News
2005
December 9: Health Net's
new Cannondales, Wilier builds Lampre bikes, Everti
November 24: Lampre on
Wilier, Kona, Bianchi, Flyte, Descente, SmartWool, Fulcrum, Cannondale
Aug 28 - In the pits at NORBA:
New dirt gear from Trek, Cane Creek, Gretnabikes & Schwalbe
August 27 news: Wheel blunder
loses Tour of Germany, Bontrager carbon MTB wheels, Park Tool, Zipp, Slingshot,
Serotta, Handmade bike show, Leggerra & Teschner
August 26 news: SRAM on road,
Smith ignites, Scott Plasma, Litespeed carbon, Custom carbon, Luciano,
MgTEC, Clothing for superheroes
August 15: Continental unveils Vectran-protected clincher
August 12 news: 770g Litespeed, EverTi,
First Endurance, Rolf, Crankbrothers, Van Dessel
July 28 news: New stuff from Specialized
& Campagnolo
June 10 news: Rogers testing
Time, Corima, Fulcrum, Ultragen, TrackLogs, self-repairing tubes
May 30 news: Paolo Savoldelli's
TT bike, FSA responds
May 26: Campagnolo's test
pilot, Shimano, Fulcrum, Fizik, Jaggad, Swobo, Columbus, & Merlin
May 12: Scott claims lightest TT bike, Crank brothers rainbow, Warning
- pink content, More custom packs from Hydrapak, Carbon fiber shortage
looms, Mavic to reintroduce Helium wheels, NiteRider goes Li-Ion, New
Cervelos roll out
April 27: Armstrong's
new Advantage, Pinarello's F 4:13 Carbon, Deda 2006, Shimano 2006, Roubaix
suspension
April 14: Cannondale launches
Synapse, More Campagnolo Electronic, Flecha's Pinarello, Zipp launches
Pave wheels, Epic becomes Everti, Brave Soldier announces Friction Zone,
More inexpensive titanium, ZeroPace adds planning, WTB awarded, Julich
formalizes Camelbak relationship, Superlight brake from Netherlands, Selle
Italia awarded
April 5: Campag Electric,
Merckx, Armstrong & Nike, Hydrapak, Italia, Aero Concepts, RockShox,
Scott
March 2: Trek's LiveStrong,
Bontrager, Hutchinson, Pearl Izumi, Scott USA, Morningstar
February 21: Merlin goes
back to its Roots, Folding bike parking, BMC mountain bikes available
in US, Velo seats more teams for 2005, Sampson drops carbon brakes price
February 11: Fassa Bortolo's
2005 Pinarellos, Super Cyrene, Smith Optics backs CSC,Ritchey in the peloton,
Polar software for Macs, Epic lops off a kilo, Gaansari revamps Van Cleve,
Curve socks it to Liberty, Shimano brake cable recall also in Europe
February 2: Langkawi tweaks
TT regs, Speedplay - far more than Zero support in 2005, Campagnolo goes
Pro and Continental, Leggera against the clock, First Endurance sponsors
Leipheimer, Jittery Joe's gets the lot from Louis Garneau, Oval clips
on lightly, IRD's compact derailleur, Name change presages Reynolds expansion,
CSC gets Alpha Q forks, Shimano recalls aftermarket road brake cables
January 4: Passing on
the torch - and the gear, DeRosa gears up for 2005, Dedaelementi rolls
out tyres and cranks, Ljungskog and Melchers on Bontrager, More Zipps
get dimpled
Product reviews - bikes
Lapierre
999 X-Lite FDJ Team Replica - Sell your children
Blue Competition Cycles
RC4 - Not a case of the blues
Spinner Aeris
- A knife-edged tool for the XC racer set
Pinarello F4:13
- One piece wonder
De Rosa Tango
- Let's Dance
Endorfin Speed
III Special - Addicted to speed
Colnago E1 - Life's
Simple Pleasures
Cyfac Nerv custom
- "Sur Mesure?" Sure!
