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After a grueling five-year education in bike racing, Joe Parkin describes his return to the U.S., his struggles with the nascent American bike racing scene,…

PRESS RELEASE: “Due to severe road damage on the Angeles Crest Highway (Route 2) above La Cañada Flintridge caused by the recent winter storms, we…

This is what I get for going on “vacation” and not checking a million different sites every day.  Bike Snob, or as his mama calls…

Here are the one’s we’ve found so far: Pearl Izumi’s 4D chamois tested by Dave Zabriskie on Uranus (see video above, via BikeCarson). 450g Air-0…

Check out one of our writer’s new websites, bigringriding.com, for photos of cyclists that man up and ride the big ring.  They ride it through…

From Antique Wooden Cameras: “Bicycles and itinerant photography finally enjoyed a healthy and prosperous relationship by the mid-1890s from two key innovations: safety bicycles (widely…

…and not the good kind of killed, as in ‘that comedian killed.’  No, sadly, none of the three bike safety bills that matter will pass…

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…

Not much more to say.  Click the image to enlarge, or just go here to enter: Versus.com/ultra

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…