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Bottom Bracket Size Parameters AKA. BBC
The last few years have seen some fantastic improvements to road and mountain bike technology and along with this comes a new phenomenon called BBC - bottom bracket confusion. To try help our clients...
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Mavic Tire Review - Yksion Powerlink and Griplink
Tire reviews are always subjective. No way around this when you ride any tire the experience can be heavily influenced by ride conditions and plain old luck or bad luck for that matter.With that in...
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3T Mercurio Wheel Review
If you read the 3T press release for the Mercuriuo wheels you might agree they sound pretty impressive. The story goes that a Formula One engineer brought some fresh and sensible ideas to the table. He...
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Garmin Vector Power Based Pedal - We all need this.
Gone! and we mean it Gone are all those hard decisions that have to be made when you want to measure power on your bike. No more reluctant wrestling between the wheel you don't want because it's not...
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Glory for Argon 18
Argon 18 Bikes , a set on Flickr.Returning from Interbike we were more impressed by this brand than any other. Argon 18 seem to be a brand that is able to keep refining the bikes and have elevated...
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Scapin Fazer Review - Shimano Di2 Superbike
Scapin Fazer Review by Clive de SousaIt was hard to separate the ride quality of the Fazer frame set from the all out performance group set it came equipped with. Nothing was a second guess, DI2 Group,...
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What happened in Vegas should not stay in Vegas
Interbike 2011 - Las Vegas , a set on Flickr.As always there is a lot of chatter about Interbike. Some loath Vegas others love it. Not as big as Eurobike but too big for dealers to connect with...
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Pinarello FP Due Review
Pinarello FP Due Review, by Clive de SousaPinarello FP Due Review. The FP Due is and interesting bike to review. The obvious question to me was one of value. Does the trickle down technology from the...
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Fizik Kurve Saddle Review
Fizik Kurve SaddleWhat if I purchase a saddle and I don't like it?Return it in like new condition for refund or exchange. No restock fee.Can I demo a saddle? See our demo saddle program here.Got a...
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Enve Carbon Handlebar Review
Enve Carbon HandlebarIf you were charged with designing a carbon handlebar what would you strive for and what features would you put into your handlebar. Tough question given carbon handlebars are...
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Fizik Shoe Review
I have always appreciated Fizik saddles and when they introduced their road shoes I was excited to try a pair. In my mind the best looking road shoes I had seen. Traditional and modern at the same time...
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Ridley Noah Super Record Rolf Ares 6 Carbon Clincher
Ridley Noah Super Record , Custom built Ridley Noah with Rolf's new Ares 6 Carbon Clincher Wheelset and Campagnolo Super Record 11 Group, FSA Plasma integrated handlebars and Selle SMP Evolution...
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Shimano Di2 vs. Campagnolo 11 Speed
By William LinkShimano's promise of "Revolutionary" shifting seemed like lofty marketing-speak until I had a chance to ride a bike this month fitted with a full Di2 groupset. I had the same gee whiz...
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SRAM Red 2012 Availability and Tech Docs
In the music industry new albums are released on Tuesdays. SRAM released their new rock star Red group on a Wednesday. I guess in the bike game releases are now on Wednesdays. I am not grumbling "just...
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NeilPryde Alize Review
I was a late convert to the aero road bike thing but I am about to start preaching. The NeilPryde Alize is perhaps the most well rounded aero race bike I have ridden to date and I am so impressed I...
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Fizik Kurve Snake Saddle Review
This image the Kurve Bull Saddle. Note the round shape of the saddle frame.Fizik have come a long way in a short time as a saddle brand and now the Kurve saddle range draws on some older saddle...
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Parlee Z5 SL Review
I lifted the Parlee Z5 SL Limited frame from it's box and it's light weight blew me away. My friend Alan immediately suggested we weight it which we did. 820 grams for a size Medium (54.5cm top tube)...
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Michelin Pro 4 Service Course Clincher Review
4 months of riding the Pro4 Service Course clincher and we are most impressed, perhaps enough so to say this is the finest clincher tire on the road right now.Road bike tire reviews are almost as...
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Enve SES 6.7 Review
We are always interested in new wheel technologies because this is the area where you gain most speed on a bike. Sure everything counts from the frame to tucking away cables but it's the wheels that...
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Shimano Dura Ace 9000 Review
It's hard not to be blinded when you get the new Dogma 65.1 Think 2 equipped with 11 Speed Dura Ace as a demo bike. It's all smiles ear to ear and everything is just fantastic. Fortunately my daily...
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