News Amstel cyclosportive: A scene from Sunday’s pro race, held on most of the same roads. Published Apr 21, 2009
News Mailbag: Hamilton, Creed and Mr. Blue Jeans Do you want to contribute to Mailbag, a regular feature of VeloNews.com? Here's how: Keep it short. And remember that we reserve the right to edit for grammar, length and clarity. Include your full name, hometown and state or nation. Send it to webletters@insideinc.com. No longer a Hamilton fan Editor: I supported Tyler Hamilton. I argued that he did not cheat and that he was unfairly found guilty. I was wrong. Published Apr 20, 2009
News Panorama of the Sea Otter Tech Expo View flash animation panorama of the Sea Otter Tech Expo Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The barrel adjuster on this lockout button says “Gate +/-.“ Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Specialized 29ers use Specialized crown/steerers with RockShox internals. The lockout is new. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: This carbon lever blade looks new… could it be part of the XX group? Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: A look at the underside of the secret push button lockout on Wells’s bike. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The (likely) XX lockout is incorporated into the brake lever clamp. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Found on Todd Wells’s Specialized hardtail 29er, the remote lockout looks super clean. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: A lucky peek at an element of the SRAM XX group: this new remote lockout button. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Waxham used remote levers from a Crankbrothers Joplin seatpost as brake levers. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Chainring bolts thread into the ring itself, eliminating the need for nuts on the backside. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The front ring for this belt driven bike gives the Dura Ace crankset a clean look. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Engineer Ray Waxham earned his first patent for this eccentric rear dropout assembly. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: This funky flat bar, belt driven Trek Madone road bike is claimed to weigh less than 12 pounds. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Schwalbe Snake Skin sidewall protection is now in the 29er Racing Ralph. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The other Schwalbe DH tire is the Wicked Will. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: One of the new downhill tires from Schwalbe is meant for the mud, appropriately named Dirty Dan. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The lightest, lowest profile wheelset from DT Swiss is the RRC 425, with a 32mm rim depth. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: DT is prototyping a 36 tooth freehub ratchet set, which would speed engagement. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: Sturdier carbon rims are now made for enduro riders by DT Swiss, in this EXC 1550 wheelset. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The DT Swiss carbon mountain bike rims use internal ribs for strength, seen in the spoke holes. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: A limited run of the XRC 100 Race fork is being produced with a weight around 1200 grams. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: The new wheels from DT Swiss are offered in 3 rim depths; shown here is the RRC 46mm set. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Sea Otter tech, part 3: DT Swiss joins the road wheel fray, offering the new line of RRC carbon deep section wheels. Published Apr 20, 2009
News The 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré will be a particularly tough warm-up for this year’s Tour de France hopefuls. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Justin Spinelli tries to bridge on Meeting House Road. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Riders scamble to find the best line on Juniper Swamp. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Grit and determiniation on this rider’s face on Juniper Swamp hill. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: The peloton passes through Greenwich, New York. The Battenkill River is in back. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Parisien rides through the state forest preserve on the second lap. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: A Mountain Khaki rider working hard on Juniper Swamp Road. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Charles Marzot takes a flyer on Meeting House Road. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Planet Energy leads the pack, followed by Team Type 1. Published Apr 20, 2009
News 2009 Battenkill pro men: Bobby Lea rides on Ferguson Road in second place. Published Apr 20, 2009