Magnesium is coming back, at least, according to one bike manufacturer. Unfortunately, no one told this particularly company that what we’ve learned about metallurgy and bicycles has told ...
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The 2017 RKP Awards, Part II
The If You Didn’t Suck We’d Have No Fun Imperial Throne: Gravity. When I think about the possibility of living someplace with all the elevation variance of a bowling alley I realize ...
Micro? Mini? The FSA SL-K Modular Crank
I like going fast on bikes. I’ve written plenty about the rush that comes with zooming through some landscape. All those of us who have a taste for it know how effective it is at ...
Winter Press Camp 2017, Part III
The sheer number of items we saw could clog a drainage culvert. It was overwhelming. The message that kept coming through to me was how much manufacturers want to make cycling comfortable, fun ...
The Paceline Podcast #49
We are putting Speed X back under the microscope. This was a bike company that first caught our attention during Episode 13. Now they have a new model, called the Unicorn (yikes), and some new ...
RKP Annual End of Year Awards
The Diamond Encrusted Pint Glass of Reasonableness: This one goes to the 3T’s Dave Koesel, and FSA for dreaming up subcompact gearing. Finally, some people sat down and realized that a ...
Right-Sized Rings
On Thanksgiving Day I joined a group of friends for a ride into Sugarloaf State Park here in Sonoma County. We proceeded to climb Bald Mountain, which rises to roughly 2800 feet of elevation in ...
Interbike 2016, Part X
I’m going to be honest and say that there was a time when I only got excited about a bike, component or accessory if it was something that was going to be a part of my riding life. Personal ...
The Paceline Podcast #32
How to get your Mojo back. Dr. Fatty has a prescription. The medical board of Padraig and Hottie will review this clinical trial. Really, this is about racing your way back to a level of self ...
The Paceline Podcast #27
The dash down Peyresourde. The run up Ventoux. There are plenty of Chris Froome highlights to choose from, but which one tops them all? We take a stab at picking the top Froomey moment and a ...