Ever a proponent of eco-friendliness, our buddy and AR team mate, Dave Lighthouse Lilley, sent us a note last week about a bicycle commuter program operated by Cyclochrome in Montreal called Bixi. No doubt about it! Bicycling is enjoying increasing popularity in Montréal and BIXI is certainly one of the reasons why. More and more people are [...]

I’ve been riding the Epic, ‘au original’ since I took it off Ken’s hands. The stubby stem, and short straight handle bars gave the bike a super responsive fell and promoted a pretty aggressive body position that I liked a lot. It was made for zipping through tight, twisty single track. That said, this week [...]

As a self-confessed gadget geek and data whore, it’s really exciting to see the technology that’s starting to become available, and at moderately reasonable price-points to boot (ie. power-meters, heart-rate monitors, iPhone apps, etc.). When a friend of mine forwarded me this Wired article highlighting some neat cycling-specific applications for Apple’s iPhone and it got [...]

For those that missed it, the Livestrong blog announced today that RadioShack will be partnering with Lance Armstrong to form a new cycling team for the 2010 season. Apparently big Lance will not only be competing as a cyclist under this banner, but also as a runner and a triathlete. To tempt us as the [...]

Being a little city (just over 1 million) in the middle of the prairies, great mountain biking might not be the first thing you’d expect to find here. But, that’s what you’ll get if you’re here during our brief, but beautiful riding season. I’ve often said that even though I’ve been riding the valley for [...]

This is what building a brand is all about… Show me the people behind the bike, the thinking behind your engineering, the science behind the performance… Having a hot bike isn’t enough anymore. Almost every company out there is building a great bike, tell me why I should choose yours… Make me believe. One company [...]

A few months ago I posted about the great “Tour Tracker” Amgen had pulled together for the Tour de California. Well, Versus has refined the approach and delivered a really nice, polished offering for those of us who need to follow the Tour de France no matter what. From the “Race Tracker” dashboard you can [...]

I saw this commercial during Saturday’s broadcast of the Tour, and I have to admit, I thought it was pretty powerful. Trek makes good commercials. I love the look of determination on the face of the ol’timer :-) I hope that’s me one day.

Continuing with our Feature Rider series, installment two is from Jon Hagan. He’s a passionate rider, not for competitive reasons, but more so for the simple joy of getting out on the bike. I think if you were ask Jon, he’s into riding for the lifestyle more than hardcore fitness. He commutes to work all [...]

In case you’ve been living under a rock somewhere and didn’t know, Le Tour de France starts tomorrow July 4th! Personally, I can’t wait! Stage one is going to be a 15.5km time trail between the principality of Monaco and France. Day 1 is always exciting and I’ll be torn between heading out for a [...]