Top Road Bicycle Technologies of the Past Twenty Years – Crank Length Options

Top Road Bicycle Technologies of the Past Twenty Years – Crank Length Options

From handlebars to saddles, we have been happy to see a variety of ergonomic improvements and broader options in a host of fit based components.   It is great that all riders are not being treated alike and that there is more understanding that there are many people who need handlebars wider and narrower than 40cm…

Top Road Bicycle Technologies of the Past 20 Years – On-Bike Electronics

Top Road Bicycle Technologies of the Past 20 Years – On-Bike Electronics

Top Road Bicycle Technologies of the Past 20 Years – On-Bike Electronics While electronic shifting, ebikes and the second generation of Smart Trainers are deserving of their own separate categories on our list of most innovative road and triathlon cycling products of the past twenty years, other electronic innovations merit mention too.   Some of the…

Top Road Bicycle Innovations of the Past 20 Years – Compact Cranks & Wide Range Cassettes

Top Road Bicycle Innovations of the Past 20 Years – Compact Cranks & Wide Range Cassettes

Compact Cranks & Wide Range Cassettes We are biased by our hilly area, but the enhancement that having adequate gearing on your bike offers is hard to overstate.   A 53/39 crankset with a 12-25 was considered “low” gearing around twenty years ago.   Today, 1:1 is a common starting point for paved road gearing in hilly…