Tag Archives: Gear
Spotlight | Brooks Cambium
Brooks Breaks Tradition—With Intriguing Results Mention the surname Brooks in any cycling circle and immediately minds jump to sumptuous leather saddles and veritable heaps of tradition. Filing his first saddle patent in 1882, Brooks patriarch John Boultbee Brooks, set in … Continue reading
Spotlight: Aluboo Bikes
Bringing Bamboo to the Masses After seeing production use under the likes of Boo Bicycles, Calfee Design and a handful of other custom builders for years now, bamboo has more than established itself as a viable bike-building material. Affordable, however, … Continue reading
The News: Crank Brothers Rounds out Pump and Tool Line
By Vernon Felton || bikemag.com Crankbrothers announced today that they’ve introduced a new range of tools and a brand new inflation program, including both entry level and premium models. All of the gear should be available in shops now. The … Continue reading
Mavic Rolls Out Its First Carbon Clincher Wheelset
Mavic Cosmic Carbone 40 C Carbon Clincher Wheelset $2750/ mavic.com Available June 1, 2013 One needn’t have looked to a sign from the heavens, or some industry insider’s astrological prediction for a hint at Mavic’s latest introduction. Nope, just to … Continue reading
Review: American Classic Hurricane Wheelset
American Classic Hurricane Wheelset $900 / amclassic.com Midnight Adventure Tested, Mayhem Approved “Here’s my keys, take my car and we’ll just meet you at the brewery…and sorry, what was your name again?” … “Who was that?” I ask Morgan Meredith, … Continue reading
Review: Chrome Cardiel ORP
Chrome Cardiel ORP $110 / chromebagsstore.com I’m a [smug]gler. My tool of choice, Chrome’s fan-fricken-awesome Cardiel ORP (Operation Readiness Pack). My cargo? A screw-you attitude and a middle finger to the oppressive car culture found behind the Orange Curtain, otherwise … Continue reading
What Would the Badger Ride? Look’s 695 I-Pack Heritage
More than a quarter-century ago, American Greg LeMond endured an epic battle with Bernard Hinault, his own teammate, en route to winning his first Tour de France. That three-week punching match is considered by many to be the greatest Tour … Continue reading
Screenplay: Posh Without Pretense—Introducing the Donkey Label
INTRO. — Nondescript Corporate Office Setting Paul Krumrich is a triathlete turned cyclist with a passion for cyclocross and road racing. Fresh to the sport by curmudgeonly standards, Kumrich has been on the scene long enough to develop a discerning … Continue reading
News: Garmin Unveils New GPS Units
By Vernon Felton Garmin stopped making rudimentary “GPS” units years ago—their high-end models are more like portable computers that track everything from your current whereabouts (it is GPS-enabled, after all) to you current altitude, heart rate, calories burned, miles covered, … Continue reading
Review: Exposure Flare Taillight
Exposure Flare Taillight $70 / exposurelights.com
