Aerodynamic design has hit the forefront this season with the marketing folks. Sure, some bike companies have been ahead of the curve, aerodynamically speaking, such as Cervelo, Blue, and Kestral to name a few. Recently the Big Dogs in the bike industry, Specialized and Trek, have weighed in with aero-road bikes. I’m all for it as I think this is an actual benefit rather than the seatmast marketing craze we had to deal with a couple of years ago. Thank god that has almost been squelched. As I mentioned, I’m all for aerodynamics, but recently there’s been a few over the top aero-benefits that have left me scratching my head. First off...
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posted by Neil Browne
RadioShack Giro update at bottom of post Every morning for quite a while I have woken up and connected my laptop to watch streaming video of a European race. Sunday, out of habit, I started to hook up my laptop to my big screen when I realized there wasn’t anything to watch. However a...
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posted by Neil Browne
Not to throw fuel on the SRAM fire, but has anyone noticed that today’s Giro stage winner, Leonardo Piepoli of Saunier Duval, has different looking levers? The left brake lever looks to be made from aluminum. The right lever looks to be the standard carbon lever. This differs from a...







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