See you at the Chris King Open House this weekend! There will be a handful of bikes on display, as well as symposiums, and all are invited. All you’ve gotta do is RSVP on the Facebook event page. See ya there!

Here it is, the official Grinduro recap video. Enjoy!

Leave the City. Seize the hills. Find the road. Ride the gravel.

Rapha returns to the men’s WorldTour in 2019 with EF Pro Cycling.

Follow Freehub’s paper boy, Scotty Scamehorn, as he heads out on his Monday delivery route for Freehub Magazine!

When it comes to carrying a lot of mountain bikes, few racks can match the North Shore Rack. While there are many options for carrying capacity from the brand, this post will only address the 6-bike NSR design, since it’s the only one I’ve ever used personally. Granted, the 4-bike NSR will also apply here, since it’s a very similar design. After our Nevada Highway 50 MTB trip, I was impressed with the versatility of this unique rack design. The North Shore Rack carries mountain bikes and mountain bikes only. Due to its fork crown hanger, it has to attach to modern MTB fork crowns, not road bike forks. Yes, it’ll work on rigid forks too! (more…)

Easton gives us a look at their brand, from various vignettes and users.

… then check out this piece on the LA band, Vignes Rooftop Revival, at NPR!

The 2019 Catalog from the brand Bombtrack is now live. You can either view the bikes at their website, or in their newest catalog on Issu. Head on over to Bombtrack to see what they’ve added to their lineup.

I’d always heard this as a Japanese technique, but the NY Times just did a profile on what they call “the Dutch Reach,” a simple way to open your door, allowing you to look over your shoulder before throwing it open, in hopes of avoiding dooring cyclists. Check out the article at the NY Times!

While we wait on the official Grinduro edit to post on Youtube, check out ENDO CNCPT Team‘s edit, featuring all the fun times from the event!

Spend enough time outdoors, camping, bikepacking, or touring, and you’ll end up with a few tales. In a blog post on their website, Snow Peak tells their own titanium story. Head on over to the Snow Peak Blog for more.

I have and it’s easy to see why it won an Emmy! Watch it now on Youtube.

“Rebecca Rusch is among the greatest female ultra-endurance mountain bikers in the world. Although she’s used to pushing her body to its limit, nothing could prepare her for the emotional journey she took in 2015 when she pedaled 1,200 miles of the Ho Chi Minh trail in search of the crash site that claimed the life of her father during the Vietnam War. Joined by Vietnamese competitive biking champion Huyen Nguyen, Rusch travels through the dense jungles of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. While Nguyen helps Rusch understand the cultural context of her quest, the women forge a deep bond triggered by a shared experience of war and loss. They also glean the tragic history of the ‘Blood Road,’ which leads them through the heart of darkness and into the light of local villages and Buddhist monasteries still marked by the painful relics of war, and populated by generous townspeople who share their stories. Throughout her journey, Rusch continues to synthesize how her family’s story flows into the river of history that continues to define the lives of generations of Southeast Asian people.”

In a surprise turn of events, today Floyd Landis – ex-pro pedaller turned CBD supplement pedler – announced he is going to start a new professional cycling team, Floyd’s Of Leadville (FOLPCT). This is big news and while the official roster for the team has yet to be finalized, FOLPCT is predicted to have a number of athletes available in the aftermath of longtime US pro teams like Jelly Belly-Maxxis and UnitedHealthcare losing their primary sponsorships for 2019.

From the official press-release:

“Landis’ company Floyd’s of Leadville will serve as title sponsor for the new team, which will be based out of Canada. Landis launched Floyd’s Of Leadville in 2016 to sell hemp and CBD products designed to alleviate soreness in athletes, inspired by the former racer’s own long journey competing and living with chronic pain.

Creating this new pro team is an act of good faith on his part, and an effort to regain trust after the scandals of the Lance Armstrong years. “I understand I hurt the cycling community,” Landis said. “Now I’d like to take all proceeds I made from the settlement and put it back where it belongs, on the development of aspiring pro cyclists.”

The Floyd’s of Leadville team roster is expected to be announced in the coming months.”

