Schwalbe has recycled over 9 million bike tubes in Europe. Now it wants to do...
Bike tubes seem like something that should be recyclable, but in any at-home municipal recycling program that’s not the case. One tire manufacturer, however, has figured out a way to make recycling...
View ArticlePro bike check: Michael Matthews’ Giant Propel Advanced SL
Michael Matthews is always a threat in a grand tour. Need proof? Just look at his performance at stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia where he pipped Mads Pedersen for his third career individual Giro stage...
View ArticleFeedback Sports Reflex Torque Ratchet Kit review: Help, I’ve fallen for a...
Earlier this year, Feedback Sports sent over a care package consisting of their four newest tools: the Thru Axle Chain Keeper, the Chain Tool 3.0, their Rotor Truing Fork 2.0, and their Reflex Fixed...
View ArticleThis diamond and gold covered Colnago just sold for $133,000
Sotheby’s is used to auctioning the world’s finest jewels; less common is for a bicycle to be attached to them. When Colnago became the official bike of the Giro d’Italia, the legacy Italian brand did...
View ArticlePro bike check: Mads Pedersen’s Trek Madone SLR 9
Whether he’s powering through cobbled classics or muscling his way through bunch sprints, Mads Pedersen is a threat to win many kinds of races. This month, the sprinting prowess of the Danish star was...
View ArticleThe 2023 Specialized Allez Sport squeezes even more performance out of entry...
The Specialized Allez would like a word. The 42-year-old model is not done yet. Not if the 2023 update, more of a complete reboot, has anything to say for it. The 2023 Allez, not to be confused with...
View ArticleCampagnolo Super Record Wireless first look review: The future of ‘sport-luxury’
There is a whole lot to say about the new Campagnolo Super Record Wireless. We took a look at the leaked FCC filings and filtered through numerous patents to find a groupset that was fundamentally...
View ArticleCannondale CAAD13: Alloy, aero, and more comfortable
We speculated a few months ago that Cannondale was planning to release the next iteration of its long-standing CAAD aluminium performance range. Today, the CAAD13 is official. According to Cannondale,...
View ArticleSpecialized’s Turbo Creo SL is a marvel of technology, with a price tag to match
They’re gorgeous. They’re electric. They’re surprisingly light. They handle like a conventional bike. And wow, are they expensive. Say hello to the Turbo Creo SL, Specialized’s new line of...
View ArticleDelta Airlines eliminates additional fees for checked bicycles
Perhaps following the lead of competitor American Airlines, Delta Airlines today announced that it would be eliminating additional fees for checked bicycles, effective immediately. “Delta customers...
View ArticleCervelo Aspero first-ride review: The go-fast gravel bike
Gravel bikes these days fall somewhere on a spectrum that ranges from ultra-capable and adventure-ready, to pared-down and race-ready, and Cervelo is being very clear where its new Aspero gravel...
View ArticleColnago V3Rs: An all-round racer that’s amusingly on-trend for 2020
Colnago has a number of top-tier carbon fibre race bikes in its line-up. There’s the Italian-made lugged-construction C64, the latest in the iconic C-series. There’s the Concept, the company’s answer...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Team bikes of the 2019 Tour de France, part two
In part one of this series, we showed you the road bikes of the Ineos, Deceuninck-Quicktep, CCC, Jumbo-Visma, and Trek-Segafredo teams, which obviously left an awful lot of lovely two-wheeled machinery...
View ArticleTour ready: Specialized S-Works Turbo Rapid Air tubeless tire unveiled
“The tubular predates the rear derailleur. It’s outlived steel and alloy — it’s reigned supreme in the era of carbon and aerodynamics. No more. 100 years at the top is long enough.” That’s a line from...
View ArticleDetails on the team-edition Continental tires at the 2019 Tour de France
When it comes to tires at the Tour de France, Continental and Vittoria utterly dominate the landscape, with the former still enjoying a slight advantage in terms of the number of teams and riders that...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: Team bikes of the 2019 Tour de France, part three
There are still a few crucial days of racing left in this year’s Tour de France, and still bikes from several teams that we have yet to cover in any sort of detail. We’re rectifying that situation now,...
View Article2020 Trek Domane goes all-in on all-road versatility: First-ride review
The new third-generation Trek Domane is a far cry from the endurance road bike it was when it first debuted in 2012. The Domane was once more of a toned-down road bike with ultra-stable handling, a...
View ArticleThere’s a flood of Direct Mount derailleur hangers at the Tour de France —...
Shimano began drastically changing the designs of its mountain bike rear derailleurs in 2007, moving the entire mechanism toward the rear of the bike in an effort to improve shifting performance and...
View ArticleThe Hulk has two sides: Peter Sagan’s green jersey bike
In what’s becoming an expected tradition, the brands sponsoring the winner of each classification often go to great lengths to celebrate the victory. From basic things like coloured Boa shoe dials and...
View ArticleNew Nerd Alert podcast, episode 1: Go faster with aerodynamics made simple
As cyclists, we are forever chasing the elusive free watts of power, extra few kilometers per hour and a few less grams on the scales, all with the goal of going faster. In this first mini-series of...
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