Well, how are things, what’s the plan. This is the greeting that I received recently in the peas and beans aisle of Tesco on the by pass in Clonmel. I had popped in to pick up some fresh cream for the Pavlova that Ciara was in the process of making for Christmas dinner at her…
One thing’s for certain, this is not Eddy Merckx’s bike, it’s far too large for him. Instead, it’s a team bike, sprayed in Molteni colours, which, among other clues, dates it to the early 1970s. It was almost certainly ridden by Merckx’s loyal, taller teammate Joseph Bruyère, a rider blessed with a talent of such…
Last Updated: March 2026 Most 70-Year-Olds Don’t Ride 5, 10, or 20 Miles — But Cyclists Still Do There’s something interesting about being a cyclist in your seventies. The world tends to assume people our age are slowing down. Retiring. Taking it easy. Spending more time sitting than moving. But then you roll past them…
Last Updated: March 2026 Most cyclists obsess over bikes, tires, and gear—but the tool that actually keeps those tires working properly often gets ignored. A good cycling floor pump might be the most underrated piece of equipment in a rider’s garage. Tires slowly lose pressure every week. Ride with tires that are even 10–15 PSI…
There is an overwhelming amount of scientific and anecdotal evidence that heat training works. So why doesn’t every cyclist do heat training? In fact, one could estimate that only 10-20% of competitive cyclists heat train regularly. Perhaps you’ve tried a block or two of heat training before, but it can be difficult to stick to…
Support us! Bikerumor may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More A few days ago, San Carlos, California’s Ritchey announced the unification of their high-end carbon fiber line. All carbon bbike bits will now be under the SuperLogic nomenclature. So, that means that the brand’s highest-grade carbon handlebars. seatposts and…
There is a process to buying or getting a new bike. I can still remember vividly the entire process from when I was a teenager. I had a special notebook where I listed out each individual component and how much it was going to cost. There were pictures glued in that I had cut out…
🚲 Quick Take: You’ve got the right-of-way. The car has a stop sign. But one thing has changed—and it’s making intersections more dangerous than ever for cyclists. One of the most dangerous places for a cyclist to encounter a car is at an intersection. And I’m not just talking about big, busy intersections with traffic…
Spend 5 minutes with any technically minded cyclist at the moment and the subject of crank length wont be far from the conversation. Along with tyre width it is has been the biggest switch away from ‘old school’ over the past few years. Pretty much all bike manufacturers use a variation of the following :…
Zipp’s current road-ish-but-gravel-ish 303 S model has been replaced by an all-new road specific platform, the 404 S, leaving the 303 XPLR S to take care of the rough stuff. I t comes with some pretty punchy aero claims, claiming to beat the likes of Roval and Scope, all while coming in at a price…