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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…

What?  Yeah, we’re kidding about the ESPN part, but now you can create your own fantasy bike team to race the classics.  The official press…

Kenstone Metal Co. and Kirk Pacenti of Pacenti Cycle Design announce a new partnership designed to utilize each others’ strengths. The partnership permits each to…

PRESS RELEASE: Lynskey Performance is introducing the T230 triathlon specific frame. This stunning frame is durable and offers the magical ride you have come to…

From March 16 through April 30 (while supplies last), Fluid Recovery Drink is giving away a free beanie cap when you buy $65.00 worth of…

Found this on The Slow Bicyclist Movement’s blog. Video from Clint Maedgen of the New Orleans Bingo Show.  It has bikes, so it makes the…

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Pedals for Progress, an international program that rescues unwanted American bicycles and sends them to communities overseas, is hosting a bicycle donation drive Saturday, April…

With a name like “Bikerumor”, we’d be shirking our duty if we didn’t post a few loosely substantiated rumors now and then…so here goes.  …

Follow IMBA’s executive director and government affairs director in real time as they update their progress at the 2009 League of American Bicyclists’ National Bike Summit…

As part of a crowdsourcing experiment, Aaron Koblin had 2088 people either sing or play a note.  These notes and sounds were then compiled into…

Clif Bar’s new Quench sports drink debuts at the Expo West health food tradeshow.  Photo from BevNet.

Novatec wheels have added distribution in the UK via Performance Cycles.  The wheels have received some pretty good reviews in the cycling media, and the…

Per the previous post, here’s the proof…it’s in North Carolina stores people.  The case, shown after the break, is their 22oz bottles…nice!  They also had…

Clif Bar has officially released its new Quench sports drink in ready-to-drink (RTD) format this week at the Natural Foods West expo. This tiny little…

PRESS RELEASE: World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), owners of Ironman, Ironman 70.3 and Iron Girl, announces the growth of its brand portfolio. IronKids, the newest member…

From Andy at BikePure.org: WADA CLOSING IN ON FORMER EPO DOPERS: The World Anti Doping Agency have released details of plans to re-test old EPO…

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…