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Hub How-To – Dura Ace 7900

We take a detailed look at the full service procedure for Shimano Dura Ace 7900 hubs. While similar to older Shimano hubs, this generation brought on some unique features.

Aileen Reid’s Planet X Mondo

Irish top ranked ITU Pro Aileen Reid née Morrison did a few races in the US recently and Timothy Carlson grabbed images of her Planet X Mondo race bike at the F1 Super Sprint Tri.

Trek Superfly of Sam Schultz

While in Monterey, CA we had the chance to look closer at the Trek Superfly SL Team Edition race bike of US Olympian Sam Schultz of Missoula, MT.

Hed Ardennes Gets Fatter

Hed Cycling of Minnesota announces a new, even wider, version of their aluminum Ardennes wheel, dubbed the Ardennes Plus. We take a quick look at the details.

Giant Propel Advanced SL 1

Giant stepped into the aero bike ring with the Propel Advanced SL and they have 4 offerings in that line. We looked closer at the Advanced SL 1 at Sea Otter.

John Degenkolb’s 2012 Felt

24-year old German sprinter John Degenkolb of Team Argos-Shimano won 5 stages of the Vuelta a España on his F series Felt and we took a closer look at that bike.

The SRAM Red 22 test bike

While at Sea Otter we had the chance to ride a SRAM Red 22 equipped Specialized S-Works Roubaix with the new SRAM Red hydraulic disc brakes and here are some impressions.

Geoff Kabush’s Scott Scale 29

Canadian Olympian Geoff Kabush won the short track competition at the 2013 Sea Otter Classic festival aboard his Scott Scale 900 SL 29er and we took a closer look.

Rim Widths 2013

We update our rim width database for the 2013 model year. Who went wide? Who stayed narrow? We also include several new manufacturers in our updated chart.

The Alchemy Arion

At Sea Otter we took a closer look at the Alchemy Arion, an aero road bike that won the best carbon construction award at the North American Handmade Bike Show.

Wheel Truing How-To

We discuss the particulars of how to true your wheels. Is it hard? Can I do it at home? You'll need a few special tools, but the methods are simple and only require practice.

Bjorn Andersson’s Hotta

Bjorn Andersson rode a Hotta bike at Ironman 70.3 California at Oceanside and Devashish Paul snapped a few pics of that old school ride.