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Dirt Dog MTB makes stems that probably wouldn’t look right on a Colnago.

continues to lead the charge of stylish cruisers.

You want color choices? They’ve got ‘em by the mile.

Brown is wrapping up his 14th season as a Euro-based pro wrench

Interbike isn’t all about bikes. Every year there are always more than a few, um, innovative ideas shown

Instant city. The whole show goes up in a few hours and disappears just as quickly

Most remote controls are used from your seat. This (silver lever) remote is used for your seat. Maverick’s Speedball telescoping seatpost’s remote lever is now available as a handlebar mount.

Crumpler, maker of packs and bags, had a completely recyclable booth. Made entirely of cardboard, the booth nonetheless displayed the products nicely in individual compartments.

Travis Brown was inducted into the Mountain-Bike Hall of Fame this year

FSA promoted ceramics by setting up two identical drivetrains on a stand. One utilizes ceramic bearings - rounder, and more uniform in diameter than steel - and the other using standard bearings. We noticed a big difference.

Raisin is cautious, but his recovery has been spectacular

The Casino of the Living Dead

Yeah, this looks like the Riviera to me, too

Careful with the vitamin dispensers, boys

Big square knobs on the Raze

The Masi CXR is black like my aura

The Surly Cross-Check is gray like the remains of my hair

The Jamis Supernova

Embattled Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is back at his California home after undergoing two-hour surgery Wednesday to repair his damaged hip. Doctors say it’s conceivable the 30-year-old could return to competition next year in time for the 2007 Tour de France – that is, if Landis can beat back doping allegations clouding his 2006 Tour victory. “If all goes well and according to plans, he would be able to come back in 2007 to competition,” Landis spokesman Michael Henson told VeloNews. “It’s unprecedented. None of the medical team can say just how this is going to play out, but they

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

With a successful surgery, doctors say it won't be his hip that keeps Landis out of the 2007 Tour

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

Interbike heads back to the great indoors.

This clearly shows the intended purpose of Bootleg Canyon's trail system.

A new - albeit marginally functional - variation of the classic cow horn TT bar.

Landis in Madrid, visiting old teammates on the last day of the Vuelta.

The Hutchinson Fusion 2 and Atom Road Tubeless clincher tires can only be used right now with Shimano's Scandium Dura-Ace wheel.

Hed's Bastogne CX is a tough, strong, and light cyclo-cross wheel.

Interbike 2006: Another day in the dirt

Scott's Spark 10 frame has a welded carbon frame with the top tube, down tube and head tube molded in a single piece and a three-position lever on the bar to lock out the shock or to give it 70mm or 110mm of travel.

Intense’s new Spider FRO

Intense’s Spider 29

Maverick Durance

Maverick Matic

Giant's Anthem Advanced

Bettini will race in his new jersey this Sunday.

Industrial Wastrel: O'Grady on Interbike

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 26, 2006Boulder CO – As it prepares to celebrate its 20th anniversary issue, Inside Triathlon has named Greg Thomas as publisher and professional triathlete Jimmy Archer as interactive editor, effective immediately. Thomas is a four-year veteran of Inside Triathlon's parent company, Inside Communications. Thomas managed the Company's various web brands and served most recently as chief operating officer, a position he holds concurrently with his new position. A 20-year veteran of all types of multisport events from XTERRA to Ironman to Eco-Challenge,

Remember, we want a nice, clean carpet for people to drop slobbery PowerBar crumbs on

Moonscape: A perfect spot to test out new off-road rigs

The Big White Box Company (below) specializes in (what else?) big white boxes. Now that's what he call marketing

Mongoose’s Canaan Team

Mongoose's Freedrive system

The Felt Equilink system

Jim Felt (right) and senior design engineer, Jeff Soucek

Santa Cruz Nomad with its 1.5-inch headtube

The Santa Cruz Superlight

The swingarm on the Santa Cruz Superlight

Six VeloPress Author Events at Interbike Include Eddy Merckx BookSigningBoulder, CO, September, 2006 — VeloPress will host six authorevents during Interbike featuring top cycling and triathlon coaches andexperts. All events will take place at the VeloNews booth # 3359 and allbooks except Cycling's Golden Age will be available for sale at a discountprice. Wednesday, September 27, 2:00-3:00 p.m.: Meet Hunter Allen, oneof the world's top power meter coaches and co-author of Trainingand Racing with a Power Meter. This is the first and only bookthat fully explores the benefits and

The seemingly unstoppable Tinker Juarez is excited to race his new Rush Carbon at the upcoming 24 Hour of Moab.

The new Rush Carbon

Cannondale’s new Si stems

The carbon fiber front triangle is massive at the head tube, yet flows to a rather normal diameter at the seat tube.

... and Rebellin tries his hand, too.

Unlike The Star Spangled Banner, the Italian national anthem does not end with the words 'play ball.'

Ballan gives chase...

For who's a jolly good fellow...

Vinokourov was aggressive, but missed that last little gap at the finish, too.

Some folks were more relaxed than others.

Meet the press... the media swarms the front of the peloton before the start...

...while fans from the host country have to stand behind the barrier.

On the road...

Farrar joins the early break

He gets it! Bettini adds the world road title to his Olympic medal.

McCartney is in the main field