Our Hosting company had a major server failure that caused all our sites to go down for several days. Although we are back online, we have lost a month’s worth of content. We sincerely apologize to all of our readers and our sponsors. We are working hard to restore our sites so we can continue [...]

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Well, we are here at Interbike. This is my first time coming to the BIG show and so far there has been one company that has really grabbed my attention: Jango.

This company has basically designed a ‘plug and play’ bicycle, you can add all sorts of accessories, racks and bags to the bikes easily.

The bikes [...]

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After our poll for the readers we found most people tend to fall in the range of a $500 to $700 road bike. KHS’ offering for the entry level road bike, the Flite 300, fits nicely into that price range. Since my first impressions, I’ve had a couple hundred miles on the saddle so here’s [...]

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We were pretty stoked to receive a NuVinci hub from our friends from Seattle Bicycle Supply to test. We met the guys from NuVinci at Sea Otter and we were very impressed with the hub.
Product Description:
The NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) is the first viable CVT drivetrain for bicycles and a [...]

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The Los Angeles metropolitan area led the nation in traffic jams in 2005, with rush-hour drivers spending an extra 72 hours a year on average stuck in traffic, according to a study released on Tuesday.
The metropolitan areas of San Francisco-0akland, Washington, D.C.-Virginia-Maryland, and Atlanta were tied for the second most gridlocked [...]

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Lance, Anthony (not pictured) and I headed to Seal Beach for a quick 30 mile ride. Lance is testing the KHS Flite 300, so we wanted to see how it would perform as a recreational road bike. As usual, I take my KHS F20-R for these rides. The bike always commands attention, but today I [...]

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Last year, I had the opportunity to write a how-to article for the good folks over at C.I.C.L.E. Since then, I have amassed a small collection of hardware (about $15.00 worth) that makes a truly universal homemade headset cup press and crown race installer.
The parts of my handy dandy headset press:

The parts of the basic [...]

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I installed the Power Grips Pedals on RL’s 925 and all I can say is that I hated them. Before you send me hate mail, please remember that the I’m riding the 925 as a fixed gear not as a single-speed freewheel. I was able to strap one of my shoes, but for the life [...]

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A few weeks ago, I posted a “first look� at the Seattle Sports Fast Pack waterproof pannier.

I’ve had a chance to really ride with this bag — and I LOVE it!! The bag has carried some heavy loads (dress shoes, a stack of big library books, groceries) and has remained absolutely waterproof through some brutal [...]

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From LAist:
A cyclist westbound on Hollywood Boulevard hears a loud horn behind him as he rides in the right side of the #2 lane, alongside a row of parked cars and dangerously close to the door zone.
The motorist with the heavy horn hand turns out to be [...]

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