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Lazer Bullet 2.0 aero helmet review: Potential realized
I grew up obsessed with Transformers. Granted, my stereotypical Asian immigrant parents really only let me have toys with some sort of educational value (which basically translated into tons of Legos)...
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HTech’s Svelter: An aero disc road bike, made of wood
“It’s the Rolls Royce of road bikes,” said renowned custom bike maker Darren Baum in reference to HTech’s new Svelter aero road bike. Moments before, I’d asked Baum about the best thing he’d seen at...
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Less resistance: With each WorldTour win, tubeless tires gain acceptance
It was just a couple of months ago that Josh Poertner, owner of Silca, made the bold prediction that tubeless tires will be the norm in professional racing within five years. And now, in the wake of...
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The basics of gravel racing: How to pick the best gravel tires
Picking tires for gravel racing and riding is complicated. There isn’t one right answer. Sometimes there isn’t any right answer. Tire selection is a game of overlapping variables and endless options....
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Shimano S-Phyre XC9 vs Specialized S-Works Recon off-road shoe review
A battle of the Big S’. While these two mega-companies typically work closely together, they’re direct competitors when it comes to footwear. And with both companies recently launching new premium...
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Pivot Cycles Mach 4 SL first-ride review: Full XC race machine
Pivot Cycles has been on a bit of a roll lately, what with the Trail 429, Switchblade, Firebird 29, and Phoenix all receiving healthy doses of positive media and user reviews, plus healthy sales to...
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Silca Viaggio travel pump review: Works well, but too big and too heavy
I spend a lot of time traveling with a bike, and I’ve grown pretty adept at paring down my assortment of tools, spares, and accessories to the bare essentials. After all, many airlines charge a small...
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Bikes of the Bunch: Bianchi Oltre XR2 reincarnated
In this Bikes of the Bunch, we take a look at a well-loved, and well-used Bianchi Oltre XR2 that was recently given a new lease of life. The bike’s owner Adam Marshall hails from the UK and is the...
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Trek releases new “down-country” Top Fuel for 2020
Originally intended as a pure-bred racing steed, Trek’s Top Fuel has been a cross-country racer’s bike since its inception. For 2020, though, the Top Fuel is perhaps best described as the love child...
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New Santa Cruz Stigmata and Juliana Quincy gravel bikes revealed
The previous Santa Cruz Stigmata was already a bit of an outlier when it broke ground in 2015, abandoning pretenses of being a pure cyclocross racer in favor of a more versatile geometry that was...
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Swiss Side testing real-world drag with pressure rakes
In most situations, aerodynamic drag is the greatest force working against a cyclist. While much of that drag comes from the air pushing against the rider, it can also be from low pressure behind the...
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CeramicSpeed OSPW pulley wheel system review: Oversized, overpriced
The bike industry is full of products that claim to make you faster. Some focus on reducing your aero drag, others trim weight, and some attempt to efficiently transfer the watts from your legs to the...
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Trek releases new “down-country” Top Fuel for 2020
Originally intended as a pure-bred racing steed, Trek’s Top Fuel has been a cross-country racer’s bike since its inception. For 2020, though, the Top Fuel is perhaps best described as the love child...
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Specialized introduces ANGi and MIPS SL safety features
May 28, 2019: Specialized has updated a couple of key elements related to its Angular and G-Force indicator (ANGi) safety device. The original story (published November 29, 2018) below details this...
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Ritchey Ultra review: Traditional steel meets modern rubber
I spent my formative years of mountain biking riding hardtails. Although my very first one was made of carbon fiber (?!), it wasn’t long at all before I found myself firmly enamored with metal. There...
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Shimano XT and SLX go 12-speed: M8100 and M7100 MTB groups explained
Last year Shimano introduced us to the XTR M9100, the Japanese company’s first 12-speed mechanical groupset. With an extra gear, a clear commitment to 1x setups, a 10-51T cassette option, Hyperglide+...
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Shimano’s RX8 Gravel Shoe: The shoe you didn’t know you needed
When I was 16 and could only afford a bag of licorice, buying separate equipment for every discipline of racing was far from my mind. My SPD pedals and shoes did the job for everything (because they...
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Allied and OPEN announce new gravel models
Premium drop-bar brands, Allied and OPEN, have both announced the launch today of new gravel bikes. Both are designed to meet the growing demand for ever-expanding tyre sizes. Both are pitched at the...
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Trek’s 2020 Madone SL Disc brings a little more bang for your buck
If you’ve been pining for a new Madone, but couldn’t quite stomach the price, Trek may now have a solution for you. The new – and somewhat ironically named – Madone SL Disc models use a slightly...
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JRA with the Angry Asian: Lemons, lemonade, and odd little wheels
I find myself in uncharted territory today: I’m lusting after a bike with 20in wheels that folds up and fits into a suitcase. It’s heavy, unquestionably weird-looking, and undoubtedly slower than any...
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