Albabici Rolls Italian Ursus Road Wheels into U.S.

Top quality Ursus carbon tubulars, clinchers, discs and alloy clinchers are made 100 percent in Italy from a leading component manufacturer OXNARD, Calif. -URSUS, a leading Italian bicycle and automotive component manufacturer, has introduced its complete line of top quality, performance bicycle road wheels to the U.S. market, imported exclusively by Albabici, announced Albabici President … Read more

These Shoes Ain‘t Made For Walkin’ – But Cleatskins Are

Super-stiff carbon fiber soles combined with hard plastic or metallic cleats and a large contact surface translates to maximum power transfer to the pedals.  What they also do quite well is make walking rather awkward, especially on hard, polished floors like you‘ll find at your local coffee stop or your favorite mid-ride convenience store. Enter … Read more

Anyone Getting One Of These This Year?

The $4525.00 Hermes bicycle?   Here’s the description: Bicycle in lacquered stainless steel. Frame, handles and saddle in Taurillon Clemence leather. Kickstand, front and back lighting, carrier with bungy cord, mud flap and spoke protector. Didn’t think so.  

WTB Attacks Tubeless Rim Market With “FREQUENCY”

COMPATIBLE INTEGRATED DESIGN (CID), 4D DRILLING, AND TCS JOIN WTB’S MARKET LEADING RIM TECHNOLOGIES FOR COST-EFFECTIVE TUBELESS PERFORMANCE   WTB is attacking the wheelbuilder market with its new FREQUENCY rim designs. FREQUENCY rims introduce new market-leading technologies that allow wheel builders and consumers to build reasonably priced high-performance tubeless wheels in 26″ and 29″ and to … Read more

Cold Weather Wear, Part 3

Even here in the mid-South, some serious cold is already moving in.  There have been several mornings, and even some afternoons, where it‘s just too cold to get away with only arm and knee warmers and/or long-sleeve base layers under summer jerseys.  Still, adding heavier outer layers to your cycling wardrobe doesn‘t mean you have … Read more