You have had a good fitting and your riding position is dialed in, you utilize a power meter (and the valuable information from your coach to maximize your power and watts efficiency on the bike), you got lighter and more aero wheels and you put in countless hours of training. However, you are still looking…
Zipp and Enve are two of the most respected and well-known brands in the carbon wheel world for good reason. We’ve represented both for a long-time – Zipp since our inception in ’01 and Enve since not long after their inception, back when they were called Edge Composites. The hardest thing about trying to compare…
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…
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…
For 2017, Felt has replaced both the V series adventure bikes and the Z series of endurance road geometry bikes with a single VR series of bikes. The Felt VR bikes cover a broad spectrum of price points and today’s review bike – the Felt VR30 – finds itself near the top of the aluminum frame…
A version of this article was first printed in the April 2016 issue of I just finished my afternoon bike fitting. While the shop is closing for the night soon, I find myself assembling a new aerobar for my track bike. Testing shows this aerobar is faster than my existing aerobar, but I plan on…
Cervelo C5 = High Performance All Road Bike For some time Cervelo has teased us with pictures and information about their new disc brake endurance/adventure bikes labeled as its “C” line of bikes, comprised of the Cervelo C5 and the Cervelo C3. We first saw the Cervelo C5 last summer at Brainbike (Cervelo’s dealer training weekend)…
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…
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…
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…
The design of the Fatback Rhino follows the same brief as the Fatback Skookum: a go anywhere bike, ready for snow, sand, or the trail. I just finished building a new Fatback Rhino for a client of our Vermont shop and wanted to take the opportunity to talk a bit more about this bike as…
FELT V55 – A DISC BRAKE ADVENTURE BIKE FOR THE BUDGET CONSCIENCE In 2015, Felt introduced the V line of Adventure Bikes, with two models: the Felt V100 at $999 and the Felt V85 at $1,499. These bikes are aimed directly at the burgeoning adventure bike market and were really good values at their particular…