Garmin has posted its second-quarter revenue for 2020, and the numbers look great. Hey, we’ll let Garmin have this little piece of good news. Its fitness department is up 20% year on year, offsetting declines in some of their other ventures that have been negatively affected by Covid-19. No huge surprises there – cycling and running are booming. These figures really highlight how much Garmin is the default go-to for people, despite the existence of rival products. Garmin will likely point to its new implementation of solar charging and their product strategy of slamming Edge units with so many features…
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.
The T.I.-Raleigh was the ultimate bike in its, and the sport’s, heyday. Joop Zoetemelk announced its arrival in the peloton by riding it to victory in the 1980 Tour de France for the TI-Raleigh-Creda team, and it remains a beautiful, iconic bike 40 years later. We love it, because we know that cycling was only good in the 1980s. With Reynolds 753 frame tubing, Cinelli bars, and Campagnolo drive train, it was the best performing and coolest bike out there. Think whatever the current best carbon slab is, but with personality and built with care rather than getting rebranded as…
BOURRELIER GROUP becomes owner of MAVIC! After long months of uncertainties and difficult stages, Mavic employees see the horizon emerging. In this reorganization of fourteen candidates, Bourrelier Group largely broke away and crossed the finish line with a comfortable lead. At the helm of the Grenoble Commercial Court, the procedural bodies unanimously validated the Bourrelier Group project. Indeed, we met an entrepreneur with a human dimension and a sense of dialogue. He presented us with a coherent project that refocuses on Mavic’s fundamentals and relies on significant own financial resources while retaining 105 employees, which we believe is in line…
It’s extraordinarily strange referring to a 15kg bike as a climbing bike, but it’s a good weight for an e-bike. The Mirabeau features a carbon monocoque frame and Di2 disc groupset, so it’s a pretty solid bike without the motor. And in fact, the motor is discreet too, seamlessly integrated to give a stylish silhouette. The fact that it’s an e-bike is pretty subtle, but not so subtle that you’d last long trying to use it to win a race. Style, rather than deception, is Stajvelo’s aim here, and its a target they hit well. For elderly riders, this is…
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.
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…