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I do love my Wabi Classic. Set up as either a single speed or fixed gear, it rides like a dream, handles great, and is sexier than any bicycle deserves to be. If there is one downside, it’s that it lacks mounts for a rack and panniers. This is perfectly acceptable, as few cyclists are … Read more
Here’s hoping for a quick recovery. She’s a talented racer, and I’m betting she’ll be back on her bike in no time. – Brian A freak crash in practice has taken an on-form Sabrina Jonnier out of the first race of the 2012 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup season held at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa this … Read more
EVOLUTION OF THE MOTORAPTOR BRINGS OPEN SPIKED KNOBS, LOWER PROFILE TREAD, DNA RUBBER, INNER PEACE SIDEWALLS AND MORE TO THE WTB TIRE RANGE Mill Valley, CA March, 2012 – – WTB’s founder and leading rubber designer Mark Slate has developed the latest evolution of the Moto series tires. WTB is making them available in 26″ … Read more
Our friend and MTB legend, Steve Boehmke, helped organize an interview with Marius Wrede of Acros. For those of you living under a rock, Acros is the German company responsible for the groundbreaking A-GE hydraulic shifting system. Thanks Steve! Q. As the head of ACROS, do you define yourself first as a businessman, or as … Read more
Eight teams competing in the three Grand Tours will don apparel made by Nalini and MOA Sport; replica team gear available from Albabici OXNARD, Calif., and CASTEL D’ARIO, Italy -Once again, nearly half the riders in the 2012 professional peloton and racing in the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta de Espana will be … Read more