February 16, 2010
The Very First Moots RSL: Headed Our Way
While it's not exactly going to save lives or pull the country out of our economic malaise, we're excited to say that, before too long we expect to have our hands on the very first (non-demo) Moots Vamoots RSL to be shipped to a dealer. We've been waiting since the...
February 08, 2010
Not So Super Secret Tubular Gluing Tips
Granted, doing it wrong can literally cost you your skin, but for some reason there’s a lot of hype and mystery surrounding the gluing on of tubular tires. Back before you could type a phrase into your man machine interface and see the collected wisdom of the world on any...
February 04, 2010
Puttin' The Funny In Funny Bike
Headed south of the border with Easton’s Tom Larter and Chuck T. last week to see the carbon factory in Tijuana. Incredible to see all the handwork that goes into making something seemingly as simple as a bicycle rim. Multi-part molds, pleated bladders, composite material that have been to Mars,...
January 25, 2010
Five Ways To Make Your Bike A Little Bit Faster
As much as I’d like to, I don’t have any crazy inside line to jesus or anything, but over a few decades of riding there’s a number of simple things that I’ve found that seem to work to make a bike feel fast or at the very lest a little...
January 21, 2010
When Helmets Really Weren't
Going to go out on a limb here and make a little claim. Not much of a claim really, but something that’s been bouncing around in my head for a few days. The claim, while not life changing for anyone, is that I raced in the very last race in...
January 19, 2010
Just In Time: World's Three Greatest Rain Riding Tips
World’s Greatest Rain Riding TipsClose on the heels of the cold weather riding tips we pushed out last week, it seemed sensible to do something on riding in the rain, seeing as how the two things seem to go together so frequently. Not to mention our fit guru Craig Upton...
January 11, 2010
Too Cold To Ride? Here's Some Tips
Tips? That seems awfully ‘Men’s Health’ of us, but honestly we were thinking of the days when we were coming up and there was no Google to search or Carmichael Training Systems to subscribe to. The whole cycling club system was still in place and there was always one or...
December 11, 2009
Above Category Heads To Cyclocross Nationals!
All eyes in the domestic cycling world are focused on Bend, Oregon this weekend for the 2009 USA cyclo-cross championships. Of course the Above Category team is well represented with Spence, Alex, Blair, Michael and Bob in the mix. The riders left on Thursday afternoon for the drive to Bend...
December 02, 2009
BMC Pro Machine SLC 01 Project Bike
We built up this 53cm black-and-white BMC Pro Machine and are amazed at how incredible it looks—even after staring at it for a few weeks. As with most of the bikes you’ll see on our site, local Mill Valley photographer Dean Bentley snapped the photos of this Swiss-designed, all carbon...
November 25, 2009
Our Favorite Things: Rolls Saddle
Funny that, in a world where people spend thousands of dollars to trim a handful of grams from their 12 pound bikes, that the Rolls saddle from Selle San Marco would be a hit--let alone hang onto the charts for more than two decades. What is it about the Rolls...
November 24, 2009
Nothing Says Happy Holidays Like A BMC Custom Build......
Yes, the Holidays are fast approaching and who wouldn’t like to pick up a new bike to either race next season or for a wingman in the inevitable battle to drop that extra five kilos that will magically appear between Christmas and the New Year? Amongst other bikes in the...