We’re busy over here, working on the new web shop that will launch November 1st. Included in the product list are these new jerseys, made in Los Angeles by Endo Customs. We’ve got a whole bunch of other products in queue as well, so stay tuned, and keep watch for the launch on November 1st…

Sometimes the weather is so bad, it’s good!

See you at the Chris King Open House this weekend! There will be a handful of bikes on display, as well as symposiums, and all are invited. All you’ve gotta do is RSVP on the Facebook event page. See ya there!

Here it is, the official Grinduro recap video. Enjoy!

Leave the City. Seize the hills. Find the road. Ride the gravel.

Rapha returns to the men’s WorldTour in 2019 with EF Pro Cycling.

Follow Freehub’s paper boy, Scotty Scamehorn, as he heads out on his Monday delivery route for Freehub Magazine!

When it comes to carrying a lot of mountain bikes, few racks can match the North Shore Rack. While there are many options for carrying capacity from the brand, this post will only address the 6-bike NSR design, since it’s the only one I’ve ever used personally. Granted, the 4-bike NSR will also apply here, since it’s a very similar design. After our Nevada Highway 50 MTB trip, I was impressed with the versatility of this unique rack design. The North Shore Rack carries mountain bikes and mountain bikes only. Due to its fork crown hanger, it has to attach to modern MTB fork crowns, not road bike forks. Yes, it’ll work on rigid forks too! (more…)

Easton gives us a look at their brand, from various vignettes and users.

… then check out this piece on the LA band, Vignes Rooftop Revival, at NPR!

The 2019 Catalog from the brand Bombtrack is now live. You can either view the bikes at their website, or in their newest catalog on Issu. Head on over to Bombtrack to see what they’ve added to their lineup.

I’d always heard this as a Japanese technique, but the NY Times just did a profile on what they call “the Dutch Reach,” a simple way to open your door, allowing you to look over your shoulder before throwing it open, in hopes of avoiding dooring cyclists. Check out the article at the NY Times!

While we wait on the official Grinduro edit to post on Youtube, check out ENDO CNCPT Team‘s edit, featuring all the fun times from the event!

Spend enough time outdoors, camping, bikepacking, or touring, and you’ll end up with a few tales. In a blog post on their website, Snow Peak tells their own titanium story. Head on over to the Snow Peak Blog for more.

I have and it’s easy to see why it won an Emmy! Watch it now on Youtube.

“Rebecca Rusch is among the greatest female ultra-endurance mountain bikers in the world. Although she’s used to pushing her body to its limit, nothing could prepare her for the emotional journey she took in 2015 when she pedaled 1,200 miles of the Ho Chi Minh trail in search of the crash site that claimed the life of her father during the Vietnam War. Joined by Vietnamese competitive biking champion Huyen Nguyen, Rusch travels through the dense jungles of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. While Nguyen helps Rusch understand the cultural context of her quest, the women forge a deep bond triggered by a shared experience of war and loss. They also glean the tragic history of the ‘Blood Road,’ which leads them through the heart of darkness and into the light of local villages and Buddhist monasteries still marked by the painful relics of war, and populated by generous townspeople who share their stories. Throughout her journey, Rusch continues to synthesize how her family’s story flows into the river of history that continues to define the lives of generations of Southeast Asian people.”

In a surprise turn of events, today Floyd Landis – ex-pro pedaller turned CBD supplement pedler – announced he is going to start a new professional cycling team, Floyd’s Of Leadville (FOLPCT). This is big news and while the official roster for the team has yet to be finalized, FOLPCT is predicted to have a number of athletes available in the aftermath of longtime US pro teams like Jelly Belly-Maxxis and UnitedHealthcare losing their primary sponsorships for 2019.

From the official press-release:

“Landis’ company Floyd’s of Leadville will serve as title sponsor for the new team, which will be based out of Canada. Landis launched Floyd’s Of Leadville in 2016 to sell hemp and CBD products designed to alleviate soreness in athletes, inspired by the former racer’s own long journey competing and living with chronic pain.

Creating this new pro team is an act of good faith on his part, and an effort to regain trust after the scandals of the Lance Armstrong years. “I understand I hurt the cycling community,” Landis said. “Now I’d like to take all proceeds I made from the settlement and put it back where it belongs, on the development of aspiring pro cyclists.”

The Floyd’s of Leadville team roster is expected to be announced in the coming months.”