With few exceptions, most XC and Trail oriented mountain bikes shipped today come with 175mm cranks. While some brands spec 170mm cranks, it is often only on their smallest sizes. However, the evidence leans towards mountain bike crank lengths being too long in general. Why are current lengths not optimal for many riders and why…
The Cervelo P5 remains one of the fastest tri bikes on the market and the Six version includes Magura hydraulic brakes and a 3T Aduro aerobar from the factory. You can now get this fuselage for just $2600 (Originally $6999!). 48cm, 56cm, 58cm, 61cm currently available. Don’t wait as these are not going to last….
As the opportunity to race the 3K Pursuit on what’s recognized as possibly the fastest track in the world approached, I made sure to bring the fastest setup I could. I wanted to make sure that the only thing between myself and my fastest time was, well, myself! Frame The most noticeable change from my…
Have you been thinking about a new road or tri bike? How about a performance oriented gravel capable bike to explore pavement and dirt roads? Have you been waiting until you can get a bike from one of the most respected manufacturers of road and tri bikes on the market? Your timing is good. Most…
Great Road, Gravel/Adventure and Tri Bikes at Great Sale Prices Shimano has been late to delivery the new Dura Ace components and now they are sounding like they are going to be earlier than the industry anticipated with the ’18 Ultegra R8000 components.The net result is that manufacturers are heavy on some of their most…
Note: K-Edge has discontinued this product and we can no longer provide this service. This being said, if you reach out, we’re happy to talk to you about other newer options that provide similar functionality. Here in Vermont we have a lot of mountains (no kidding!), and roads that go up and over those mountains….
Zipp brings their notable carbon engineering and manufacturing expertise to the masses with the new Zipp 302. For $1500 a pair, you can now get a real Zipp wheel. What does being a “real Zipp wheel” mean? Carbon rims are made in U.S.A. by Zipp. The Zipp 302 is engineered, designed and tested by one of…
Did you just pull your bike out of winter storage only to find that the brakes don’t work as well as you remember? Or, do your disc brakes scream like a jealous rhesus monkey each time you squeeze the lever? Loud and weak bicycle brakes can plague disc brake equipped bikes that have sat unused…
It is April 12, 2017 and I’m about to aero test the latest Felt TA FRD, reportedly the fastest track frame in the world. I’ll be riding dozens of 30mph laps around the Velo Sports indoor velodrome in Carson, California. I was personally invited by Felt, as the only retailer representative, to test the bike…
From the steady stream of inquiries we get, the quest for lower and lower road bike gearing shows no signs of slowing. Most of the solutions we have posted have focused on what can be done at the rear of the bike to allow use of cassettes with larger cogs. However, the Praxis Works sub…
Ellsworth has been fabricating mountain bikes for over 25 years. With subtle refinement over the years, the Ellsworth Active Energy Efficient Suspension design remains one of the most proven designs in terms of both climbing acumen and supple absorption of bumpy technical stuff. The carbon frame equipped Ellsworth Rogue 40 and Rogue 60 were introduced…
I recently had the opportunity to use the cutting edge Alphamantis Track Aero System (TAS) at the Mattamy National Cycling Center in Milton, Ontario. The TAS provides real-time aerodynamic data to the tester while riding, which facilitates faster on-the-spot results and decisions compared to my normal field testing routine. With anticipation and excitement, Marty and…