Clik here to view.
Sure Fire Way to Find a Fork (and just about any) Supplier
I am in the final stage of planning for an all-alloy bike, no carbon components at all, for the low-end of the market. This has meant selecting a quality fork producer. I produce my own carbon forks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How do you descend fast? It’s all in the curves
The burning in my thigh told me I had lost some skin. Tenderness under my helmet told me it had also made contact with the pavement. I glanced over towards my bike: it had come to a rest against the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Taipei Cycle Innovative Products to d&i Awards and now Eurobike Award...
Haiwan from Qbicle has done quite well with his Tangent Fender since first winning an award at Taipei Cycle’s 2011 Innovative Products Competition. 2011 was to be the last for that particular...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Speed-Geared Bicycle Rejected Before Its Time
Technological development basically goes in one direction, following time from the past to the present. You can’t prove the existence of a Higgs Boson, for example, without having an idea it might...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Schwalbe Road Tires: Lugano is Good; Blizzard was Fantastic
Schwalbe has recently announced an improved lineup of entry-level tires. This is yet another example where more advanced technical features of the higher-end models migrate down to the cheaper end of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Facing the Great Mountain – A Training Ride to 3275m to Prepare for the...
Everyone looks forward to this 55km and 2800m of elevation climb in central Taiwan. This is because they’ve largely forgotten how they felt at the finish the last time they did it The average gradient...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2012 Wuling Cup – One High Mountain Test of (Cycling) Truth
The silence of the mountains is unique. As a kid I grew up by the ocean, on the ocean. The ocean is restless, noisy, like a schizoid dog. Not so the mountain. A bit like a cat, it sits, broods, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Green Machine is Not the Most Efficient Thing in the Universe … But So What!
You’ve probably heard the saying “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”. It applies to anything “free” actually, not just lunches. Even if you don’t pay for something yourself, there is still a price...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Premium Rush – Fixed Gear, Steel Frame, No Brakes
“Brakes are Death” says Wilee, the main dude in this frenetic portrait of a NYC bike courier being pursed by a mad-as-a-hatter cliched corrupt NYPD cop who wants to wrest a wee slip of paper, destined...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Last Crit – Does Age Really Matter? Not When the Cycling’s HOT
Enough already. The third crit for the year. Dear National Cycling Club Association, we are OVER it…them…criterium racing…for this year anyways. Sorry for shouting but we–well, maybe it’s just me–are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Folding Electric Bike Design for Commuters | Trending Strongly
Coming off Eurobike 2012, Bike Biz mulls over the idea that what is, and what is not, a trend is not all that clear. They have a point. You have a whole lot of products that are quite visibly on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taiwan Cup | Matteo Rabottini 2012 Giro KOM Will Climb to Wuling
Two years ago the rain poured down. The wind blew hard. The 2010 Taiwan Cup was a washout Taiphoon Megi made sure of that. Heading happily towards Hong Kong to sock it to ‘em, the beast did a sharp...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Recycle a Bicycle Because Bike Parts Will Save Humanity
We can walk along a path that leads to the extinction of humanity OR We can walk along a path the leads to the evolution of humanity. I really don’t like these either/or setups, myself especially arty...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mounting Tight Bicycle Tire to Wheel Rim Without Tire Levers
Mounting that new tire onto your wheel rim can be not only hard but almost impossible. Use the following technique to get it done quickly without damaging your inner tube. This is always a risk if you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Specialized Bikes and Kinesis: Brands, Suppliers, Defective Products
It’s a plain fact: the big brands rely on China-based (not Chinese) manufacturing to stay in the bicycle game and even turn a profit. Taiwan companies are behind this by and large. But to find out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taiwan Cup 2012, Rabobank, and Doping in Cycling
So Rabobank have had quite enough of professional cycling and have pulled the plug. A classic “aha” moment for sure, although “WTF are we doing in this circus” is probably what you would have heard as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Freestyle bikes & BMX Bike Culture 40 Years On
“Moto-crosso, mo-to-croooos-ooooo” chants the Zulerhead freestyle dreamer as guns his wannabe BMX over the drop sometime in late 1974. Nothing like keeping it simple and hanging on a fixed-gear edge....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taiwan KOM Challenge 2012
“Oh…fuuccck, fuuhck” he breathed, looking at the next ramp just ahead. This is the mountain of truth, whichever way you go up it, and in this last 10 odd km section, the truth will out. I was looking...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Taichung Bike Week 2012
Taichung Bike Week is getting more important each year. My last visit was in 2010 having skipped 2011. Taipei Cycle has been more important, up until now at least. My visit to Bike Week this year has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Urban Bicycle Culture – From Bicycles vs Cars to LEVs
Many cyclists would like to see the end to the rule of the car in the modern city. They wish to see a transportation culture built around bicycles instead. Mikael Colville-Andersen is one who argues...
View Article
