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Bike Polo is awesome. A poor mans version of the usual bourgeoisie that is actual horse driven polo, replete with Ralph Lauren wearing douche bags. It is a male dominated... Read More

This is an oldy, but a goody. The Faraday Porteur is one of the better executed electric bike designs, with a cheesy as fuck Kickstarter video to boot. Complete with hipsters and a skinny tie. I mean, the "Faraday Porterur", that is one of the... Read More

To an untrained eye it might look like this girl forgot her pants.  To those people living in San Francisco, they will immediately recognize this as the pantsless Bart ride, the yearly tradition where rides of Bay Area Rapid Transit forgoe... Read More

Electric bikes are something that really need to catch on.  They're an incredibly efficient way to get around.  Unfortunately most versions released in recent years aren't that great.  One of the biggest knocks on electric bikes... Read More

Part: wheels

There are a lot of do-it-yourselfers out there who want to cut back on the cost of going to the local bike shop for repairs and the such. So if you’ve decided on doing your own repairs, naturally, you are going to invest a little bit. One of the... Read More

Babes, Bikes and Booze

Can't ask for much more than this picture.

Seems like the beginning of my dream threesome

Bike sharing is becoming more and more popular in recent years. It’s a great way to cut down costs on personal finances, take care of the environment and not be so flabby. There are a lot of places all over the world that have bike... Read More

Every year, before the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, they have a leisure event called the Underpants Run. It was started as a sort of ridicule of the fact that lots of the European Ironmen who would come to Hawaii would... Read More

Sometimes you’ve got to admire people for their sheer will. And one of those is Eric Barone, a 53 year-old Frenchman and ex-stunt double who holds the world speed record on a bike, on both snow and gravel.

He’s been clocked at 138... Read More

Al-Sultan is a German-Iraqi Ironman triathlete who is a pro, well-known for his habit of wearing Speedos and a half singlet (i.e. very little clothing). He’s won the Ironman World Championship in 2005 and has placed highly in all the rest of the... Read More

Back in the 80s, a technology was developed to measure the output of power in watts by using the torque applied to strain gauges. Its use steadily grew from the pros using them until they became commercially available to the public.

Okay... Read More

Tags Review

You didn't think I'd do a "Babe" post without a "Bro" post, now did you?

Craig Alexander. Three-time Ironman World Champion. He normally races 70.3 Ironmans and 140.6 Ironmans. What's the difference? The numbers refer to how much in the... Read More

Even though I swore up and down to Joe that I would never write one of these things, I changed my mind because: 1. Joe’s a nice guy and 2. It’s about time there was actually a “babe” who knows how to ride a bike in this section!

So my... Read More

When you’re going for a ride, regardless of whether it is near or far, it is always a good idea to carry tools for when you need to fix your bike. Normally, that means some tire levers, an inner tube and some air and you’re set. But what... Read More

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Tools: multi tool

It’s the changing of the guard for Spain as this 2013 Tour de France sees Joaquim Rodriguez rise to the podium to take third place. He’s been a professional cyclist since 2001. His nickname is “Purito” which in Spanish means “little cigar,” a... Read More

Holy fuckballs.

Pardon my French but I honestly thought that there was very little in the cycling world that could surprise me.

Boy, was I wrong.

It is basically an septopus (it’s got seven “arms,” as it were) on four wheels... Read More

Carbon fiber is a material that is relatively new in the biking world but has been around since the 50s when it was first developed, in a weaker, low carbon version, by a guy named Roger Bacon in Cleveland, Ohio. It was further developed in... Read More

Tags Review

You look at the damn thing and think “Who is the insane bastard who decided this was safe and necessary for biking?” But lots of people use them and the argument is that it’s more of a natural movement (albeit on a flat surface) in comparison to... Read More

An electric foldie has come among us, folks, and it’s called the Mando Footloose. This is a concept that was originally sold in South Korea but has made its progression outwards, for sale in other countries. It was designed by Mark... Read More

This Kenyan-born Brit is the new reigning champion of the Tour de France. Riding for Team Sky, he has been in professional cycling at the age of 22 while living in Kenya. In 2008, he was the first Kenyan to compete in the Tour de France and at... Read More

I'm all for recycling. We're using way too much shit and not reusing the resources intelligently. I get that. But when I heard about his paper pulp bike helmet, I just had to sit down and WTF?! myself a couple of times.

The London Bicycle... Read More

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You’ve got to admit, coming in second place in the Tour de France is no small feat. But add to that the fact that you are the awarded King of the Mountain AS WELL AS Best Cyclist Under 25, you’ve got yourself a pretty damn good resume.

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I love me a good looking bike and though I haven’t really wandered down our cycling heritage too much for key examples of frame beauty, I’ve got to admit that technology and innovation make this particular bike a sight to behold.

Enter... Read More

"Pedelec" is actually short for "Pedal Electric Cycle" which is not an ebike in the sense that an ebike is basically a bike with a motor; a pedelec is a bike that, if you need a motor, it gives you the extra boost, adding to your biking.... Read More

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You may think this is a bit contradictory, having LeMond featured in this section, seeing as that we’ve also featured Lance Armstrong (and LeMond’s anti-doping stance cost him sponsorship with Armstrong’s then sponsor, Trek) but Bro of the Week... Read More