Product Review: 2XU Thermal Base Layer
With the Fall season fast approaching and the cool weather riding season creeping closer everyday it is time to start talking about long sleeve base layers again. Most of you probably won’t be pulling on the long sleeves for at least a couple of months but if you decide to start your shopping early [...]
Product Review: Kool ‘N’ Fit Sport Conditioning Fluid
KOOL ‘N’ FIT
In our investigation of external muscle warming products we tried no less than 10 different products. Just when we thought we had found the best product on the market, we were introduced to Kool ‘N’ Fit at the California State Crit Championiships. We were told all about Kool ‘N’ Fit and they [...]
Product Review: VASOSOCK by Beaker Concepts
COMPRESSION SOCKS ARE EVERYTHING THEY ARE MADE OUT TO BE
The first time I saw a guy wearing a pair of compression socks all I could think of was I would never be caught dead in a pair of those.
So when Beaker Concepts offered to send me a pair to try, I was a little reluctant. [...]
Product Review: Camelbak Podium Bottle
By Neil Leventhal
They said it couldn’t be done, but it looks like Camelbak may have accomplished what has long been considered impossible, “building a better mouse trap”. I have to admit that when I first received the Camelbak Podium bottle for review I was skeptical, but after the first ride I was hooked. [...]
GARMIN 705 PRODUCT REVIEW — Surprising Features In A Little Black Box
I’ve been riding for the past couple of months with the Garmin 705 and I’m blown away by all the info I now have at my fingertips.
When I purchased it, I expected all the normal features: speed, cadence, grade, heartrate, power, calories, time, lap info, and so on. Garmin has taken each of [...]
Ceramic Speed Bearings Are All About Fast
No matter where you look, whether in bike magazines or websites these days, it is impossible not to see all the ads for ceramic bearings. It made us wonder whether they are all hype or real speed.
When we got our bearings from Ceramic Speed there was an oversized metal bearing as well as an oversized [...]
BIKE MS - September 20th & 21st, 2008 - Camarillo to Santa Barbara
The Bike MS: Southern California Ride 2008 is a fundraising event for the National Multiple Sclerosis, Southern California Chapter. The bike tour offers various route options for all levels of cyclists over two days. This year’s event will return to Camarillo, head north through Ojai Valley, over Casitas pass and finish at Leadbetter [...]
Just Arrived: The Capoforma M1 and Super Corsa Cycling Kits and Matching Socks
Upland Sports Group just sent Bicycle.net the latest Capoforma kits that are arriving in stores now, just in time for the summer riding season.
Today I took my first ride in the M1 kit and it lived up to and exceeded expectations. Not only does the kit look great but it is also one of [...]
CamelBak® Takes on the Bike Bottle
Bikes, helmets, shoes – they all get cooler every year, but the humble bike bottle has stayed pretty much the same.
CamelBak® Products, LLC, building on its successful innovation in the bottle category, has changed all that. We’re introducing the new Podium™ Bottle, featuring a high flow rate, self-sealing squirt valve. Rather than opening and [...]
TEAM HIGH ROAD’S HENDERSON TAKES STAGE AND YELLOW JERSEY IN DOWNHILL FINISH ON THIRD DAY AT TOUR DE GEORGIA PRESENTED BY AT&T
Stage Three - Washington to Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (April 23, 2008) – After knocking on the door of a stage win yesterday, Greg Henderson (NZL) of Team High Road launched himself through the tight downhill turns of the Gainesville circuit finish to narrowly defeat teammate Andre Greipel (GER) and win Stage Three of the Tour de [...]
