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ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Selle EMP Evolution Saddle.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Look 695 I-Pack road bike.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Icebreaker SS Circuit Jersey.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Giro LX LF Gloves.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Look Keo Blade Chromoly Pedals.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Fondriest TF3 road bike.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Giro Factor Shoes.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Specialized Allez Comp road bike.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Castelli Body Paint Bib Shorts.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Bianchi Sempre 105 road bike.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Sugoi Versa Wind Jacket.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Cannondale CAAD 10-1 Dura-Ace road bike.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Louis Garneau X-Lite Helmet.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Wilier Triestina GranTurismo road bike.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Cielo Sportif by Chris King road bike.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Terry FLX Gel Saddle.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Specialized Echelon Helmet.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Polar 24-Ounce Insulated Bottle.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Louis Garneau Women's Pro Knickers.
ϳԹ reviews the best gear in the 2011 Summer Buyers Guide, including the Shimano SH-WR61 Shoes.
Serving as his own lab rat, an amateur bike racer spent a year taking supplemental testosterone—rumored to be a peloton favorite—to find out if it could transform an average Joe. His conclusion? No doubt about it.
He's got the genes and the track record (literally). Can Taylor Phinney become America's next cycling superstar?
The key to finding fresh adventure in the national parks? These ten strategies will get you far beyond the camera-toting hordes to where empty peaks, forgotten trails, and lonely rivers await.
We present our Trips of the Year, everything from whitewater rafting in Siberia to mountain biking in Argentina to the greatest multisport vacation in Alaska.
Your Challenge: Choosing the right adventure in New Zealand, a place that offers the best of everything. Your Solution: Our heavily researched, carefully formulated, and totally brilliant ten-step plan.
If there's a limit to what the human body can endure, the late Jure Robic was the one drawing the line.
Now more than ever, the world could use some bright ideas. Like these.
What gear should I use while biking with my dog running alongside? BrettShaker Heights, OH
Caught in an avalanche. Mastless in the Indian Ocean. Come back alive from your worst nightmare.
Why is it so hard to find cycling apparel that doesn't make me look like a boy? The Editors Santa Fe, NM
Is it ever too late to become an elite athlete? Sure. But Leander, Texas, native Liz Hatch, 30, has extended the admissions deadline. She got her first bike at age 24—an escape, she says, from a troubled relationship and the cigarettes-and-cocktails lifestyle of Miami, where she was living. Six years later, she's a key domestique on the Belgian powerho
Five hundred dollars can buy you a lot of things: an iPad, a mediocre bike, a lawn mower—or three days of glorious summertime freedom (transportation excluded). Here are our picks for the best do-it-yourself budget escapes in North America, plus outfitted adventures you can't afford to miss.
The new canvas for artistic expression? Bike racks. San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, among other cities, have instituted design competitions for their sidewalk bike racks. And in New York this spring, workers will begin replacing 225 outdated parking meters with winning rack designs—which, presumably, will not look like parking…
1. If there’s one thing you need, it’s a nice pair of bibs. Whether or not the contoured fit of Sugoi‘s RSE bibs ($200; sugoi.ca) helped lessen muscle fatigue, as advertised, was hard to gauge. But both the moisture-wicking interior and quick-drying chamois received rave reviews.
What are your top choices for a commuter urban/city bike for NYC under $1,000? Also, the bike needs to handle long afternoon rides (50+ miles) through the city. I've looked at Cannondale, Swobo, Specialized, Marin, and others, need some help. Thanks!—JosephAstoria, NY
When spring showers make a mess of your favorite streets and trails, fight back.
There's at least one major upside to the bursting of the real-estate bubble: The kind of adventure-ready second home you've always dreamed about is suddenly within reach. From mountain retreats to lakefront outposts to slopeside condos, here's your primer on where to invest for the long haul.
Overlooked mountain ranges, river beer, running album, gear of all time, and 47 other big ideas, accidental winners, and awesome things about the world outside we've come to love over the past 33 years. Introducing our first annual Editors' Choice Awards...
