Technical cycling apparel for men follows the trend of more style and less sport. In their continuing move to diversify away from bicycle helmets, Giro recruited HomeRoom designer Alex Valdeman to develop their “New Road” line of apparel, which launches today through select retailers in North America, Germany and Switzerland. Valdeman’s designs blend Merino wool read more
I was reading Dr. Allen Lim’s fascinating article on the human body’s response to cold when I encountered the phrase “Hunter’s Reflex,” which is a response that some people have that enable people to have warm fingers and toes in spite of very cold weather. This caught my attention because I’ve noticed people have varying read more
Levi in his winning days. I’m reminded this morning of the Santa Rosa (California) Riots of 2010, when hometown cycling hero Levi Leipheimer lost to Michael Rogers at last year’s Amgen Tour of California.
Welcome to part 2 of my list of all the little bits and pieces that make cycling for transportation so much better. For those of you who’ve been at this bikes for transport thing long will probably find me stating what seems obvious, but hopefully there will be some useful bits here and there. For read more
After a two year absence, it looks like Bianchi will reintroduce the Boron steel Pinella frameset in 2009. I don’t have information on the 09 model, but the sub 3 pound Pinella has been among the lightest weight steel frames available. Though there are concerns with durability — the light weight comes from paper thin read more
This is German cyclist Gunter Mai on a custom-everything seven pound bicycle. His clothes, shoes, hat, gloves and shades probably weigh more than his bike does. One of the more popular search phrases for Cyclelicious is lightest bicycle or “lightest bike.” James at Bicycle Design just posted about a new lightweight contender, a seven pound read more