Specialized
S-Works Tarmac - vibration-damping rocket
Canyon Carbon
F10 Ultimate Pro - Reasonably priced superlight
Look 481SL - Modern classic
Wilier Le Roi - A royal
revolutionary
Ridley Damocles
- Speed weapon
Scott CR1
Team Issue - UCI limit here we come
Fondriest Luxter
- The Real Thing
Reviews - Accessories & components
2005
Manitou
R-Seven Platinum - a first look
Fox F100 RLT
Reynolds
Stratus cyclocross wheels
Exustar
E-SR221 road shoes
Rapha Grand
Tour gloves
Spiuk Dual
jersey & Top Ten shorts
Canari
Raglan jacket
Zipp 303 'cross
wheels
Kuips Phey carbon
seat post
M2 racer
Wrap & Roll
First
Endurance responds to Dr Pam Hinton's review of Multi-V
First
Endurance Multi-V
Zipp 404 wheels
Specialized
Mondo tyres
Time RXS
Carbon pedals and shoes
Dedatre RS Corsa
tyres
Ultimate Pro
Elite Repair Stand
Fulcrum Racing
1 wheels
Hutchinson
Fusion tyres
FRS Plus sport drink
Spiuk Nexion helmet
FSA K-Force
MegaExo cranks
Light &
Motion Vega
Zero Gravity
0G-05 brakes
Giro E2 helmet
Red Ace
& Blue Steel depilatories
adidas
adiStar XC Race shoes
Campagnolo
Next Light Textran jacket
Continental GP
Force & Attack
Ritchey Motovader
tyres
FSA RD-488 carbon wheels
Park Tool PRS-20
workstand
Campagnolo
Next Retro jersey
Sportful Tour
bib shorts
Zipp B2 bar &
145 stem
Shimano Ultegra
2005
Selle SMP
Strike Pro
DMT Flash
shoes
Selle Italia
Signo
Cyfac Nerv custom
- Part 1, Getting fitted
Selle
Italia SLK Carbonio
Crank Brothers
Mallet M pedals
Ultimate
Alpine digital scale
Canari custom
clothing
Gorge Delights fruit
bars
fi'zi:k Gobi 2005
Cyclo-core
DVD
Selle Italia
C64 saddle
Soma Fabrications
Steel Core Tyre Levers
Red Ace s1-advance
socks
Park Tool PRS-15 &
PRS-15AP
Canari Raglan jacket
Giordana Tenax
Laser Bib Shorts and Jersey
Knog Frog micro light
Selle San
Marco Rever saddle
Louis
Garneau Power Bib
Chariot Cougar
SX Child Trailer
Descente
Genesis jersey
Fi'zi:k Arione
Carbon
Ritchey
WCS Carbon road handlebars
Book, film and video reviews
Book review: The
Complete Bike Book
Book review: The
Golden Age of Handbuilt Bicycles
Film
review: 'Hell on Wheels', heaven on-screen
Discovery
Channel special: the making of 'Overhaulin' Lance Armstrong'
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New Arrivals
2005
December 14: Giant,
Scott, Showers Pass, Sheila Moon, Mountain Bike Maintenance, Amstel
Gold Race 1966-2005
December 1:
Cateye, Carnac, adidas, Bergamo, The Complete Bike Book, Lance
Armstrong 2006 calendar
November 18: Lupine,
Crank Bros, Continental, Mavic, Shimano, Zipp, & Hell on Wheels.
