Red launch
The new SRAM Red group was put to its first open test on the Spanish island of Mallorca on Wednesday
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Product overview: bidon cages
Check out Matt Wikstrom's author page.
Tech FAQ: On plying off tubulars and re-gluing
Also: Removing Belgian tape, re-inflating tubeless when traveling and gluing in a slipping seatpost
BMC camp: The whole package
A look at every curve of the BMC 2012 bikes
Nitto handlebar recall
Euro-Asia Imports has issued a recall of Nitto B259AA riser handlebars
Ask Nick: Cassettes specific to juniors
Also: Pro's off-season bikes and choosing a wheelset for your style of races
Torqued Wrench: Raison d’etre
A look inside the dirty guts of the product release
Continuing Education
From inside Park Tool’s ninth Tech Summit in Atlanta, Georgia
LOOKing forward
Look and Polar launch KeO Power meter, for real this time
Tech FAQ: on front brake mounting
Also: setting up a mixed group with Chorus/Centaur
Bikes Of The Bunch | 7-11 Merckx
Check out CyclingTips's author page.
Ask Nick: Should you go for your vintage dream bike?
Also: seating tubeless, CDI torque wrenches and wider road rims
UCI legal? That depends…
Cervélo’s new P5
Giant recalls two models over fork cracks
2012 Defy Advanced and Avail Advanced models affected
Four phone apps to kick off your New Year's resolutions
Here are a few apps to help you kick-start your season
The unbearable lightness of bearings
Cyclocross still draws most of its equipment from the road and therein lies the problem
Gore Professional and Low Friction brake cables recalled
Gore is recalling brake cables from their Low Friction and Professional road kits
Who’s riding what?
A rundown of 2012 ProTeam equipment
The Torqued Wrench: Industry apes
Readers prompted Caley to answer the question: exactly how much does an 800-pound Specialized gorilla weigh?
A service you can’t afford to be without
A simple solution for traveling across the country for races
Ask Nick: What’s in Nick’s toolbox?
Also, is water OK for your bike and Gore cables
Garmin Edge 200 Review
Check out Matt Wikstrom's author page.
Three more ways to keep warm
Clothesline review: Curve Proline JT-1 Thermal Aero vest, Panache fleece bib shorts, De Marchi Contour Plus Insulator Teflon jersey
Ask Nick on carbon durability, carbon seatposts, KMC, mixed SRAM and Shimano
on carbon durability, carbon seatposts, KMC, mixing SRAM and Shimano
Performance Forté Pedal recall
The 2011 Forté Pro Carbon Road Pedals can potentially break or crack during use
Specialized sues Volagi over Liscio road bike
Choi claims that the design is not an idea that came from Specialized
A peek into the past
You won't find the usual magpie’s nest of glistening carbon fiber gadgetry
Bikes of the Bunch – Specialized Venge
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The Torqued Wrench: Good ideas gone awry
The Lugano Charter has been a disappointment, the fallout of a blend of regulatory ambiguity and lackluster enforcement.
Wrenched & Ridden: ’Cross stoppers from Campagnolo and Shimano
Nick Legan and Lennard Zinn review a pair of late-season offerings from Campagnolo and Shimano.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Cyclometer on ’cross bike; removing sealant from tubulars; shifting on a Roubaix
Computers on ’cross bikes, sucking up old sealant and shifting on a 2011 Roubaix SL3.
Ask Nick: Derailleur installation, indoor maintenance, cassette adjustments
Careful rear derailleur installation, maintaining a bike for indoor riding, adjusting your cassette rather than your derailleur
The Torqued Wrench: Disc brakes, coming soon to a drop bar near you
The Torqued Wrench is a new column from VeloNews.com tech writer Caley Fretz. Today's topic: disc brakes on the road.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Chain wear, shifting issues and powder coating
Lennard Zinn changes his chains early and often, and as for powder-coating a Felt F50: Don't do it!
From the pages of Velo: Tech Talk with Lennard Zinn: Gear for the hardman
Lennard Zinn presents a few must-have items for the hardmen of cycling.
Smooth as a baby’s derriére
As a cyclist shaving your legs is a right of passage. For men, it’s a commitment to your sport
Ask Nick: Proof that running an 11-32 on Ultegra Di2 is possible
Plus: loud freewheels, how the pros keep their shoes fresh and clean and if pros train fixed in the off-season
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Hiding Campy’s battery and SRM crank as paperweight
Hiding Campy electric's battery, BB compatibility and more on spoke tension.
Ask Nick: Shimano’s Di2 gearing compatibility, water bottle code, Ti seatpost
The trick is in the b-tension screw
Bikes Of The Bunch – Baum Corretto
Check out CyclingTips's author page.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Belgian Tape and wide rims
Lennard Zinn takes questions on Belgian Tape, wide rims for tubulars and carbon braking surfaces.
