Author: Charlotte Adler

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Yakima's finest tech writer. Formerly wrote about and reviewed iPhones, now freed to ride a bike and talk cycling gear.

Black Friday 2021 experts at Deal Tomato have shared all the top early exercise bike deals for Black Friday, including savings on NordicTrack, Sole, Bowflex and more top-rated brands. Links to the top deals are listed below. Best Exercise Bike Deals: Save up to 53% on exercise bikes from top brands like ProForm, NordicTrack, Schwinn, Bowflex & more at Walmart – click the link for live prices on stationary, spinning, foldable, portable, magnetic and professional exercise bikesSave up to 84% on spinning & stationary indoor cycling exercise bikes at Walmart- click the link for the latest deals on spin bikes and…

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Gear For Trainer Season The weather is turning and more and more people are riding indoors. These products will make your trainer rides, and recovery afterward, as productive and enjoyable as it can be. The right gear and preparation can make riding inside a pleasant experience. Set your readers up for success this winter, let us know if any of this fits with upcoming coverage you have planned or if you need an editorial sample to try. During The Ride Endura Pro SL Bibs | $194.99 Riding inside is a challenge- you’re pedaling constantly and you don’t shift position as much…

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StagesⓇ Cycling, a leading cycling technology company, invites visitors to explore its newly redesigned website: stagescycling.com. The new stagescycling.com merges two previous sites for Stages Indoor Cycling and Stages Cycling, presenting one cohesive website with all Stages’ cycling technology and products for both individual cyclists and studio or gym owners. The site is designed to offer the ultimate user-friendly experience, while representing the full breadth of Stages Cycling’s product line ranging from Stages SC series indoor bikes used in the best studios around the world to cycling technology products with five Tour de France victories and counting. “In the past Stages has been separated into two businesses,…

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On shoulder-season rides, we all know that whatever jacket we pick is going to be the wrong choice. Grab the tissue-thin jacket and you’ll be cold at the start, during the coffee stop, or fixing a mechanical when it starts raining. Go for the heavy winter insulation jacket on the other hand though, and you’ll be doing your best impression of a boil-in-the-bag cod, sweating on the inside and generally hating life once you get your engine going.  With a goal of creating the ultimate Autumn/ Winter/ Spring Hardcore Roadie jacket, Endura set out on designing the Pro SL 3-Season…

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Celebrate the season of Halloween with limited-edition collaborative bicycle jerseys and gear collection from Ozzy Osbourne and State Bicycle Co. This officially licensed program (through Ozzy’s merchandising partner, Global Merchandising Services) was Inspired by the Prince of Darkness himself. So if you’re a “Madman,” a “Miracle Man” or just an “Ordinary Man”, try this gear on, turn up the volume and you’ll be “Flying High” on the trails. The collection from SBC features clothing and gear perfect for the Spooky Season. Each item is adorned with the most iconic imagery from Ozzy’s legendary music career. Jerseys Look good on the road and…

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The 2021 Sea Otter Classic was one for the ages. Some highlights include Specialized’s new Crux, which takes performance ‘cross and gravel to a new level. Dynaplug’s Air Tool, combining their industry-leading tubeless tire plugs with an integrated C02 inflator to get riders back on the road or trail in seconds. Other highlights include testing the angle grinder-resistant Hiplok D1000, Aventon’s eBikes and special talks from Floyd Landis and Alison Tetrick. Specialized Crux An ultralight bike with massive tire clearance, the new Crux pivots from a full focus on cyclocross with an eye towards gravel performance. With what they learned…

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Form Cycling is manufacturing their new 3D printed saddle padding with the LuxCreo Smart Factory to overcome supply chain challenges and accelerate development times. Using 3D printing gives Form Cycling a rapid way to iterate saddle designs locally, and once finalized, replicate manufacturing success. “We could not get full saddles manufactured for at least 18 months,” said Kevin Bailey, bike fitting specialist and owner of 3D Bike Fit and partner at Form Cycling. “Now we are 3D printing the saddle padding locally, testing it in the field, making design adjustments, and reprinting it all within days.” Form Cycling designs their saddles leveraging…

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Cannot believe how many times we were sent this press release. Finally opened it to reward them for their perseverance and added the headline to the things we could not believe. Oh well. They’re rich, and getting richer. Or pivoting because they’re broke. Or whatever else. If we knew the first thing about business, we wouldn’t be writing for a living. Love that they included a video. Sent us the press release so many times we couldn’t miss it. Sent us a video. Possibly will acquire us at some point. It’s all good. They say: “Over the last ten years, Hyperice has…

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