November 15: Litespeed,
Etxeondo, SRAM, Topeak, Maxxis
November 9: Etxeondo,
Smith, Mike and the Bike, Epic Images
November 4: De
Marchi, Gravity Zero, Qoleum, Giant Australia
October 17: Cateye,
Assos, Met, Prendas Ciclismo, Solo, Canari
September 8: Rapha,
Spinervals, Hayes, WTB, Fox, Light & Motion, BodyTeq
August 19: New
stuff from Dedatre, Maxim, Unconventional Medicinals, ProGold
July 28: New gear
from Colnago, Ellsworth, Tifosi, Lance Armstrong's War, Reynolds,
Manitou, Thomson, Sports Oxyshot
June 30: From FSA,
Fulcrum, Arundel and Maxxis
June 4: From Spiuk,
American Classic, Stan's NoTubes, Rotor, Ultimate Support
May 13: Specialized,
Bontrager, Continental, Carb-Boom!, Met, SKF
April 29: Campagnolo,
Zipp, FSA
April 8: Thomson,
Ultimate, SockGuy, Polar, M2Racer, Linda Armstrong Kelly
March 30 - From
Specialized, Sportful, Arkel & Shasta Software
March 9 - From
Canari, Paolo Pellizzari, FSA, DT Swiss, Giro, Shimano, & Selle
Italia
Februuary 23
- From Wilier, Smith Optics, Park Tool, Fast Freddy, Soma Fabrications,
IRD, Sampson & Selle Italia
February 9: From Polar,
Park Tool, Bergamo, Oval Concepts, Planet X and Nikon
February 4: From Planet
X, DMT, Red Ace, Louis Garneau, Gorge Delights, Joshua Cohen's Finding
the Perfect Bicycle Seat & Suzue
January 7: From
Time, Specialized, VisionTech & Louis Garneau,
Special sponsorship features
2005
- Specialized head to head – Tarmac vs Roubaix
2005
- First Endurance and Levi Leipheimer: Planning begins on the dinner
table
2005
- Trek at the Tour de France: Knocking on seven's door - a peak inside
Trek and Discovery Channel team preparations
Discovery
Channel special: the making of 'Overhaulin' Lance Armstrong'
Italia Bici
2008
Italia Bici 2008
De
Marchi - Innovation and Tradition inspires latest line
Milani
- The passion and desire of Milani continues with Natale's son, Celeste.
Selle
Italia - New location, new models for 2008
Vittoria
Shoes - A true Italian family affair
2007
Italia Bici 2007
Selle
Italia - Selle Italia takes Flite again with new Flite saddle
De
Marchi - Breaking the rules for cycling clothing
DeRosa
- Il Maestro Ugo: Still Motivated To Build Great Bikes
Cytech
- Maximum comfort, maximum performance
2006
Italia Bici 2006
Selle
Italia - Super saddle maker
De Marchi - Innovation & quality
in clothing
DeRosa - Tailor made by Ugo
Cytech - the science of shorts
liners
Fi'zi:k - Behind the scenes with
Damiano Cunego
Fulcrum - Technology + style
in wheels
Battaglin - Over two decades
of carbon fiber
2005
Italia Bici 2005
Ernesto Colnago - Inside
the Inner sanctum
Wilier Triestina rides again
De Rosa - Straight from the heart
Deda Elementi - Passion + Experience
= Innovation
2004
Italia
Bici 2004
Campagnolo
- The real deal in wheels
De
Marchi - Back to the future of high-tech cyclingwear
DMT:Made
in Italy, available in the USA
Ernesto
Colnago 50th Anniversary Interview
FSA
- Pro teams provide input for Full Speed Ahead
Limar
Helmets: Light, cool and sexy looking
Northwave
- Innovation by nature
2003
De
Rosa: The Art of The Artisan
100 Anni Di Corsa: One hundred
years and counting
ITM - Italmanubri:
High Technology Bike Accessories in the Italian Artisan Tradition
2002
Colnago 2002 - Inside Ernesto
Colnago's personal bike museum
2001
DMT
Shoes - Polishing the diamond
Limar
Helmets - Technology for your head
Colnago
- An interview with Ernesto Colnago
Bike repair and maintenance
Repair & maintenance:
Rear derailleur overhaul
Maintenance
& repair: Freehubs
Maintenance & repair:
Fitting & removing cogs
Fixing creaks:
Troubleshooting a creaking drive train
Adjusting dual
pivot caliper brakes: How to keep them working perfectly
Replacing
& adjusting a threadless headset: fix those wobbly-steering blues
Washing your bike:
Get that pro-wash gleaming bike feeling
Headset standards
and nomenclature: a primer on steering bearings
Front derailleur
adjustment: more gear tuning tips
Adjusting your
rear derailleur: how to get your gears shifting sweetly
Wheel truing
and spoke tensioning: everything you need to know about wheels
Brake and gear
cables: How to cut and fit them
Tyres & wheels:
Care and feeding
Fitting & removing
cogs: How to change your ratios
Mounting tubular tires:
The professional approach to this tricky task
Hub Bearings:
Overhaul and adjustment
Freehubs:
Servicing and replacing a freehub
Chains: Three
methods of setting your chain length
Fitting a chain:
How to secure your main drive component
Splined-axle
cranks: Removing and fitting this increasingly common design.
