Liv Cycling announced their latest mountain bike today: the Tempt. They describe it as “confidence-inspiring.” Huh. It’s an entry-level MTB with relaxed geometry so it’s as at home on city streets as it is on the trails. There’s also an electric version, but we’re going to assume you’re not interested in that. The Tempt continues Liv’s naming convention for slightly pandering feminine “slay kween” bike names like Devote, Flourish, Pique, and Intrigue. They all sound a bit like the team names on The Apprentice. Liv has done a huge amount for women’s cycling, both participatory and in competition, so we’ll…
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.
ROUVY Team announces the upcoming pricing change and a limited lifetime subscription offer ROUVY’s platform enables fun and realistic virtual riding and racing experience using the mixed/augmented reality simulation technology that overlays 3D objects over real-life video footage. In the nearly two years that ROUVY AR has been released to the public, ROUVY has rolled out over 130 AR routes, new avatars with custom jerseys, digital races with the pro riders and triathletes, and an official partnership with IRONMAN and race organizers from around the world. With the upcoming ROUVY AR release (version 1.0.0) comes new subscription pricing announcement and…
It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for… Meilan has launched its Android app! Wait, who? Meilan is a Chinese head unit manufacturer, selling 6/10 head units for 10/10 prices. We’ve been tempted to move over to this budget brand rather than pay Garmin $600 for $100 worth of technology. But we haven’t been brave enough to try it. The new app supports all Meilan bike computers: “All Meilan bike computer users can download, discover and dig your datas by Meilan High Professional APP mor deeper than ever before!” Well, we understood just enough of that. Don’t have a Meilan…
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…
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.