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Summer Sale

Summer Sale

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…

The Coolest Road, Triathlon & MTB Products for 2017
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The Coolest Road, Triathlon & MTB Products for 2017

SRAM eTap WiFli Hydro for Road – Wireless Shift. Hydraulic Disc. Wide Range Gearing.: SRAM’s entry into the electronic shifter market offers riders something truly different than Shimano Di2 and Campagnolo EPS. For example, wireless derailleurs and “Blip” buttons allow an eTap shifter to be placed just about anywhere on the bar. eTap works great on a…

THM CLAVICULA SE CRANK – CARBON FIBER ARTWORK, AND THE LIGHTEST CRANK YOU CAN GET!

THM CLAVICULA SE CRANK – CARBON FIBER ARTWORK, AND THE LIGHTEST CRANK YOU CAN GET!

If you are like me, you sometimes fantasize about exotic, high-end products. I long for a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta or an Aston Martin Vanquish, neither of which I could ever afford.  I drool over articles about high-end audio components, imagining how I could possibly fit a pair of Magico Q5 in my living room. Like…

Felt VR Bikes – Heart of a Road Bike with Some Adventure Bike Muscle

Felt VR Bikes – Heart of a Road Bike with Some Adventure Bike Muscle

The bicycle world is changing so rapidly it is hard to keep up at times.  Hydraulic disc brakes are appearing on more bikes, as is electronic shifting, but these are not the only developments.  Genre’s of bicycles are being blurred; a road bike is no longer just a “road bike”. There are now traditional road…

Moots Vamoots CR – A Racier Titanium Bike Offering from a Titanium Specialist

Moots Vamoots CR – A Racier Titanium Bike Offering from a Titanium Specialist

Learn more about Moots Cycles here Materials: U.S. Made 3/2.5 Seamless TitaniumGeometry: Stock Moots Vamoots Road Race geometry.  Available variable headtube length or Full Custom geometry.Price Category: Frameset: $3500-$4500. Built bikes from $4700+Components: Factory Spec or Fit Werx Rider Matched. Who is it for?  A steeper, quicker and more aggressive Vamoots, the CR rider likes…

Are Bicycle Disc Brakes Really Less Aerodynamic Than Caliper Brakes?

Are Bicycle Disc Brakes Really Less Aerodynamic Than Caliper Brakes?

Bicycle disc brake aerodynamics is going to be a popular topic moving forward as more and more racing oriented bikes (including tri bikes) receive disc brakes. It has been assumed that disc brakes are less aerodynamic than caliper brakes. However, there really hasn’t been a whole lot of data to support or debate this. With high…

Cervelo P5X Review – Back to the Future & Guaranteed Fast

Cervelo P5X Review – Back to the Future & Guaranteed Fast

Cervelo P5X Review. The Ultimate Tri Bike? The Cervelo P5X takes a radical departure from what most companies are doing with tri bikes. By eliminating the seatstays, the Cervelo P5X frame design goes back to the future; the Cervelo P5X is the first tri bike from a mainstream tri bike company that offers the significant…

SRAM Red eTap Wireless Electronic Shift System Review

SRAM Red eTap Wireless Electronic Shift System Review

The SRAM Red eTap electronic shift system, while technically “available” since early ‘16, was in very short supply for much of the ’16 season and almost impossible to get. Thankfully, SRAM has now begun to produce this system in higher volumes, and availability has improved greatly. I have just finished building our two bikes equipped…

Cervelo C3 Review – An Adventure Bike with Race Genes

Cervelo C3 Review – An Adventure Bike with Race Genes

  A few months ago we posted an article about the new Cervelo C5, Cervelo’s top-of-the-line entrant in the hydraulic disc brake endurance/adventure bike sweepstakes, and we mentioned that there was soon to be a lower priced Cervelo C3 model available. Well, we now have had a substantial number of Cervelo C3’s pass through the…