When every cycling magazine has scheduled its content to go live the exact minute the embargo lifts: Here’s an exclusive: the Giant TCX Advanced Pro cyclo-cross bike is lighter this year. You can quote us on that.
Author: Charlotte Adler
Charlotte Adler
Yakima's finest tech writer. Formerly wrote about and reviewed iPhones, now freed to ride a bike and talk cycling gear.
Vittoria has announced that the company has been acquired by Wise Equity, a group that sounds like it’s one of those tedious venture capital firms. Vittoria has been one of the major innovators in road cycling tires, with the Corsa G+ being the graphene tires of choice on the Cyclry hill climb bike. And we have colorful, bomb-proof Rubinos on every fixie in our fleet. As Vittoria President Rudie Campagne heads for his retirement, Stijn Vriends joins as President and CEO as part of the takeover. Perhaps troublingly, they see a future in urban mobility and e-bikes. Hopefully this won’t…
Do you use a smartwatch to record your ride? We do not, but we know plenty of people who do. Garmin’s leading that space with its Fenix line, which allows multisport tracking for cycling, running, swimming, and… uh… golf. It’ll go great with your dentist’s Cervelo. The new Fenix line adds solar powered battery, which Garmin says will extend the battery life up to 16 days. That’s 384 hours (quick maths), or more time than we’ve spent in the saddle all year. Pretty nice. The new Instinct Solar boasts an even huger 24 days, but we don’t know anybody who…
In news that’s definitely not aimed at us, but might appeal to that guy we used to do track stands with back in 2004, State Bicycle Co. have announced their latest collaboration with… uh. Biggie Smalls. State often does very cool creative crossovers. Ours, and seemingly Reddit’s too, was their Simpsons collab, with a beautifully distinctive bike that almost made it into our endless collection of fixies we don’t even ride any more. Their latest, The State Bicycle Co. x The Notorious B.I.G., is a collection that includes a Biggie-inspired bike, bar tape, three different kits, three different casquettes, and…
We’re back from our week-long vacation. Did you even notice we were gone? Probably not – despite the break, June was somehow our biggest month ever. We’re more popular when we say nothing. Figures. We haven’t wasted this time though. We have wasted this time vaping, playing PlayStation, and watching weird movies with Aubrey Plaza in them. Oh yeah, and we wrote BLACK LIVES MATTER in pavement chalk outside the Cyclry HQ. So far, so good, despite the fact that there’s a car with a Thin Blue Line bumper sticker permanently parked outside. It’s been a well-earned break before everything…
As the sport begins to return to normality heads towards an insane clusterfuck of a year-long cycling season being played out over two months, the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation has shared an update on how they plan to operate following cycling’s resumption, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected their work. And the headline item is that out-of-competition testing dropped by 90% during this period. So it’s been a great time to inject pig fetuses into your thighs, or whatever the latest trend is. This, of course, is due to government restrictions. Not too many of those over here in the…
Note: We’ll update this article whenever new information becomes available. It was published on June 19, 2020, and last updated October 16 (orders delayed). Karoo 2 is Delayed Welp. Last month we presented evidence that the Karoo 2 was extremely likely to be delayed, and our prediction turned out to be correct. It’s unfortunate for all the people who’ve pre-ordered the device, and if you’re reading this page then chances are you’re one of them. With nothing to do but wait it out, this seems an appropriate time to draw a line under this page. We won’t be updating it…
Garmin have dropped the news of major updates to their Big Boy and Little Boy head units. It hasn’t been a well-kept secret, but now it’s official. The Garmin Edge 130 Plus and Garmin Edge 1030 Plus not only exist, they’re available to purchase right now. Edge 130 Plus The Edge 130 Plus looks the tastiest of the two. As old school cyclists who still follow The Rules, we love a small bike computer. This latest iteration addresses many of the missing features on the Edge 130, adding structured workouts, ClimbPro, Mountain Bike Dynamics, and a whole other bunch of…