Italy’s Elite SRL introduces the Realaxiom trainer which for me was hands down the coolest training aid of the show. Realaxiom has all the features…
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Back from Oahu
For the second year, I flew to the Hawaiian island of Oahu to do the Honolulu Century with some friends. After months of grinding away…
Greg Lemond at Interbike
At Interbike last month, I crowded into the LOOK Cycles booth to get a glimpse of America’s 1st Tour winner, Greg Lemond. It’s been 25…
Rolling Deep at Interbike 2011
Before the Interbike Mobile Social on Thrusday, I stopped by the Tern Bicycles booth to down a couple of colas. I had learned my lesson…
From the Bike Shop: How to Deal with Bike Shop Employees
Hello, Mark V here. After great internal struggle with my conscience, I decided to reveal the secrets of the retail bike shop so that potential…
ISP, The Integrated Seatpost: Done right or done wrong
Integrated seatpost, integrated seat mast, ISP…in the past few years there have been a number of different frame designs on the market that eschew a…
TRP CX8.4 Cyclocross Linear-Pull Brakes
I managed to get my hands on some pre-production CX8.4, the newest cyclocross brake from TRP first displayed during this year’s Sea Otter Classic. Arguably…
More Bicycles in Manga
I’ve mentioned cycling in manga in a previous entry, but I just came across another title called Noririn. I know absolutely nothing about it, but…
WickWerks Cyclocross chainrings
I just got some cyclocross chainrings from WickWerks. Last season I ran a wide-range 10sp cassette with a 39T or 42T single ring up front.…
When new makes retro better : SRAM levers and vintage Cinelli handlebar
photo above from Paris-Roubaix’s photo stream Above is the Cinelli “Campione del Mondo” handlebar, also known as the model 66. It was a drop bar…