Why the Moots Vamoots RSL? I’ve owned a number of titanium and titanium/carbon bikes through the years and we like to have at least one metal bike built up light in the shop. Why? Just to show that carbon isn’t the only game in town and because the acceleration and climbing feel on a light bike […]Read More

Just some eye candy in the form of a no-nonsense caliper brake equipped Moots RSL road bike with Campagnolo Super Record, Reynolds RZR wheels, THM brakes and some other goodies that we just built.  We’ll try to have a full overview/review soon on this bike. In the interim, who says metal bikes are heavy or that the traditional […]Read More

While Felt makes some of the fastest, most exotic triathlon bicycles available anywhere, such as the Felt IA and DA series of bikes, not everyone is willing to make the investment necessary for one of these speed machines. This being said, Felt has an answer for those seeking a high performance, entry-level tri bike that […]Read More

The JTek Engineering Shiftmate matches otherwise incompatible components for lower gearing made easy for a relatively low price. Over the past 15 years, maybe more, there has been one pretty universal rule in cycling components:  You cannot mix and match drivetrain components from different manufacturers.  For example, Shimano shifters will not work properly with SRAM […]Read More

The Parlee Z-Zero XD is designed to be a “quiver killer” – a capable bike that can take the place of many others and take on any road (and even some trails) and win. Does it succeed? More Roads. More Rides. Over the past few years I have found my riding more varied than ever […]Read More

The Eagle has landed! Well, not really, more like it has been announced. On March 24, 2016, SRAM announced two new mountain bike drivetrain groups, a new XX1 for cross country riders and X01 for trail riders, dubbed SRAM XX1 Eagle & SRAM X01 Eagle. The most significant features of these two new 1X drivetrains […]Read More

Fit Werx founder Ian Buchanan presented a workshop at the 2016 TriMania Expo in Boston titled, “5 MPH Faster Without Working Any Harder”. The presentation explored and prioritized the time savings that are available for triathletes and TT riders going from a standard road bike to a triathlon specific bike. As the title states, there […]Read More

In 2015, the Reynolds ATR Disc Wheels, a new carbon disc brake wheelset intended for the adventure bike market, was introduced. “ATR” is short for “All Terrain Road” and I recently completed the build of a Moots Routt 45 adventure bike that used a set of these new Reynolds ATR Disc Wheels and I found […]Read More

Looking for extra low gearing on your Shimano road bike and frustrated by the lack of quality options? The Wolf Tooth Tanpan is a new product that will finally enable riders using Shimano road components to get ultra- low gearing on their bikes effectively and without using esoteric compromised mixes of components. We have received […]Read More

The Felt Decree 1 reviewed here uses the same FAST Suspension design as the Felt Decree 3 we have mentioned before, but the Decree 1 uses higher grade carbon fiber in the frame and offers a higher parts spec overall. The Felt Decree 1 is the second to top-of-the-line trail bike in Felt’s Decree line […]Read More