Bike Tech: Top Stories

• Feb. 26, 2008
  Bamboo bikes for the masses
  Craig Calfee hopes to prove that one person with one idea can make a difference in some of the poorest corners of the planet. The maker of some of the most exclusive and sought after carbon-fiber bikes on the market, Calfee plans to use his ...
• Feb. 26, 2008
  Santa Cruz revamps its Blur LT
  The original Blur LT was introduced three years ago and the all-mountain rig has become the brand’s bestseller. But the company is releasing a remodeled design intended to keep it at the top of its heap. The most visible new feature is the use ...
• Feb. 26, 2008
  Tech Report: Milan's most enduring bike shop
  This past weekend’s trip to the Wisconsin north woods for the 35th American Birkebeiner, which for many cyclists is a festival of extreme winter cross-training, got me thinking about traditions. ...
• Feb. 19, 2008
  Shimano American buys Pearl Izumi
  From the perspective of executives at Pearl Izumi, the company’s sale to Shimano American Corp., announced Tuesday, was a relief. Other potential buyers — mostly venture capitalists — were eyeing the ...
• Feb. 19, 2008
  Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn: Switching cogsets; Carbon sizes
  One more gear? Dear Lennard, We have a 27-mile climb just outside of town that I ride up occasionally. My problem is that I tend to spin out on my way back down and find it difficult to keep up with some of my riding partners. ...
• Feb. 18, 2008
  Wegmann rides proto electric Dura-Ace in California
  Gerolsteiner rider Fabian Wegmann is the one rider in the Amgen Tour of California on the latest prototype version of the Shimano Dura-Ace group. VeloNews spotted it before the start of stage 1 in Sausalito, ...
• Feb. 17, 2008
  New stuff from Shimano, Fulcrum and Giant
  Giant unveils prototype TCR Team High Road is starting the Amgen Tour of California on prototype Giant TCR Advanced frames, as the company continues a long-term relationship with the team once known as T-Mobile. The California tour ...
• Feb. 12, 2008
  Technical Q&A with Lennard Zinn - Questions of standards and compatibility
  Dear Lennard,I'm confused about the BB30 design. How do they increase the spindle diameter from 24mm to 30mm and put the same sized bearings inside the BB shell? Is a larger ...
• Feb. 11, 2008
  Stars shine at Handmade Show
  The North American Handmade Bicycle Show was quite a draw this year for boutique frame builders and their fans — including Lance Armstrong, Brian Lopes and Robin Williams. Armstrong was seen walking the floor Friday and Saturday. The seven-time ...
• Feb. 10, 2008
  Handmade Show: A photo gallery
  A half hour before the doors opened for day two of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Portland, the crowds piled into the Oregon Convention Center’s lobby to wait. Each had paid $18 for a day’s worth of access to more than 150 of North ...
• Feb. 9, 2008
  North American Handmade Bike Show kicks off in Portland
  The 2008 North American Handmade Bike Show kicked off Friday in Portland, Oregon, with more than 152 exhibitors ranging from solitary tradesmen to the giants of the industry. This year is the show’s fourth and it has grown dramatically from a ...
• Feb. 5, 2008
  Tech Report: More from the SICI Symposium
  Before moving on to less important matters, I’d like to acknowledge the passing on Monday of Sheldon Brown, one of the giants of bicycle maintenance, technology and general bicycle mechanical understanding. He will be sorely missed, ...