When asked what to buy, I tell everyone get a bike that’ll run both wheel sizes: 27 and 29. My personal bikes do that: road…
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3T Strada Official Haute Route bike
Fondos with themed bikes, sure why not? And, the 3T Strada just became the official Haute Route bike. Equipped with the new 3T Torno Crank, THM carbon cockpit,…
Mark V reviews: Park PRS-25 Team Issue Portable Repair Stand
Park Tool has been the first name in bicycle tools for decades, at least here in the States. For me worn and weathered Park workstands…
Beyond “Compact” Dropbars Pt3: Compass Maes Parallel 31.8 handlebar
In this last in a series of three posts discussing long reach handlebar alternatives to the run-of-the-mill compact road dropbar, I look at a modern…
Mark V and the Tale of the Dropped Chainstay
It seems like new gravel bikes are popping up everywhere, including the recently debuted Salsa Warbird version 4 and a lot of them are obviously influenced by…
ENVE Finds the Sweet Spot for Gravel with the G-Series Rims
On the eve of the Dirty Kanza, ENVE Composites presents their G-Series wheelsets and rims, gravel-specific designs for demanding adventure riders. The G23 (700C)…
A Holiday Weekend
We’re off for the holiday weekend. Hope you are too and riding big miles.
Felt Compulsion
While road designers are busy motorizing their fleets and we haven’t seen anything innovative in several seasons, mountain is flourishing on the dirt with new,…
Rapha Gavia 88 Collection
As this year’s Giro d’Italia gets started, Rapha launched the Gavia 88 Collection. That’s a brand new vintage-inspired, but highly technical cold-weather kit (jersey, jacket, baselayer,…
Raging River Grand Opening Celebration
Seventeen miles of mountain bike trail are opening near North Bend. It took two decades to accomplish and a team of dedicated state trail builders.…