Road Gear

I’ll bet lots of people have looked at the marks on shoe soles and wondered what they mean. I passed this question along to Shimano, Bont, Giro, and Scott.

While the 45mm rim depth remains unchanged, the Zipp 303 S Series tubeless disc-brake wheels swell to 27mm at their widest, while gaining 7mm of internal width at the tire bead.

The Stages crew's background in indoor bikes shines through in this smart bike with excellent stability, best-in-class frame clearance and easy adjustment.

ENVE wheels can be purchased with custom decals already applied, or wheel-owners can design and then install decals on an existing set of ENVE wheels.

Tubeless tires on a tubeless rim with a bead-lock ridge should stay mounted better than most clinchers upon rapid deflation — though still not as well as a well-bonded tubular.

Alison Tetrick joins tech editor Dan Cavallari to chat about training during Covid-19, recovering well, and carrying positivity in a whiskey flask.

I use these four cycling apps almost daily for motivation, planning, and enjoying the cycling community.

We answer reader questions about eTap battery drain, and what cleaners are safe for bike finishes and can also be used as disinfectants.

Strava now offers more control over your experience with the most significant segments displayed, who appears at the top of your activity feed, and the ability to trim activities.

When disinfecting — mild solvents like isopropyl alcohol, up to quite strong ones like acetone — are not going to damage a bike.

Enve's Foundation wheels drop the price significantly on the halo brand's offerings. And the new hoops are made in the USA.

I liked the Rascal so much — both climbing and descending — that I bought it. Read why.

Light, wispy, and cleverly designed, the MotivAir will delight weight weenies and climbers who seek heaps of ventilation on sweltering climbs.

No matter your budget, here’s how you can spend wisely on your gravel gear.

When the Paramount was relaunched in 1998, the demand for the bike was so high, they were painted and shipped them as fast as they came in from Serrota.

The French company is taking its unique wheel design to American shores, with the MCC DX wheels.

Tech editor Dan Cavallari and editorial director Ben Delaney discuss the expanded role of the power meter as it's used for riding indoors.

Shimano's IC5 shoes are designed for riding indoors, with heaps of ventilation and quick-drying mesh throughout. You can walk around easily in them too.

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) has been postponed until August 21 - 23, but you can still get a look at some of the featured bikes this week on VeloNews.com.

No matter your budget, here’s how to spend wisely on your road bike gear.

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) has been postponed until August 21 - 23, but you can still get a look at some of the featured bikes this week on VeloNews.com.

Stay functional from head to toe in this year's top mountain bike gear.

Agility meets interactivity in Elite's Nero smart rollers - a unique riding experience in virtual environments like Zwift.

The Hunt 44 and 54 UD Carbon Spoke disc wheels utilize TaperLock technology which allows for a mechanical truing process, much like a traditional wheel system.

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) has been postponed until August 21 - 23, but you can still get a look at some of the featured bikes this week on VeloNews.com.

The Sector combines Giro’s Synchwire upper with a thermo-bonded — not stitched — exo-structure, with additional reinforcement for the toe and heel sections.

Lennard answers questions about rebuilding a Serotta - Schwinn Paramount with a new fork, mixing and matching Shimano and SRAM components, and making a mathematical correction.

The North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) has been postponed until August 21 - 23, but you can still get a look at some of the featured bikes this week on VeloNews.com.

The North American Handbuilt Bicycle Show (NAHBS) has been postponed until August 21 - 23, but you can get a look at some of the featured bikes here and now.

The burgeoning U.S. e-bike market will soon see big developments focused on three characteristics: versatility, power, and weight reduction.

Get kitted out in the best road cycling apparel of the year.

Lennard Zinn went in search of the most aerodynamic combination of rim and tubeless tire. Here's what he found.

The Why Cycles R+ proves itself to be a worthy competitor on the road, gravel, and mud and offers an extremely comfortable ride no matter what the conditions.

No matter your budget, here’s how to get the most bang for your buck when mapping out a bike garage.

Keep your Shimano Di2 or SRAM eTap AXS drivetrains properly adjusted with just a few steps.

Wahoo's Elemnt Roam offers nifty navigation features and a selective color screen. But that's not enough to make it better than the smaller Elemnt Bolt.

Get the lowdown on the bike gear you'll want, the stuff you definitely need, and the coolest items of 2020.

The Mid South Gravel Race went off in the muck and mud last week in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Here's the gear we chose to get us through the slop.

There are several ways to ride with friends in Zwift. Here are three ways to connect with friends to ride and chat in the software.

Zipp's Service Course Silver components dress up your bike with a unique visual that breaks free from the blackout trend.

We tell you what we like and don't like about the Wahoo Kickr Bike, the StagesBike, the Tacx Neo Smart Bike, and the Wattbike Atom.

