Faster and farther on the MVMT Carnelian

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Taishan Sports manufactures bikes for several second tier bike brands, and they designed and manufactured carbon-fiber bicycles under the Pardus brand for the 2016 Chinese Olympic team. They’re now launching a new, direct-to-consumer brand — MVMT (pronounced “movement”) — for the North American market, launching models for road and mountain enthusiasts on April 15, 2017. […]

Pearl Izumi’s Legal Doping Coffee and cycling

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Nobody likes a smart aleck so I’ve been trying to keep quiet about this since I first saw Pearl Izumi’s “Legal Doping Coffee”, but the legalistic black-and-white Aspergerish side of me can’t let this go. This is Pearl Izumi’s Legal Doping Coffee, and I got a chuckle out of it. But what’s wrong with the […]

Carbon fiber penny farthing

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Chemical company BASF asks “What if 19th Century bike inventors had modern chemistry and processes?” It was the late 19th century bike boom that led directly to manufacturing, industrial process and chemical engineering innovations, so we’ve got a bit of a chicken-and-egg here, but still a fun video. BASF describes their Concept 1865 Project here. […]