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Dero Air Kit 3

Dero Air Kit 3

This is the last floor pump you, or your neighborhood, will ever buy. The $650 Dero Air Kit 3 is meant for permanent outdoor installations..

October 10, 2013 with 2 Comments
RYB Denim Women’s Cycling Jeans

RYB Denim Women’s Cycling Jeans

Finally, women’s specific cycling jeans. The moment many of you have been waiting for is here — RYB Denim is a new company..

October 10, 2013 with 3 Comments
Bianchi Lupo

Bianchi Lupo

The $1049 Bianchi Lupo is a 9-speed, Sora-level spec version of the popular Volpe. A classic do-it-all chromoly steel cyclocross frame..

October 10, 2013 with 2 Comments

Lucas Brunelle Goes To Africa

One of our favorite filmmakers Benny Zenga edited this footage from Lucas Brunelle’s Cinelli-sponsored 1700km lef of the Diamond..

October 9, 2013 with 1 Comment
Tallac Design Vier Lock

Tallac Design Vier Lock

The Vier lock by Tallac Design is a different take on locking mechanisms — neither u-lock or a true folding lock, maybe it’s..

October 9, 2013 with 0 Comments
Zak Kovalcik – Streets of Pittsburgh to Tracks of Berlin

Zak Kovalcik – Streets of Pittsburgh to Tracks of Berlin

Zak Kovalcik is an old friend from his Pittsburgh courier days a decade ago. In fact, we were in the car together returning from an..

October 8, 2013 with 0 Comments
Bicycle Gallery Paris Woodcut Prints

Bicycle Gallery Paris Woodcut Prints

Angelo Aversa has taken his woodcuts on the move with what he calls the smallest art gallery in Paris, all housed on his bicycle. Angelo..

October 8, 2013 with 0 Comments
Surly Hurdy Gurdy Chain Tensioner

Surly Hurdy Gurdy Chain Tensioner

Anyone that has gotten rad with old school horizontal road dropouts has pulled the wheel out of place no matter how tight the skewer...

October 8, 2013 with 0 Comments
Cycling Legalese: Reflectors, Lights and Liability

Cycling Legalese: Reflectors, Lights and Liability

Cycling Legalese is our online cycling law column from everyday cyclist and Chicago based injury lawyer, Brendan Kevenides. Reflector and..

October 8, 2013 with 2 Comments
Scaredy Cat Minneapolis

Scaredy Cat Minneapolis

Halloween is always a popular time for alleycats, with the Scaredy Cat scheduled for 5 pm on October 20th in Minneapolis. Beginner..

October 7, 2013 with 0 Comments