Interest over time seems to help refine things to ever greater specificity. A cave might have once been a great step forward for humans, but the supply was limited and locations even more so. Humans […]
In Part One, you’ll find out what Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) tubes are and how they’re supposed to be better. The super-short version is they’re lighter than the other air-containing options, roll almost as fast as […]
Tubeless watch out The pneumatic tire, technology developed for bicycles, is an amazing invention. In the 135 years or so that it’s been commercially available, there hasn’t been much in the way of advances. The […]
Bicycle Sentences By Grant Petersen Rivendell Bicycle Works, Walnut Creek, CA 2023. 166 pages. TL/DR 177 sentences in one book. It’s no Remembrance of Things Past, not exactly prolix by book standards, unless we’re discussing […]
All shorts seem the same. Until you tug on something different. So, it is with Ostroy’s woven-spandex bibs. A common cheat on figuring out the quality of a pair of bottoms is panels; more is […]
As I was about to turn south on 9W at Hillside, I could see there was a group heading my way from the light. It was about to switch from red to green and the […]
Standing on a shaded Fort Lee, NJ side street, shooting the breeze, waiting for the inaugural Gran Premio New York to begin, one of the team directors said, “you at the driver’s meeting last night?” […]
Did you read about Gran Premio New York, the only single-day UCI road race in the United States in 2024? And one of only three events in the United States? It was covered by Wielerrevue, […]
Lots of people talk about wanting spring races to be in balmy climates. Nonsense. The best spring racing is in the cold. The best spring racing is in New York City. There’s nothing quite like […]
Taylor Phinney was once the future of American bike racing. Now that he’s out of the sport, he could well be pointing to what the future of elite bike racing could be. Hint: it includes […]
