I’m unfortunately at home saying my farewells to my 94 year old grandmother this week. In doing so I’ve been making a lot of trips from my parent’s house in Plymouth, MA to see my grandmother about a 20 mile drive away. The other night while driving back with my sister she asked me a…
The Automobile Association (AA) in the United Kingdom has come up with a rather genius ad campaign to promote motorist awareness of the growing number of cyclists on the road. I know that when I’m out riding one of the ways I try to safeguard myself against becoming a hood ornament is to make sure…
SRAM has been pushing out new products rather rapidly in the first quarter of 2014 with the Force CX1 Cyclocross group coming out earlier this month with a lot of fanfare. This time SRAM has chosen to give their mountain bike disc brakes some love. The new line of brakes are called the “Guide” with…
Cyclocross is awesome, the fastest growing segment of competitive cycling in the US and it’s also just plain fun! The bikes have come a long way in the last few years with many now even coming with disc brakes. Mongoose Bikes is mostly known for their rich tradition in BMX racing, but they have recently…
You won’t need a DeLorean to go back in time to see the now 27 year old Kona Cinder Cone, but instead you can watch it in action in this short film. This bike is the longest running model in the Kona lineup and has put smiles on 1000’s of riders over the years. The…
A company out of Barcelona called Zicla has come up with a simple and eco-friendly solution for quickly creating a traffic separator for cycle tracks (bike lanes). Their product called the Zebra “Armadillo” accomplishes this feat in as little as one day, as evidenced by their video below.
Cycling Examiner‘s insight: Looking to bring your cycling to even safer levels? Here’s some advice from the NY Times for a lot of the latest technology hitting the cycling scene including the air-bag scarf and See.Sense light. See on well.blogs.nytimes.com
Today, after months of speculation and photos of pro cyclocross bikes on the secret 1.×11 setup, SRAM has officially launched their new Force CX1 1×11 drivetrain. The drivetrain is meant to be super durable, but also 205 grams lighter than the 2×11 Force group. The group is not at the very top of the line for…
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