Kona fan, or bike fanatic in general,…