The folks up in Minneapolis at Quality Bicycle Products are always pushing the envelope with new gear. Today they have officially announced the launch of a new bicycle brand called Cogburn Outdoors. QBP already has a great reputation with Salsa, Surly & Foundry and with the addition of Cogburn they’ll be preaching to a new…
Japan has a serious space problem as their population is pushing 128 million (2011 stat) with no signs of slowing. Japan is also a country that embraces bicycles for transportation. In en effort to utilize more of the above ground space for other things, technology has been created to create automated underground bicycles parking. Each…
If Rad ever made a sequel, Michal Marosi would be Cru Jones. Check out this absolutely awesome and gutsy wall ride pass Michal completes to win a 4x race. Not to mention Michal crashes hard at the beginning of the race and still pulls off the W.
Without a doubt there has been plenty of high energy mountain bike films that have come out the last few years. Most have great music tracks, but what would happen if instead of having a musical soundtrack you had a soundtrack of the actual sounds from the riding? Well, the short film called “Flow –…
I ran across this cool promotional tour that Levi’s Jeans is hosting the entire month of August. A big push in the cycling apparel industry right now is creating bike shorts and pants that are not only comfortable for riding, but also fashionable enough for the office. I tried on a pair of the 505…
650b wheels are nothing new and companies like Jamis Bicycles have been making 650b bikes for many years now. What has happened in the last 12 months is an amazingly fast progression and development of 650b bikes and the parts to slap on them. It seems as though this has been the summer of 650b…
When I think of Intense Cycles, I think of the Kamikaze Downhill Race at Mammoth Mountain from the ’90s and with that the bikes from that era. See exhibit A, the bike of mountain bike legend Shaun Palmer. I know Intense has been making awesome bikes for many years and the last one I rode…
This same group that hucked the peloton of the Tour de France in 2003 was back at it again this year. Check out the videos below. Flying over the yellow jersey, literally: Saut au dessus du Tour de France 2013 from EnchoRage on Vimeo. Making of the jump: Making of du road gap au…
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