Month: November 2021

The 2021 Philly Bike Expo was a bit of a homecoming for many brands, and after a year off from shows, a welcome return to something resembling normalcy. And there was no shortage of beautiful bikes from a lot of builders. Our coverage thus far has been of the components and small parts, so these

Since 2017 Cane Creek has delivered custom versions of their eye-catching eeBrakes to the masses. Tempering the production to only two limited-edition offerings each year — once they’re gone, that’s it. The newest limited edition to the Cane Creek eeBrakes collection (and the last version of the year) is El Asesino — The Murderer. This

Ever wanted to own a piece of a bike company without actually having to start your own bike company? Esker Cycles, which was co-founded by industry veteran Tim Krueger and uses Dave Weagle’s Orion suspension system for their full-susser mountain bikes, is now giving you the opportunity to own shares in their company. Through an

There’s light, and then there’s light. Or Extralite, as it may be. That’s certainly on order with one of the lightest 29″ XC wheelsets with a wide internal rim width that we’ve seen. Of course, they also include a heavy price tag and a light rider weight limit, but if weight savings is the main

Photo submitted by Jann Mayer, “This was along Ridge Trail in Trione-Annadel State Park, Santa Rosa, CA. Beautiful fall day!” We always love seeing photos from where you are riding and are happy to share them with our readers around the world here on the Pic Of The Day. Send in your pics with a description here.

Photo submitted by Michael Raider, “Sulphur Mountain Road in Ventura County, CA.” We always love seeing photos from where you are riding and are happy to share them with our readers around the world here on the Pic Of The Day. Send in your pics with a description here.

Extreme Shox has updated their triple air-air-coil spring ERA fork with new magnesium lowers, impressive self-lubricating DU bushes and a floating axle. Maintaining 36mm stanchions, the updates are said to increase the fork’s torsional stiffness, sensitivity and overall reliability. The HDRV damper cartridge remains unchanged, while the air spring receives some additional cushioning at top-out

In this week’s video roundup, we’ve got three action-packed riding edits and one short video about how the passion for cycling evolves into an engineer’s inspiration. First up, we’ll take a glimpse at the lifelong love of riding that influenced the design of SCOTT’s new Patron E-Ride eMTBs. Commencal brings us two videos this week,

Photo taken and submitted by Furio Sorrentino of rider Amelia Sorrentino, “After 7 weeks of dense wildfire smoke covering the region last summer, we lucked out and hit Revelstoke’s Frisby Ridge a day after it cleared.” We always love seeing photos from where you are riding and are happy to share them with our readers around the

What began as a fashion brand for fans of the 7 Time MotoGP World Champion, Valentino Rossi, latterly evolved into a bicycle brand with the launch of the VRFORTYSIX range of children’s BMX Bikes. Following his retirement at the 2021 MotoGP Season Finale just two weeks ago, Valentino is ready to take the brand further

Do you have just one bike in the stable that you use for everything from the mid-week evening time trial, to the unofficial club road race at the weekend, to razzing about town on errands? If so, it’s likely you’ve been frustrated heading out on the latter type of ride for one of two possible

We know, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. But there are some questions you might not want to ask your local shop or riding buddies. AASQ is our weekly series where we get to the bottom of your questions – serious or otherwise. Hit the link at the bottom of the post to