Bike Rumor

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Fish-Eye Tree Climb

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:01:21 +0000

Photo by hello_mynameis_1sway. To see more Pics of the Day, click here, and to submit your own photo to be shown to the world, go here.

Hayes Prime Mountain Bike Disc Brakes Unveiled

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:56:48 +0000

After a week of buildup, Hayes Disc Brakes has finally unveiled their all-new Prime hydraulic disc brakes. Featuring a slew of new technology, they represent the future of Hayes’ disc brake offerings. Chief among the new features are: 10º Tilt Bore - Keeps the Master Cylinder closer to the bar and optimizes lever reach. Top Loading Pads - [...]

Settlement Reached In Cyclist Death

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:46:09 +0000

The insurance company of a woman who struck and killed two cyclists as they completed a cross-country fundraising ride has agreed to pay a $5 million settlement to the family of one of the victims. Tom Hoskins was riding with fellow cyclist Lee Anne Barry in Lancaster County, North Carolina when the pair was hit [...]

First Ever Wooden Fixed Gear Bicycle?

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:57:24 +0000

Found this via FixedGearGallery by way of BikeMandan.com. It’s a handbuilt wood bike called the Birch Bike and was crafted by Alan Downey in Austin, TX. Sure, it’s a bit odd to see a double crankset on a fixie, but irregardless, it’s supposedely the first all wood fixed gear bike submitted to their gallery. Another photo [...]

Slow Reveal: 2010 Amgen Tour of California Stages Tease Out Starting Tomorrow

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:34:56 +0000

Specific route details for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race will be revealed beginning tomorrow via individual stage videos, AEG, presenter of the fifth-annual event, announced today. The videos have been created in collaboration between the start and finish cities of each stage (designated at “host cities”), highlighting features of the [...]

Limited Edition ‘Avalanche White’ Colnago EPS Road Bike Frame from Pista Palace

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:16:36 +0000

Colnago’s top-end EPS road bike gets the custom white treatment from Pista Palace, one of the largest Colnago U.S. dealers. Occasionally, Colnago will do a custom, limited run of special paint jobs for dealers, and here’s the latest: The White Palace Edition EPS. In 2009, they had a metallic candy apple red version that was pretty [...]

Book Review: Roadie; The Misunderstood World of a Bike Racer

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:14:32 +0000

If you consider yourself a “roadie,” chances are you get a lot of strange looks from your friends, family, and coworkers when you don your Lycra skinsuit or they see the 15 bikes hanging in your garage. The cycling world can get pretty weird at times. Unless you are a rider, there is a lot [...]

Tour of Qatar Blown Apart as Geert Steuers Takes Commanding Lead in Stage 2

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:02:08 +0000

The Tour of Qatar was blown apart by a gutsy break by two smaller teams today in stage two, leaving all the big guns more than 1′40″ behind in the GC. Geert Steuers of Belgian team Top Sport Vlaanderen-Mercator narrowly beat VacanSoleil’s Wouter Mol after the pair held the main field off. They broke away [...]

Video: Pedal Tones Musical Bicycle Takes You on Small Acid Trip

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:56:52 +0000

Far out man. Just looking at the contraption makes me think of this transportation alternative. And to answer the question at the end of the video, “No. No it doesn’t.”

For Those Who Suffer, We Ride: Alps Cycling Film in London Tonight

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:38:33 +0000

A quick heads up for cycling film buffs in London. Safety In Numbers, a 70-minute documentary by Nick Mason about the Fireflies is showing at the ICA tonight, for a special Monday-night price of £5. The Fireflies is a group of mainly British amateur cyclists who, each year for the past nine years, have ridden 1,000 [...]

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Color Wheel

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:01:26 +0000

“IMG_2490” by Candy Cranks. Check out their shop here. They sell - you guessed it - cranks! (and accessories). To see more Pics of the Day, click here, and to submit your own photo to be shown to the world, go here.

Euskaltel-Euskadi Officially Unveils 2010 Team

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:02:12 +0000

Euskaltel-Euskadi officially launched their team this week at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao, Spain, unveiling a team which will include Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez and young prospect Romain Sicard, the 2009 U23 Road World Champion. General manager Igor González de Galdeano said that the Tour de France would continue to be a main goal for [...]

Simpel Session Closes with Bezanson Topping the Podium

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:23:03 +0000

Photo: Fat Tony ridebmx.com Estonia’s Simpel Session concluded today with DK’s Drew Bezanson scooping the win and Federal’s Dan Lacey taking the prize for best trick with an absolutely out-of-this-world toothpick hangover 360. Brett Banasiewicz finished second and Ben Wallace placed third. Ride UK has already compiled some of the qualification highlights, which can be seen here However, if [...]

Sky High but Cervélo Penalised in Tour of Qatar Opener

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:16:57 +0000

Edvard Boasson Hagen will wear the leader’s jersey on today’s second stage after Team Sky won the opening team time trial in its first Tour of Qatar. ‘Preparation, preparation, preparation,’ was the familiar mantra from the Team Sky high-ups: “Every little detail was covered - from the warming up, examining the wind conditions, scouting the course [...]

Lego Plaque for 24 Hours of Booty Cycling Charity Event

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:47:40 +0000

I took the family to the Lego Store at Concord Mills near Charlotte, NC, yesterday and found this nifty little Lego plaque for the 24 Hours of Booty. Booty started out in Charlotte on the famed ‘booty’ loop, so called for the sightseeing available throughout the upper crust neighborhood as one rides or jogs through. [...]

Yeti Beti’s Present First Ever Womens Only Mountain Bike Race

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:27:41 +0000

Team Yeti Beti is encouraging all mountain biking women to come out for the Beti Bike Bash, an event they claim is the first ever womens-only mountain bike race! FROM YETI BETI: We know that there are more women out there who want to try a race. Grab your other dirt loving friends and come out [...]

Subaru-Gary Fisher Mountain Bike Team Moves Exclusively to 29ers

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:26:16 +0000

The Subaru-Gary Fisher mountain bike team will be riding only 29ers for the 2010 race season. After a number of podiums for their riders aboard the big wheeled Superfly and Superfly 100, including Heather Irmiger, Willow Koerber and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, who won the national cross-country and marathon championships and the inaugural Pro XCT, the entire team [...]

North American Handmade Bike Show Looking For Volunteers

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:07:26 +0000

Booth space is full. The host hotel is full. But volunteer slots still need to be filled. Interested? Volunteer and you’ll get a nifty T-shirt and free day pass to the show for working a shift. Here’s the details: We’d love to welcome you as a volunteer at the Shimano NAHBS. If you or somebody you [...]

Bikerumor Pic Of The Day: Wool Cycle, Hang Dry

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:01:40 +0000

“jour de lessive” by poufthecascadeur. To see more Pics of the Day, click here, and to submit your own photo to be shown to the world, go here.

Contest: Win Growler Entry and Training Plan

editor@bikerumor.com (Bikerumor.com / Tyler Benedict) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:00:21 +0000

The folks over at Ergon are giving away one entry to the Original Growler in Gunnison, Colorado, a 64 mile mountain bike race which seems to be pretty popular, as it is sold out and organizers are no longer taking names for the wait list. The contest winner will also recieve a training plan for [...]