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The Kansas Cyclist Podcast is a new feature of KansasCyclist.com, and like the web site, it covers bicycling in the state of Kansas, as well as neighboring…

It’s official!  We’re on iTunes!  Click the link below to go directly to the Bikerumor.com podcast on iTunes and subscribe to be sure to get…

PRESS RELEASE: Following on the heels of a successful fundraising campaign last August, Kinetic Koffee has designated World Bicycle Relief as the recipient of 10%…

Lexco, a bicycle parts distributor,  is hosting an open house for retailers tomorrow, Tuesday April 7, 2009 from 6-10pm. From their press release: Lexco will…

Dorel, Cannondale’s parent company (along with GT, Schwinn and Mongoose bicycle brands), has announced that from 2010, all Cannondale frames will be built in Asia.…

In what’s sure to give him a further strength-to-weight ratio advantage, Lance Armstrong has received the first carbon fiber implant ever.  Working with the OCLV…

OK, I might be editorializing a bit, but the location selection committee for the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame was very impressed with their visit…

Fast Boy Cycles, maker of fine handcrafted bikes and sweet wooden fenders that you just can’t buy (because he’ll only make them for you if…

From ESPN, found on Edinburgh BMX.  Shows how ODI grips are made, then street tested.

Gearheads, an outdoor adventure retailer, is hosting their Outdoor Adventure Gear Sale and Expo on April 24-26, 2009 at WNC Ag Center, Asheville NC.  You can set…

File under “Because you can” – I’m hoping this is styrofoam…and that there were no crosswinds.

There’s a point to this, so bear with me for a couple of paragraphs: A mere three days after having a brace pinned to his…

There’s a bike in this commercial.  It’s mildly amusing. That’s good enough for us.

Just got this shipment in today, and after talking with Mark at Kinetic Koffee about it, we’re the first people outside of their roasting plant…

ESPN had this session video from Windells in the Portland area (Sandy, OR) showing off the new place to be for BMX when the weather…

Keller, TX, is hosting their first annual KIDSfest this Saturday, drawing kids in with BMX exhibitions, then showing them how they can have fun outdoors…

Got this promotional link via email, so if it doesn’t work right, go to their home page or call them and tell them you want…

Video from the man himself showing the 12 or 13 screws and the plate put into his collarbone.  No word on the Giro, but as…

David Stanley, a local artist, had some great caricatures on display at a recent social event here in Greensboro, including some of Lance Armstrong.  Besides…

Scott has signed on as the official sponsor of the Dresdner Kleinwort triathlon team and will be providing them with the Scott Plasma bicycle shown…

The Devilvelo (aka: Didi Senft) you all know and love from the sidelines of the Tour de France has a side job:  He builds crazy…

  Woo-Hooo!  Our first Podcast is here.  Click on the image above to listen via your browser, or subscribe through your favorite RSS reader or…

Actually, the only thing magical is that this man still has hair left in his beard after lifting this 31lb Gary Fisher Tarpon mountain bike…

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I suppose this could border on stalking, but, hey, he posts this on his Twitter feed, so whatever.  Here’s what Lance was amping up on…

We all know cycling is low impact, which is great for knees and backs, and that’s especially important for heavier folks that really, really need…

A note to our readers…we’re updating the back end of our site tonight, so if you experience any problems viewing in the wee hours of…

In an obvious parallel to the infamous website that cultivates the worst in a superficial pop culture society, More Dirt, a UK cycling website, lets…

During February, Trek Bicycles instituted temporary furloughs for many of its production workers, rotating them one week on (paid), one week off (unpaid).  Some remain…