Ask Nick: Quick-change saddle device, windproof tights and a mechanic’s mistakes
Quick-change saddle device, windproof tights and a mechanic's mistakes.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Spoke tension
Lennard Zinn takes questions on spoke tension, dish and lubing spoke threads.
Lennard Zinn: The 20-year history of Campagnolo Electronic Power Shift (EPS)
A look at Campagnolo's 20-year effort to bring electric shifting to market
Ask NicK: Cleat lube, dream wheels, fixie conversions and more.
Cleat lube, dream wheels, fixie conversions and more.
Custom Wheelbuilds, A Dying Art
Check out Matt Wikstrom's author page.
Ask Nick: Team tactics, chain lengths, choosing a new bike and more
Team tactics, chain lengths, choosing a new bike and more
A Fair Review
Check out CyclingTips's author page.
Everything you wanted to know about riding and setting up Campagnolo’s Electronic Power Shift group
Inside and out. On the road and on the workstand: Lennard's in-depth look at Campy's electric groups.
Quick Look: Campagnolo’s 11-speed Electronic Power Shift
Campy surprises with two electric groups, with one-push cassette sweep.
Lennard Zinn’s hopes for Campagnolo’s 11-speed electronic drivetrain
We’ve seen what the system looks like on the Movistar Pinarellos, but we don’t know many details.
Ask Nick: Team income, degreaser tips, wide q-factors and more.
Team income, degreaser tips, wide q-factors and more.
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Getting those cross tires on right
Pedal platforms, Belgian tape & more
Cannondale unveils disc-brake cyclocross prototype at 2011 Colorado races
Cannondale unveils its new SuperX disc prototype frame
Flavor flave: A few new cycling foods that caught our attention
Three food/drink manufacturers have new products out that have caught Nick Legan's attention
Trek recalls FX and District bicycles
Trek is recalling approximately 27,000 bicycles because of faulty seat clamp bolts on affected seat posts.
Ask Nick: Carbon handlebar lifespan, long-lasting tires, and mechanical sabotage
Carbon handlebar lifespan, long-lasting tires, mechanical sabotage & more
Lennard Zinn FAQ: Last batch — the coolest things in Padova
Lennard zinn takes a look back at some of the coolest bikes at Italy's Padua bike show this fall.
Carbon repair: Options for repairing carbon bike frames
Here’s a little secret: that beautiful carbon frame is easily repaired, provided it is administered to by the right hands
Electronic shifting is here—now what?
Check out Matt Wikstrom's author page.
Ask Nick: Prescription lenses in the rain, Roubaix tire options, and more
Prescription lenses in the rain, Roubaix tire options, and more
Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: Fixie chain tension and nipples threads
Lennard answers some less frequently asked questions on fixie chain tension and spoke-thread myths
First look: 3T’s disc fork and ‘cross bars
3T's new cyclocross offerings: a disc-compatible fork and handlebars
Lennard Zinn: There’s a big world out there
In Italy, Lennard unearths many brands never seen in U.S. bike shops, some for good reasons.
Ask Nick: Bikes at worlds, Olympian mechanics, the Little 500 and carbon-railed saddle care
Bikes at worlds, Olympian mechanics, the Little 500 and carbon-railed saddle care
You won’t see Levi racing this: Specialized’s new Shiv
Specialized's new Shiv is real fast — but it ignores UCI rules for road racing.
Euro and Interbike Wrap-up
Check out CyclingTips's author page.
Long term test: Sealed cable systems for cyclocross
A long-term test of sealed cable systems
Cav’s helmet, mountain bike weight rules, those mysterious initials on the maillot jaune, and more.
Cav's helmet, mountain bike weight rules, those mysterious initials on the maillot jaune, and more.
2011 ExpoBici bike show enters fourth year in Italy
The fourth edition of the ExpoBici show kicks off in Padua, Italy.
HED Jet 6 FR Wheel Review
Check out CyclingTips's author page.
Ask Nick: Pros’ personal bikes, the UCI weight limit and more
Pros' personal bikes, the UCI weight limit and more
Lennard Zinn FAQ: Chain additions, pedal threads and aging tubulars and more
Chain additions, pedal threads and aging tubulars and more
Brim Brothers Zone power meter: It works, and it’s coming
Playing with a working model of the Brim Brother's cleat-based power meter
Pro Bike: Ryan Trebon’s Felt
Ryan Trebon's Felt F1X
Interbike tech: No Nonsense bikes from Foundry Cycles
"It's a tool, not a trophy."
Interbike 2011: Wide road wheels
Since Steve Hed and Zipp started beating the drum for wider road rims, a number of other wheel manufacturers have followed suit.
Interbike 2011: Whatta bunch of tools
It seems that for almost every new component that sees the light of day, there’s a new tool to accompany it.