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2020 Tour de France tech: Inside EF’s tubeless tire foam party
At no other time in modern road racing history has there been such a multi-pronged assault on the once-untouchable tubular tire. However, with every team perpetually in the search for free watts — and a growing body of evidence that ultra-fast-rolling tubeless and even tube-type clinchers now offer exactly that — there’s a distinct absence …
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Specialized and Roval have stopped investing in tubulars: Here’s why
In the endless juggling act of balancing weight, rolling resistance and aerodynamics, wheel and tyre choices can play a real role in the outcome of a race. And it’s exactly this technical advantage that keeps the fire burning in the debate about tubeless, clincher and tubular tyres. Few brands have added more fuel to that …
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What’s up with Jumbo-Visma’s all-black Bianchis? It’s all about the grams
Jumbo-Visma has certainly been attracting a fair bit of attention lately for its equipment choices, namely its preference for rim-brake bikes instead of the disc-brake ones many other teams are using. I hypothesized a few weeks ago that the team made this choice not because of any overwhelming rider preference on brake type, but rather …
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How to wax a chain: an endless FAQ
So often, what’s old becomes new again. Dropper seat posts, road bikes designed for gravel roads, suspended stems, and tan wall tyres – yep, all old ideas. Another thing on that list is chain waxing: the practice of dunking a bicycle chain into a pot of molten wax. Riders in the past commonly did this …
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Bikes of the Bunch: Rob English’s English road bike
This week’s Bikes of the Bunch belongs to framebuilder Rob English of English Cycles. English, a former winner of the Best In Show award at the North American Handmade Bike Show (NAHBS), is perhaps best known for his fresh look at systems most people just accept as the norm and turning them completely on their …
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