Sour Steel Bikes Shifted to Almost-UDH Dropouts Saving Weight & Headaches
UDH is the big bike buzzword these days – with SRAM’s latest direct-mount Transmission derailleurs requiring it – but Sour thinks they’ve found a better way to future-proof their steel bikes. Instead of fully adopting the universal hanger standard, Sour tweaked it a bit so they could still make a lightweight dropout well-suited for small-diameter […]
Atherton Tease A.200.G, a Prototype 3D-Printed Titanium & Carbon Gearbox DH Bike
Atherton Bikes is working on a 3D-printed DH prototype that could shake up one of the first bikes they ever made – a new gearbox-driven A.200.G. There aren’t many concrete details on the new prototype mountain bike besides the name and its implications, just yet. But that and some social media teases give us a […]
Rapha Classic Seamless Knit Jersey Reshapes Merino, 3D Weaves-In PastForward Style
I’m going to be honest, I don’t entirely comprehend how Rapha wove this new merino blend Classic Seamless Knit Jersey in such a way to not have seams. I get the pattern and structure of the torso and variations at the hems. But knitting on pockets is wild. And the arms at least have to […]
Join an Experimental Bikepacking Team! Loam & Gravel Society Wants To Race With You.
The quick gist is that Old Man Mountain & Silca have teamed up to support a collective of 5 amateur bikepacking racers from any background and anywhere around the world. Each member will get a $2000 stipend to help cover costs to get them to the races. Then, on top of that will be a […]
Lauf Patents an Infinitely Engaging Rear Hub Design
OK, so, technically this new Lauf Cycles rear hub design could have “thousands” of points of engagement per rotation, but that might as well be infinite. Also known as instantaneous. Either way, the effect is that the hub will engage so quickly that it will feel immediate, and it does this with a very clever […]
Trek Teases Steel Full Suspension Bike, But Production May Be a PipeDream
Today on Instagram, with the caption “Should we make this?”, Trek Bicycles teased a possible new full-suspension mountain bike. They’re calling it the PipeDream. The IG post continues by saying that the bike was designed by Trek’s Industrial Designer, Kyle Neuser, and “crafted by Trek’s prototype lab.” (Photo / Trek Bikes) According to the post, […]
Manitou FS II Future MTB Project Reimagines Mountain Bike Classic with Gamux & Pinion
Is Manitou trying to reinvent the mountain bike again, more than 30 years later with this FS II Future MTB project? Honestly no. Sure, Manitou was one of the pioneers of full-suspension mountain bikes back in the early 90s. But they are fully aware that suspension design has advanced far beyond simply strapping a second […]
Exclusive: Challenge Issues 100 Limited Edition Fango Tires With Orange Sidewall
Now that cyclocross season is in full swing, Challenge Tire feels it’s time to get nostalgic. The Italian tire manufacturer is resurrecting the Fango tread. This limited edition offering will see only 100 tires created with the Fango tread in never-before-seen orange sidewalls. So, if you’ve been waiting patiently for the Fango to return from […]
