Posted: Fri, May 16th
Spot Brand buys Maverick AmericanSpot Brand, best known for the belt drivetrain it introduced last year, has acquired Maverick American, a mountain bike and suspension company founded in 1999 by Paul Turner and Frank Vogel.
Frank Scurlock, co-owner and VP of operations of Spot Brand Bicycles, confirmed the ...
Posted: Thu, May 15th
Bennati’s long road to a custom Super SixBike fit is no joking matter for a professional racer. Fit is the single most important aspect of the bike. If the bike doesn’t fit, it really doesn’t matter how light or technologically advanced it is — it’s not going to be very fast.
Take the case of Liquigas rider ...
Posted: Tue, May 6th
A first look: Shimano's new Saint groupWhen it comes to downhill and freeride components, there is a real need to make them tougher. Manufacturers want parts to last longer and stand up to greater abuse, but the riders using them often take durability for granted and strive for something else — light weight.
Posted: Mon, Apr 28th
Still new: the last Sea Otter tech galleryThis year’s Sea Otter was better than ever with regards to new product roll-outs.
There was too much to see during the short four days I was in Monterey, but we caught the vast majority in the hottest new stuff category.
I’ll cover the rest of the best in this final ...
Posted: Thu, Apr 24th
Team time trial techStage 4's team time trial featured a short, hilly, twisty course. Although race officials banned the use of time trial bikes, disc wheels and aero helmets, equipment choice was still a factor.
The teams used their standard road bikes, though many used the deepest-section ...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23rd
Tour de Georgia: We take a look at the race leader's bikeHighroad’s Greg Henderson went pretty quick to win Wednesday’s stage 3 sprint — 81.3 kph to be exact; that’s more than 50 mph. We were able to take a look at the maximum values on Hendy’s SRM after the stage. Assuming he was putting out his hardest effort of the race ...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23rd
How a little creative mechanics lets Matt Wilson ride with a broken wrist.J.J. Haedo isn’t the only rider toughing it out at this year’s Tour of Georgia.
Team Type 1’s Matt Wilson, too, has a broken wrist and is racing in a soft cast. While pain isn’t too much of a problem, the cast on his right hand and wrist doesn’t allow him enough ...
Posted: Wed, Apr 23rd
Sea Otter Tech: Magura, Ridley, Rotor and LezyneSea Otter is over, but this year’s expo was bigger than ever and the overflow of what we saw there can and will go on for the rest of the week. In this edition we’ll look at brakes from Magura, Ridley frames, Rotor cranks and accessories from Lezyne.
Posted: Wed, Apr 23rd
SRAM introduces 2009 road parts improvements at Sea OtterSRAM trickles down its technologies rather quickly. It was two years ago that the company launched its road line at the Sea Otter Classic.
That initial introduction included both the Force and Rival groups. Early last fall at the Eurobike tradeshow, SRAM unveiled Red. And ...
Posted: Tue, Apr 22nd
J.J. Haedo's race winning CerveloYou don’t need to tell J.J. Haedo to harden up — he’s tough enough; he’s racing in Georgia with a broken wrist. He’s got a little extra tape on his bars to soften the ride as well as on his wrist as a brace, but that’s it. He’s a tough guy. As for his bike, it’s ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 21st
Ivan Dominguez pilots a unique bike to Georgia stage winIvan Dominguez won stage 1 of the 2008 Tour of Georgia on a unique bike, built with Fuji’s Aloha CF1 carbon fiber time-trial frame mated to the brand’s standard FC-330 road fork.
VeloNews technical editor Matt Pacocha managed to check out the bike before Dominguez ...
Posted: Mon, Apr 21st
Fox's 2009 mountain bike suspension lineupFox has a slew of improvements to its product line for 2009, but two stand apart: A remote lockout for the F80, 100, 120 RL forks and a new thru-axle standard called 15QR, which is an option for all of its 32mm stanchion forks.
