This week’s smorgasbord of builder-on-builder interviews led us right up to the Philly Bike Expo and gave us all a fun peek inside the minds of our nation’s top handmade frame builders.
Somewhere just outside the handmade crowd were a couple boutique mountain bike builds and a sweet limited edition True Temper steel road bike from Chris Chance. The mountain bikes come from Tantrum, which puts a unique twist on rear suspension, and Scurra reinvents the front, too, with their wild linkage driven fork and rear end (it’s that red bike up above, just in case you couldn’t guess). Almost as wild are Zipp’s new sawtooth aero wheels, which use nature as inspiration for an aggressive looking wheelset designed to cheat the wind in any direction. There’s even a video to help explain it.
Back to mountain bikes, we reviewed a few 2017 XC models from Norco, Cannondale and Kona, with more coming up next week. We also reviewed a few pieces of gear, and there’s the usual assortment of other new bikes, components and kit to poke through…
Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Marsh Creek State Park, PA
Lucho Dillitos: all natural guava fuel of the Colombian greats
Campagnolo EPS V3 now sends ride gearing, shift data to Wahoo ELEMNT
One Ride Review: Norco Revolver full suspension XC race mountain bike
Road to PBE16 BoB Interview: Carl “Snarl” Schlemowitz of Vicious Cycles, questions by Alex Clauss
Pelago Stavanger is the latest to get the Brooks Dashing treatment
Scurra Hard Enduro to return with version 2.0 of their wild Trelever suspension?
ABUS turns wheel and seat post security on its side with new NutFix locks
HT launches D1 flat/clipless pedal, enhances pedal durability with new EVO+ bearing system, more
Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
DCA Design’s helmet concept gives you a 360º view with heads-up display visor
Vanilla Workshop headed to east coast for fit tour (and parties)
Grava measures up w/ prototype Gauger alloy gravel ‘cross frame, carbon fork to “ride everything”
TwiCycle delivers two wheel drive and twice the workout?
45NRTH gusts into full winter riding apparel with Naughtvind jacket, pants, and bib system
VEAR Legs Jacket zips on and off in seconds to keep your legs warm & dry
Road to PBE16 BoB Interview: Chris Bishop of Bishop Bikes, interviewed by Carl Schlemowitz
Cycliq captures computers and cameras with new Duo bar mount
Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Southwest Montana
Colnago starts selling bikes online, but only backstock, and only through dealers
VP gets rid of bearings for better performing pedals on a budget
Kickstarter Roundup: Super insulated bottles, coffee-infused jerseys, GoPro mounting gum & more!
Smoother Operator: Kona upgrades DH bike to 27.5″ wheels & all new frame
Road to PBE BoB Interview: Eric Estlund of Winter Cycles, Questions by Chris Bishop
Fox Float X2 gets official CPSC recall notice; units to be repaired & returned
Trek Farley fat bikes from 2014/15 recalled for free fork replacement
X-Shifter’s universal wireless shifting kit goes live
Slim Chance fades into Ltd. production with U.S. made True Temper steel road bikes
Fall into new gear with Twin Six / Santini / Seach and State / Capo
Fenix unfolds a drop bar e-Gravel Bike ready for anything
Must Watch: Brandon Semenuk’s Lapse raises the bar for MTB videos
Zipp heeds the call of the wild w/ new Biomimicry inspired 454 NSW Aero wheels
Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Into the Lionhead, MT/ID
100Copies comes out of the trees with latest cycling print
WFS 2016: Selberbruzzler collective’s budding Podenco Cycles, from Balance to Handuro
Fyxation refreshes city bike lineup, adds carbon Crusher adventure bike & more
Review: Lensbaby Circular 180+ Lens for GoPro Cameras
Friday Roundup: Cycling Odds & Ends
Review: The Kona Hei Hei DL Carbon 29 is positive proof of XC Evolution
One Ride Review: 2017 Cannondale Scalpel Si full suspension race mountain bike
Video: Zipp 454 NSW Inside Story
F3 Cycling gives you direct-to-stem out front cycling computer mounts
