Cycling

An Italian Love Story

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First, a little confession.  I think the Giro is a better race than le Tour.  My profile picture on TwoSpoke and Twitter is me with Dario Pegoretti.  The best meal I have ever had was in a small café© outside of Rome.  My game room (I don‘t like the phrase “man cave”) displays my love … Read more

9:ZERO:7‘s Tusken Fat Bike With NuVinci® N360™Now Available

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First Fat Bike to Combine Award-Winning NuVinci Continuously Variable Drivetrain and Gates CenterTrack™Belt Drive System SAN DIEGO, CA ‘” March 12, 2013 -Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook) and 9:ZERO:7 have announced that the 2013 Tusken, the first fat bike to pair Fallbrook‘s continuously variable NuVinci N360 transmission with the Gates Carbon Drive CenterTrack™Belt Drive System, is now … Read more

TruTrainer Rollers

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I bought my TruTrainer rollers 3 winters ago.  I had a stationary trainer but did not like clamping my bike into it, and let‘s face it; sitting there just spinning the crank is a bit less than eventful.  During some research, I came across the TruTrainer rollers.  The thing that intrigued me the most was … Read more

Gnar Lube. Yes, it is.

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Let me start by saying this review intimidated me.  A lot of the folks over at TwoSpoke.com call me crazy for the on-the-bike punishment I like to inflict on myself, e.g. The Ride of the Immortals and last year‘s 100 Miles of Nowhere route.  Yeah, those rides are tough.  Yes, they hurt… a lot.  But … Read more

Duro Tires – Ride Your Cause

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Ok, so I’m right in the middle of trying to write about everything we saw at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show, and then I have a sudden flashback to Interbike 2012. At the Duro Tire booth, I spoke with their rep about some of the new sizes and compounds, which was probably more interesting … Read more