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This Week’s Best Posts! New road, cyclocross & mountain bikes, Suspension Tech & Specialized concept bikes

This week was a big ol’ mix of random stuff, including new bits and pieces for training, bike setup and more. Starting with the new…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 23, 2017

Garmin acquires aero specialist Alphamantis Technologies, Updates Specialized Turbo data fields

Garmin has acquired Alphamantis Technologies, a company that designs and develops aerodynamics testing equipment for the cycling industry. “Alphamantis is on the leading edge of…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 21, 2017

Oregon Timber Trail opens with 640 miles of singletrack, campsites & ghost towns

Looking for an epic adventure? Or several mini-epic adventures? The new Oregon Timber Trail is the fruit of 18 months of planning, labor and mapping,…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 21, 2017

The Build Cycle Podcast #20 – Earth Trek’s Chris Warner

“The business isn’t about you. It’s about your team. And your customers … What can you give people that moves them forward?” Chris Warner has…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 19, 2017

Levi’s Gran Fondo offers free entry to riders under 24, courtesy of Specialized

It started with supporting at-risk youth and providing cycling opportunities for more kids. Then they hosted kids from the NorCal High School League on the…

Written by Kristi Benedict July 18, 2017

This Week’s Best Posts! Niner & Prologo tours, Merida Disc rides, Cannondale, Colnago & more!

This week we posted two inside tours, first with Prologo showing how their high end saddles are made, and next at Niner’s new FoCo headquarters.…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 15, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

What is the Yak Ru Enduro? – We’ve just got word of a new 3 day Enduro mountain bike race in Nepal. The Yak Ri…

Written by Cory Benson July 14, 2017

Factory Tour: Prologo shows how saddles are made, plus an inside look at Velo

Any story about Prologo starts at Velo. Stella Yu started Velo Saddles in 1979 and has been producing saddles for other brands ever since…to the…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 12, 2017

This Week’s Best Posts! Tour de France tech, Specialized Epic weights, new road bikes & more!

It’s been a big week of new road bike launches, what with so many brands putting their latest rides under their teams for the Tour…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 08, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

Get your limited Paul Components in blue now – OK, so purple is officially out and blue is in. We know it is just another anodized…

Written by Cory Benson July 07, 2017

The Build Cycle Podcast #019 – GearJunkie founder Stephen Regenold

Ever wonder what it takes to make something like Bikerumor work as a business? And how that’s changing these days? In this episode, I chat…

Written by Tyler Benedict July 05, 2017

AASQ: Ask Park Tool Anything – Part One

We know, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. But there are definitely some questions too embarrassing to ask your local shop or riding…

Written by Zach Overholt June 30, 2017

What would you ask Park Tool?

Park Tool is sponsoring the next few episodes of Ask A Stupid Question, so we need to know – what would you ask Park Tool?…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 26, 2017

This Week’s Best Posts – 3T Strada aero 1x road bike, Pivot Mach 4, Mavic Road Tubeless UST & more!

We were at PressCamp in Park City, UT, this past week and already have some of the coverage up…like the new 3T Strada aero road…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 25, 2017

The Build Cycle Podcast: Episode #018 – Tepui Tents founder Evan Currid

My favorite quote from this interview with Tepui Tents founder Evan Currid? “Are we going to buy a house, or are we going to start…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 22, 2017

The Build Cycle Podcast: Episode #017 – Publishing genius Bob Babbitt

If you need one quote that sums up what Bob Babbitt, the man behind Competitor Magazine (which eventually led to VeloNews and much, much more)…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 20, 2017

This Week’s Best Posts! New Specialized ‘cross & gravel, Pirelli tire launch, Leogang pro bike checks & more!

There were a ton of new bike launches this week, from long travel mountain bike to race-ready road bikes and everything in between. The biggest…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 17, 2017

Pirelli returns to road cycling with promising nanotech PZero Velo race tire range

Almost half a century out of serious bicycle racing, the premier Italian tire maker is making a return to the road bike with three new…

Written by Cory Benson June 15, 2017

Suspension Tech: How MRP Ramp Control Cartridges differ from volume spacers

Last week, we dove deep into how air volume affects your fork’s performance and how you can tune it to match you and your riding…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 14, 2017

Hammerhead Karoo GPS cycling smart computer upgrades routing, mapping even more

If you want to see the future of GPS cycling computers, check our coverage of the upcoming Hammerhead Karoo. We got a sneak peek at…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 14, 2017

Video: Jeremy Powers stops disc brakes with his hands and survives

My 2 cents on the new rounded disc brake rotors, definitely a major step in ensuring everyone’s safety. No disrespect to any of the road…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 14, 2017

Strava Apps directory collects all the API ride data mining in one place

About half a year ago I remember someone from Strava telling me that with ~15,000 independent apps connected to their API, Strava would get ~10 million…

Written by Cory Benson June 12, 2017

This Week’s Best Posts! New Ultegra R8000, SRAM GX Eagle & more!

This week saw the launch of two major new groups. For road, the all-new Shimano Ultegra R8000 takes all of the new tech, functionality and…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 10, 2017

Icon Explore is an insanely awesome electric mountain trike for challenged athletes

Doesn’t matter where you stand on e-bikes, just look at this thing. Launched at Sea Otter, it’s a massively overpowered “wheelchair” from Icon that’s built…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 09, 2017

Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends

‘Hit the Trail’ with Niner’s spring sale and save a bunch – There’s not much that gets us more psyched to ride than #NewBikeDay. Niner will…

Written by Cory Benson June 09, 2017

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Tour de SRAM USA to benefit World Bicycle Relief

Reader Dave Schweikert who just so happens to also be a quality management engineer at SRAM is out on his bike riding across the USA…

Written by Cory Benson June 09, 2017

SR Suntour NA launches free Demo To Your Door Program, try a fork on your home trails

Product demos are a great way to try out a new product. You get to try whatever it is first hand and get a real…

Written by Zach Overholt June 07, 2017

Suspension Tech: How does air volume affect your suspension fork’s ride quality?

Lately, we’ve seen a lot more attention paid to the size of a fork or shock’s air chamber, so it’s time to dive a little…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 07, 2017

The Smog Free Bicycle concept: cleaning city air while we ride

A team of Dutch designers & engineers at Studio Roosegaarde have a new concept to clean the air of polluted cities – bicycle mounted smog vacuums. Oddly…

Written by Cory Benson June 06, 2017

The Build Cycle Podcast #016 – Pure Cycles’ co-founder Michael Fishman

It’s not just apps and websites kids are launching in college. Pure Cycles started up as an idea in the middle of a fall semester.…

Written by Tyler Benedict June 06, 2017

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