Thank you all for coming! I can’t express enough how much we all appreciate your support for our Bike and Pike event. The whole team here had a great time. Seeing you all was a great start to the 2013 … Continue reading
Look Ma! No Derailleurs!!(As originally published in The Bicycle Paper in Summer of 2011 Over the last 8 years or so, we’ve seen a lot of interest in internally geared rear hubs (IGH for short). A bike with an IGH … Continue reading
In our industry, products from the past seem to re-appear quite often. Bicycle disc brakes are one such item. Like a Phoenix, they’ve risen from the ashes a 3rd time in just the last 40 years. Since their acceptance as … Continue reading
Since our series on 700c vs. 650c ran, I’ve gotten a lot of e-mail questions about 26″ (mountain bike sized or 559 size) wheels. The question that people have is “why don’t you use mountain bike sized wheels instead of … Continue reading
This is part 8 of 8. Here is the start! When someone in the industry (people in the industry should know better) tells a smaller rider “small wheels are slower”, what I hear them saying is “riding with knee pain, … Continue reading
This is part 7 of 8. Here is the start! A quick summary of the compromises that have to be made when designing bicycles for people under five feet, five inches tall. Compromise 1, Accept Toe Strike Some manufacturers choose … Continue reading
This is part 6 of 8. Here is the start! A quick overview of terms that are important: Fork Rake – Offset that places the fork ends ahead of the steering axis Head Tube Angle – The angle that the … Continue reading
This is part 5 of 8. Here is the start! A quick overview of terms that are important: Fork Rake – Offset that places the fork ends ahead of the steering axis Head Tube Angle – The angle that the … Continue reading
This is part 4 of 8. Here is the start! A quick overview of terms that are important: Fork Rake – Offset that places the fork ends ahead of the steering axis Head Tube Angle – The angle that the … Continue reading
This is part 3 of 8. Here is the start! A quick overview of terms that are important: Fork Rake – Offset that places the fork ends ahead of the steering axis Head Tube Angle – The angle that the … Continue reading