I'm convinced there's no objective info out there about bike wheels anymore. I want a set of lightweight aero road-bike wheels for racing, but do real people actually pay $2,000 bucks for carbon deep-dish wheels? In other words, are carbon wheels disposable, are budget carbon wheels worth a look, and would an aluminum clincher wheel really be just as good for crits and road races? What's an aspiring racer on a budget to do? John Lexington, KY
Attention, all cynics: You can change the world. But don't take our word for it. Here are people combining big ideas and bold adventures, including our first-ever Reader of the Year.
What's the best hybrid bike under $1,000 for trails and around town? Tobi Colorado Springs, Colorado
I enjoy riding my hybrid bike (Trek 7300), for fun and exercise, on both pavement and gravel/dirt/rocky surfaces. But I'd like something faster and more aggressive. My rides are usually about 20 miles and I'd like to go longer. Would you recommend a cyclocross or another hybrid? Tim Basking Ridge, NJ
My wife and I would like to take our 13-month-old daughter cycling with us. We will mostly be doing short trips around town, and we are having trouble deciding between a trailer and a child seat. Which one is safer, and how will they affect the handling of the bike? There are numerous options available in both categories, and we would like to know if you have any recommendations that won't break the bank. Noah West Lafayette, IN
I've owned touring bikes for almost 25 years. When it was time to change my ride, I would automatically go for touring. But I must admit that I don't leave for extended periods as often (a way of saying I'm not touring anymore, actually—but that’s very hard to admit). I don't really need triple chainrings, but I like the possibility of installing racks to carry moderate loads (computer, lunch, extra clothes) when I commute to work. What are my options below 1,000$? Eric Quebec, QC
Before the seven Tour victories and the yellow bracelets. Before Sheryl Crow, the bestselling books, and the doping allegations. Before the comeback, there was a comeback. Ten years ago this month, Lance Armstrong was a little-known cancer survivor who showed up at the Tour de France. And no one had any idea what would happen next.
On a vintage steed, over vertiginous hills of white gravel, suitcase overloaded with courage, BUCKY McMAHON battles through Italy's infamous Eroica—a grueling, 127-mile "period cyclotouristic rally"—in hopes of dying just this side of glory
1. FELT ZW1 BIKE It looks fast, it feels fast, and it is fasteven if you’re not. The oversize carbon-fiber tubes are dialed for female riders; they were never too stiff, never too soft. Shimano’s finest Dura-Ace components, Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels, gel grips, and Felt’s women’s carbon saddle…
1. MT. BORAH CUSTOM With seven-week turnarounds and minimum orders of just six pieces, Mt. Borah makes customcycling gear easier than ever. Jerseys from $83; mtborahcustom.com 2. VITTORIA OPEN CORSA EVO CX The handmade CX can handle pressures up to 200 psi and is…
The latest research can help boost your horsepower—and cut your workouts in half
My sons are serious cyclists in their twenties and want to do a bike trip with Mom and Dad in Alaska this summer. Can you recommend something challenging for them that won't kill us? P S. Highlands Ranch, CO
He's got seven yellow jerseys. He's not getting paid. He's 37 years old. So why is Lance Armstrong racing again? Because he still has something to prove—and nothing else hurts so good.
I ride my bike to class every morning, and as the temperature drops, I have a jacket problem that is two fold. 1) My fleece does little to stop the piercing cold winds. 2) My hard shell retains too much body heat, and I feel like I’m in a furnace. What do you recommend? Bary Charlottesville, Virginia
My son is cycling the Lower 48 starting on January 1, and I would like some way to keep up with him. Is there a GPS unit that can accomplish this? Karen Atlanta, Georgia
My nine-year-old son informed me that my helmet fits him. I wear an adult medium helmet. Do I really have to go with one that’s youth specific? Dave Sierra Vista, Arizona