Monthly Archives: May 2012
Rudy Project Rydon II Sport Sunglasses
The Rydon II Sport sunglasses from Rudy Project are a stylish lightweight design that is great for cycling, running or just casual wear. Rudy Project has re-engineered their Rydon profile with a smaller eye shape for reduced geometric wraparound. Loaded with all … Continue reading
2012 UCI Windham World Cup Mountain Bike Festival
The 2012 Windham World Cup is coming up pretty quick, June 28 – July 1, 2012. You can go to http://www.racewindham.com for all of the race information. And don’t forget about the Race the World amateur races to be held … Continue reading
Americans Support Federal Funding For Biking and Walking
Ask Your Member of Congress to Protect Funding in the Transportation Bill (bikeleague.org) Senators and Representatives are meeting now to create a final transportation bill, and we need your help to protect the funds that the Senate designated for local … Continue reading
Bike Score arrives, analyzing the most bike-friendly cities
(GeekWire – May 14, 2012) You’ve heard of Walk Score, which assigns a ranking of 0 to 100 to homes and apartments based on how close they are to schools, transit, restaurants and more. Now, the folks behind that Seattle startup are rolling … Continue reading
How It’s Made – Carbon Fiber Bicycles
This is a very cool video of how a custom carbon fiber bicycle frame is made. It’s from the Science Channel and features a custom Guru frame.
Origin-8 BB30 Adapter Kit
Brand new from Origin-8, a BB30 bottom bracket adapter that allows you to run a non-BB30 crank with a BB30 frame. With this adaptation system you reap all the benefits of having a BB30 bottom bracket without having to buy … Continue reading
3 Affordable 29er Frames For Your Custom Build
Santa Cruz Highball – $650 The skinny carbon fiber killing machine has now been joined by a new ALUMINUM brother. Taking the swift and light intent of their 29″ wheeled carbon Highball and crafting it out of aluminum, Santa Cruz … Continue reading
Colnago Prestige Disc Brake CX Bike
Ok, so a Colnago is probably out on my reach, the Prestige Disc still just might be my dream cyclocross bike. Cyclocross bicycles have to be ridden through some of the worst conditions, and usually due to the time of … Continue reading
Mountain biking on Oahu with Bike Hawaii
One of my most memorable mountain biking experiences was back in 2006 when I was in Hawaii. I wanted to sign up for a mountain biking tour with Bike Hawaii but my time on Oahu did not coincide with the Bike Hawaii … Continue reading
National Bike Month is officially here!
With longer, milder days, May is a perfect time to recognize bicycling for the multitude of benefits it provides – improving our health, economy, and environment. Here are three ways to make the most of this year’s National Bike Month: … Continue reading
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