October 28, 2015
The Periphery: Scandalous
I wanted to start today out with the obvious issues of sexualizing women for the purpose of selling bikes, and the typical cycling industry response to violating social norms utilizing said marketing. But first, let's talk Artificial Intelligence. I've been seeing this flood into various social media streams over the past couple...
October 28, 2015
BOTW: More Mosaic, More Disc
This week's (technically last week's...) Bike Of The Week is Houston’s new all-terrain Mosaic, better known as the XT-1. This is a cross bike for someone who doesn’t race cross, which is really, most of the population. When built with a more friendly road going geometry it becomes the perfect...
October 22, 2015
The Periphery: Road Racing is Dead, Long Live Road Racing.
Cycling, in the grand scheme, is still very much so in the scientific dark ages, even with the advent of powermeters and wind tunnels. It was only 20-odd years ago that we all listened to the crazy Polish guy advocating eating horse meat, because horses are fast. Method and research...
October 16, 2015
BOTW: Pegoretti, a family affair
For this week's Bike of the Week, we bring you a Pegoretti double-header. Heading for the Sunshine State (Florida), we have a Pegoretti Responsorium for Carlos and a Pegoretti Marcelo for his nephew, Danny. They both ordered these bikes about eight months ago and their patience rewarded them with these...
October 15, 2015
The Periphery: On riding gravel with Bora tubulars
The newest not-so-new craze in road cycling: “Adventure Riding”, “Gravel”, “#roadbikesoffroad”, et al. What is this subtle backlash against "traditional" riding and racing that’s propelled wannabe bike messengers who once adored fixies into the mainstream of cycling culture? Where did the intense whiskey and Classics season adulation come from? Why...
October 13, 2015
Visiting a Master: Dario Pegoretti
The market of custom frame builders is incredible. There are so many builders out there, all doing their thing to express their vision of how two wheels should carry a rider across the road. Some are built as pure art, some are built for pure performance, some are built with...
October 08, 2015
Pinarello’s Privateer: Introducing the GAN RS
The Other Baldwin GAN. GAAAN. GAAHHHHHN. GANE? We’re not sure. It’s Hebrew, and translates something akin to “Garden of Eden”, “Utopia”, or the like. But, would a rose by any other name smell just as sweet? In Pinarello’s case...close. Meet the Pinarello GAN RS. This is the Dogma F8’s value-oriented...
October 01, 2015
The Backroads of Italy
It’s hard to think of a place more storied and revered by cyclists across the globe than Italy. From the iconic framebuilders and legendary racers, to the breathtaking Dolomites and historic old cities, it’s easy to see why it’s considered to be a mecca by so many. Since the early...
July 21, 2015
The Q36.5 Salopette Miles Bib
Not much longer than a year ago we came across a new and aspiring cycling apparel brand coming from the city of Bolzano, Italy - Q36.5. A little bit of research revealed it was clear they were taking the performance of cycling kit to new and higher levels. After getting...
June 23, 2015
Pegoretti's Limited Edition AC Paint
If you’ve followed cycling for any reasonable length of time, there’s no question that Dario Pegoretti’s name rings familiar as one of the most storied frame builders in the business. From the numerous grand tour stages wins taken aboard his machines to the magically unique paint jobs that grace his...
June 11, 2015
Bike of The Week: Derek's Mosaic RT-1 Disc
A few months back I wrote a report on my trip to Louisiana to race the grueling Rouge Roubaix with team Mosaic. Back then I spoke briefly about my bike for the race but now that I’ve put over a thousand miles on it and refined the details of the...
Derek Yarra
