06.26.19

Gravel Comfortably Fast With The New Pivot Vault

Improved comfort seems to be a reoccurring theme for the recent crop of gravel bikes, and the latest redesigned Vault from the Tempe, Arizona-based Pivot Cycle aims to make those rough rides better with its...

Lifetime Incident Protection From ENVE

Sh*t happens. Botched landings, driving your car into the garage with the bike still on the roof rack… the list goes on. Now here’s some good news. As long you are the original owner of...

Allied Able Is Ready For All The Gnar

As radical as that elevated chain stay might look, I am excited the new Allied Cycle Work’s ABLE still has that 420mm chain stay for most frame sizes with enough room to accommodate 700x47c/650×55 and...

Believe It Or Not, The New Ibis Ripley Is Here

The Ibis Ripley has been part of the Santa Cruz firm’s lineup since 2011, and while Ibis doesn’t do the annual traditional model year sort of thing, it has nevertheless undergone three major iterations of...

ENVE Announces SES 3.4 AR

It was really just a matter of time for ENVE to add more to the SES AR line up since the arrival of the SES 4.5 three years ago, and the disc-only SES 3.4 is...

These Specialized EXOS Kicks Are So Freaking Light

At 198g/pair in size 42 with laces or 300g/pair in size 42 with a Boa dial, these Specialized S-Works EXOS kicks sure don’t weigh a whole lot. FWIW an Apple iPhone Xs weighs 174g. Let...

Free Coffee And Bike Check With The Selle Royal Van

Selle Royal has been (literally) supporting cyclists with saddles for more than 60 years and now they are sending a one of their mechanics and a coffee guy on a three-month, four-country tour around Europe...

Rotor Just One Upped Everyone With A 1×13 Drivetrain

It wasn’t too long ago when an 11-speed cassette was thought to have one too many cogs. Then came 12-speed. Now, 12 speed has yet to gain wide-spread adaptation. Shimano only has it on its...

Time Speciale 8: A Lighter And More Affordable Enduro Pedal

Time released their first enduro-oriented Speciale 12 clipless pedal last year and the French firm is now following up with the launch of what Time calls the Speciale 12’s little sister, the Speciale 8. Compared...

Stages Power Meter Is Now SRAM DUB Compatible

Putting your old crankset into a new frame can be a bit tricky these days with all those different bottom bracket/crank interfaces out there, and it’s even more terrible if you have a power meter...

Silca Viaggio Redefines Travel Floor Pump

We’ve been continuously impressed by the fact that Silca keeps churning out great tools in what is already a very saturated field. Just when we were wondering what pump the Indianapolis firm can make (um,...

ENVE M-Series Wheels To Come Standard With Industry Nine Hubs

Industry Nine dropped their latest mountain bike hub, the six-pawl, 690-point engagement Hydra hub merely days ago, and now ENVE has just announced they’re going to spec these North Carolina-made gems as their base hub...