A torque primer:
Everything you need to know about fasteners, threads and torque wrenches
Frame alignment:
How to check and fix a misaligned frame.
Recording MTB position:
Grabbing all the data for training reference or future rebuild
Recording road
bike position: As above, for the road
External bearing crankset
systems: Installation and removal of the new-generation cranks
SPD pedal service:
Greasing and adjusting Shimano pedals
Spoke tension balance
with the TM-I tension meter
Tech articles
2005
Christmas crackers
at Colnago: Ernesto's elves working at fever pitch
Seven heaven:
A tour of the Seven factory
Trek tackles the
urban cycle
MTB suspension -
the state of the art
Campagnolo
looks forward: Meeting the coming challenges
2006 tech: Javelin
flies into carbon
Andy Jaques-Maynes' Specialized TriCross: Working
weekends
Trek's Elite 9.9 hardtail: A
big revamp for 2006
Specialized 2006: What's
new in road & mountain
bike
Stefan Behrens interview:
The Lightweight wheel maker
Continental talks tyre tech: Vectran
keeps inflated & All
stitched up in a tyre factory
Lance Armstrong's
new weapons: Discovery's Tour-ready TT and climbing bikes
Inside Javelin:
Growing an oak from an aero acorn
Pro bike prep:
Sweating the details for life in the peloton
Giro d'Italia tech: The contenders'
bikes, Specials from Colnago
& Pinarello
2006 Tech -
Truvativ: Beefing up and slimming down
Georgia tech: The
road a-Hed & Floyd's BMC TT bike
2006 Tech - SRAM: More carbon, more adjustability
2006 Tech -
RockShox: Less weight, lots more choice
2006 Tech: Manitou
comes out fighting with new XC forks and shocks
Armstrong's aero
Hour: Wind tunnel testing for the ultimate record
Leipheimer gets
wind blown: Gerolsteiner leader undergoes wind tunnel testing
Discovery's Voyagers:
Bringing the Discovery Channel team bike to life
Pro bikes
2005 Pro bikes
Bikes of the Peloton
Tour de France 2005 tech
- TdF
eye-war: What's new in eyewear at Le Tour
- TdF tech: A
touch of Formula One - telemetry at the Tour
- Dario
Frigo's Pinarello
- Eddy
Mazzoleni's Cannondale
- Champs
Elysees specials: Rasmussen's and Armstrong's stage 21 bikes
- The
light stuff: How Trek lopped grams from Armstrong's bike
- Alejandro
Valverde's Opera Leonardo FP
- David
Moncoutié's Wilier Le Roi
- Bradley
McGee's Lapierre X-Lite Ultimate
- Jan
Ullrich's Giant TCR Advanced
- TdF
tech: Liberty's special parts, Bernucci's Pinarello & Discovery's
Champs Elysees lids
- TdF
bikes: Cadel Evans' Ridley
- TdF bikes: Michael
Rasmussen's Colnago Extreme-C
- TdF bikes: In
the pits with Saunier Duval
- TdF sprinters' bikes: Wrolich's
Specialized, Hushovd's
Look,
Boonen's Time,
O'Grady's Wilier, McEwen's
Ridley,
- TdF pro bike: Bobby
Julich's Cervelo Soloist Carbon
- TdF
tech: Armstrong's SSLx & the peloton's eyewear
- TdF
tech round-up, part 1: Bontrager, FSA, Mavic
- Part
2: Nike, O'Grady's Wilier, Giro, Oval
- Tour
de France tech - Lance's TTX
- Tour
de France tech: Leipheimer's superlight Specialized
- Tour
de France tech: Rogers & McGee's TT rigs, Mayo's TT bike, Phonak's
nanotech frames
Giro d'Italia 2005
Bikes of Paris-Roubaix 2005
The bikes of Hell - the weird, the conservative and the 'courageous'
Trade shows
On Show 2005: Showtime!
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