Product Review: TRP 970 EQ Brakes
How do you make one of the best after market brake calipers better than they already are? You add an additional brake release that ratchets, which allows the brakes to be to be more efficient. This is a great feature, if you swap out your wheels often. The brake release also lets riders make a …
Video: SoCal Cross Single Speed Action
Predator Cycling has put together a cool video mix from two SoCal Cross races that Hernan Montenegro filmed while racing in the Single Speed A category. Hernan gives us an on the bike perspective of the racing, chaos and crashes as the riders take on the technical cyclocross courses. The races were filmed at Pacifica …
Report & Photos: SoCalCrossers Get Roughed Up at the Park
After the test of technical skills that defined the previous weekend in San Diego, Velocity Cross was a relative walk in the park. Prado Regional Park in Chino, California, to be precise. This eighth round of the 2012-13 SoCalCross Prestige Series was staged on a flat, relatively tame course. But what it lacked in obstacles …
Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Partners With Sea Otter Classic
Sea Otter Classic has formalized a new partnership with RCS Sport, organizers of the highly esteemed Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia event series. Recreational road rides in the Monterey-based cycling festival are now billed as the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Sea Otter Classic, with event elements, formats and branding falling to the new organization. “We’re thrilled …
Expert Cyclists Sought for National Commercial Casting
Dan Bell Casting in Los Angeles is casting for a national commercial for a luxury vehicle and is searching for road cyclists who compete at an expert level. The project is paid and will be a lot of fun. Dan Bell Casting is looking to cast men and women in the 28-45 age range who are in excellent …
A Look at the Shimano 9000 Dura-Ace Series Mechanical Groupset
In addition to the some modifications and improvements to the Di 2 Electric 9070 Groupset, Shimano will be introducing the much needed and revamped mechanical Dura-Ace Groupset. [SlideDeck2 id=4392] Key Features of the 2013 Shimano 9000 Dura-Ace Series Include: The 2013 Shimano 9000 Dura-Ace Series will be 11 speed, instead of the current 10 speed. …