The Century MIPS gets a high safety rating from Virginia Tech and integrates a light cleverly into the rear. And it's aerodynamic to boot.

The superstars of some pro cycling teams are catered-to by their bike sponsors, at least to give them a psychological edge of thinking that they have a special bike—if not an actual performance advantage.

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The latest aerodynamic helmet from Rudy Project offers a snug fit, wraparound eyeshield, and a magnetic retention system for accessories.

The SLR Boost offers a generous cutout, supple padding for endurance riders, and added width to accommodate wider sit bones.

Get kitted out in the best road cycling apparel of the year.

Wahoo has also reduced the price of ELEMNT BOLT GPS Computers: a standalone ELEMNT Bolt will now cost $229.99.

How to mix and match SRAM chainrings, chains, shifters and cassettes, and also how to unfreeze a frozen bottom bracket.

No matter your budget, here’s how to spend wisely on your mountain bike gear.

Day 3 of the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival offered up cooler temps but the same awesome red-dirt singletrack. Here's what we saw around the expo.

Take a trip to the hell of the north to hear about Edvald Boasson Hagen and Michael Gogl from NTT Pro Cycling as they experiment with tubeless tires.

The second day of the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival brought bigger crowds, fun events, and plenty of new bikes to test.

Guerilla Gravity, Club Ride Apparel, Patagonia, and more were on hand on day one of the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival to show off new and cool dirt gear.

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No matter which bike you pick for the Crusher, at some point it's going to be the wrong choice.

Strava's updates address usability on the platform, most notably in the activity feed, that users have been requesting for years.

Featuring Shimano GRX, ZIPP Service Course SL, and Mercury tubeless-ready wheels, this carbon gravel bike looks to be a strong competitor at the price point.

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Amy Charity spent her life in finance before making the leap to the professional road racing scene. The race director for SBT GRVL now takes her speed and motivation to the dirt.

From singletrack and gravel to the Grasshopper Super Sweetwater on Canyon Grail models from $1,899 to $4,999.

Ultrasonic, non-destructive frame testing is not a reliable method unless one has a perfect reference sample of the same carbon used in the fabrication of the bike frame.

Is this the end of high-priced power meters? Did the barrier to entry just disappear entirely? Not so fast.

We check out Michael Marcxk's Canyon Ultimate. You've probably never seen a gravel race bike with a 55t chain ring and Speedplay pedals.

What tires and other gear should you run at Dirty Kanza 200? Ask the woman who should know.

The shield style sunglass offers a wraparound, rimless lens, adjustable nose-pad and temple tips, and (finally) an easier way to swap lenses.

Revelate has a full suspension frame bag on the market that fits just about any bike with horizontally-mounted suspension. We took it bikepacking and to our local lunch ride to see how it fared.

Nimbl's Road Air lace up shoes are exceptionally light and feature a generous toe box for the wide-footed. These feathery shoes are all about the climbs.

Why to use a chain gauge to measure bicycle chain wear, when you can use a ruler instead.

A cyclist's life is likely to involve a crash or two. Senior Editor Betsy Welch has seen all that and more in her pre-VeloNews life as a Registered Nurse. She joins Tech Editor Dan Cavallari on the tech podcast, to discuss crashing and recovery.

The Rapha Pro Team Shoes are the brand's first cycling shoe created specifically for racing.

For those who can—and want to—afford them, the gold leaf carbon monocoque wheels are fully capable of being put on a bike and ridden.

Katusha's Merino Jacket is stylish, warm, and comfortable enough to make me consider breaking my 5-degree-celsius riding rule. Sorry (not sorry), spin class.

Lennard addresses sealant causing high-speed wobbles, and mounting tubeless tires without sealant.

The Oakley Love of Sport campaign features love letters written from the perspective of the company's products.

A large contact surface, a composite resin body, and chromoly spindle promise a balance of modest weight and durability for the new Bontrager Elite Road pedals.

Force eTap AXS works quite well for gravel when it's warm and dry. But what about in snow, ice and sub-zero temps?

Fox suspension forks, carbon wheels, and an all new aluminum frame.

The weather forecast called for heavy snow and cold temperatures for Sunday's Old Man Winter Rally gravel race in Lyons, Colorado. Thus, the participants planned accordingly, and arrived to race with a wide array of bikes, tires, bags, and gear designed to accommodate the cold and snowy conditions. As it turns out, riders only got to use their snowy gear for 15 kilometers before the Colorado Department of Transportation called off the event due to safety hazards. But that wasn't before we snapped some photos of the gear that these riders used to beat the snow, ice, and cold.

What gear do VeloNews editors hang onto? The gear that keeps taking a beating, coming in handy at the right moment, or catering to our laziness. These are the Keepers.