2009 Whisper on left, 2013 Whisper Deluxe ($240, CPSC-approved) on right I could be wrong about this, but until the early 2000s and the UCI…
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Serotta Bicycles Closing
New York State’s Serotta Bicycles is closing after 40 years; Serotta is currently owned by the same company that owns Mad Fiber and Blue. The…
Giant’s Decker & 650B crashing cyclocross racing
Hi, it’s Mark V after a fairly long absence from writing on the main BH blog, though you can catch my tech writing on Bike…
First Look: SRAM debuts 22 and Hydraulics
What a weekend! Seattle got hail and snowfall in the city, and Hugger-in-Chief Byron got down to Cali for the SRAM’s “22” launch. What’s “22”?…
SRAM’s Inevitable 11
It’s two and half weeks until the Sea Otter Classic, which has become something of a pre-season trade show for the cycling industry. But apparently…
A Retro-Visionary Merckx for Paris-Roubaix: Rock Shox & 650B
Here’s a titanium Eddy Merckx (built by Litespeed) converted to 650B tires and mounting up a Rock Shox Paris-Roubaix fork. Owning such a Rock Shox…
From the Bike Shop: Devo & the Smart Patrol
Now that Seattle Bike Expo is over, I can get back to being the audio dictator at the shop. Everyday I bring in my battered…
Bell Hat with Mark V modification
I got a new hat from Bell but it seemed to be missing a certain something. So I added some style like I do to…
Market trends in 650B, cyclocross, & gravel grinder bikes
Not exactly trending like “fatbikes”, touring bikes with tyre clearance in the 2”-2.4” range have been popping up recently. Some are designed mainly as on-road…
TRP’s hybrid hydro-cable disc caliper
A few weeks from now I expect that TRP will officially debut their Spyre dual-piston mechanical disc brake for road bikes at either the Taipei…