Body

The Art of Embro The Art of Embro

I shot the photo above at the 1990 Tour de Trump. This was the year of my introduction... 

Friday Group Ride #12 Friday Group Ride #12

I’m not sure why, but every time I hear someone mention Paris-Nice, I envision... 

The Elephant II The Elephant II

Last September I wrote The Elephant, an analysis cum-indictment of Alejandro Valverde,... 

FGR #11 Wrap FGR #11 Wrap

If the Group Ride were an actual race, and Padraig was the RKP DS, then I’d... 

Friday Group Ride #11 Friday Group Ride #11

Het Volk, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Ghent-Ghent, pick your name, just don’t call... 

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Mind

FGR #12 Wrap FGR #12 Wrap

There’s a reason races have finish lines. It’s so the riders know when... 

Assos ClimaJet Breaker Assos ClimaJet Breaker

There’s been a creeping trend in the PRO peloton over the last couple of seasons... 

Counting the Cost Counting the Cost

Cycling provides all the big lessons in life: humility, pride, greed, discipline,... 

RKP Stickers RKP Stickers

The RKP store opens today with our first stickers. If you’re anything like... 

FGR #10 Wrap FGR #10 Wrap

No bad guy? No bad guy? Are you guys kidding me? With no bad guy, there’s... 

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Machine

Sampson Sports s5 Pedals Sampson Sports s5 Pedals

My first experience with Sampson products came back in 1987 when a coworker at the bike shop I worked at bought a Centurion Ironman spec’d with Sampson pedals. For those of you who don’t recall these pedals, they featured an unusual L-shaped cleat that wrapped around the back of the pedal. They featured a unique clutch that held the pedal in place... [Read more of this review]

NAHBS Highlights NAHBS Highlights

By now you’ve seen plenty of images from this past weekend’s North American Handmade Bicycle Show. There were some very deserving award winners. In the interest of not contributing to overkill we wanted to include a few shots from bikes that really caught our eye and maybe didn’t get much airtime. This lugged carbon and steel (correction:... [Read more of this review]

Fun With Adhesives Fun With Adhesives

Thanks to reader Nathan for sending along this shot of an RKP sticker on his rain bike. Not a bad spot in our opinion. Get your stickers here.  Read More →

Builder Interview: Dave Kirk, Part II Builder Interview: Dave Kirk, Part II

There are lots of designs out there that claim to offer compliance. You’ve done some research on the subject, haven’t you? Do any of those swept seatstay designs really off any sort of suspension effect? I may be one of the only people on the planet that feels this way but I think road bike suspension is the Holy Grail of road bike design.... [Read more of this review]

Builder Interview: Dave Kirk, Part I Builder Interview: Dave Kirk, Part I

RKP: Where are you based? DK: I work from my home shop in Bozeman Montana. Bozeman is a small university and ski town of about 30,000 people located in southwest Montana about 90 miles north of Yellowstone Park. Bozeman is in a valley surrounded by mountains on every side and it’s the ‘big city’ in the area. When you leave town you have really... [Read more of this review]

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