October 14, 2016
Grinduro Will Save Bike Racing
photos courtesy: March Gasch, Colin Meagher, Dain Zaffke, Dusty Bermshot, Ian Stowe I'll be the first to admit skepticism when Grinduro exploded across the pop-cycling blogosphere last year. I viewed the event with a small degree of contempt. It had all the trappings of a doomed-to-fail hype machine (Don't fault...
September 30, 2016
Winter is Coming: Q36.5 is Here
Outside of our Californian climatological bubble, the rest of the world is getting hints of fall. Leaves are changing, days are shorter, and nights are nippier. The time to prepare for cooler weather riding is now, and Q36.5's fall/winter 2016/2017 line is now in stock to ward off the coming...
September 30, 2016
Long Term Review: fi'zi:k R1B Shoes
"Great, another blithering review of an incredibly personal piece of cycling equipment."This is the exact thought bubble that fills our heads whenever we pick up the latest matte-papered rag or scroll through the litany of media outlets online and see another shoe or saddle review. There's an unfortunate reality...
September 27, 2016
Interbike 2016: In Memoriam
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September 14, 2016
Bike of the Week: Fifty Shades of Grey
No nonsense, a Mosaic RT-1 is the ultimate tool for enduring countless miles with out the bike giving you a fuss, and leaving you with nothing but pure bliss for every moment spent in the saddle.
September 02, 2016
Bike of the Week: A Red on Black Baum Corretto
Red and black might be one of the most standard and safe paint schemes in cycling. Or...anything for that matter. As routine as it might be, it still yields some pretty spectacular bicycles. This time though, we took the black and red and did it a little different. Going full-matte...
August 25, 2016
The Skinny on Power: Just How Fat?
An update of the Skinny after Nate's heart scare. Focus shaken and goals shattered after taking a break from serious training, the lens is refocused on getting back to basics. First step? Eating right. And before that first step, a painfully clear look at one's own body composition, right down...
August 19, 2016
Bike of the Week: A Brown and Blue Open UP
This week we bring you a fresh Open UP build. Gravel bikes are getting tons of hype right now and it's easy to see why. We've been in love with these bikes since we got our first demo in the door, and the feedback from our clients has been nothing...
August 19, 2016
Introducing: The Open UP
Open Cycle is the brainchild of Cervelo's mad scientist founder, Gerard Vroomen, but with a decidedly different tack than the aero-obsessed Canadian manufacturer. The UP, or Unbeaten Path, is Open's answer to the current crop of gravel/adventure bikes. A Swiss Army knife of epic proportions, the UP can run 700c...
August 13, 2016
A Different Kind of Group Ride
Once upon a time, group rides were about learning how to ride beyond riding fast. Fun, yes, and social, certainly, but there was an aspect of skill, an element of panache imparted upon its participants by ride elders. It's the kind of ride that has slowly fallen by the wayside,...
August 04, 2016
The Road to Nowhere: Mt. Vision
There is a hunt for that which lurks beneath our noses. It's the unending quest for novelty, for variety, on the ever-present Road to Nowhere. It is the very essence of cycling - repetition. Repetition of a task rooted in the journey, not the destination. Only the chosen ride the...
