Newsletter Issue No. 1179

June 26, 2025

Amazing New Daniel Rebour Archive

Jim’s Tech Talk

By Jim Langley

If you receive the magazine Bicycle Quarterly from the bike components, tire and accessories company René Herse Cycles, you may have already heard about the exciting new resource I’m sharing today. If so, feel free to pedal on to the next article. Read more.


KAV Rhoan 3D Printed Custom Helmet Review

By Sheri Rosenbaum

Since May 2021, I’ve covered KAV Helmets for RBR, starting with an interview with founder Whitman Kwok about the launch of their first 3D-printed custom bicycle helmet on Kickstarter. Fast forward to 2025, and the company has achieved a remarkable trifecta: the introduction of the new Rhoan helmet, the opening of a second factory in Buffalo, New York, and a 5-star Virginia Tech safety rating. Read more.


Pearl Izumi’s Women’s Expedition PRO bib shorts – Quick Review

By Sheri Rosenbaum

Recently, Jim Langley reviewed the men’s version of the Expedition PRO bib short. While Jim gave the bibs a perfect 5 out of 5 stars, I had a different take on the women’s version. 

Upon unpacking the bibs, I was initially taken aback by the new fabric choice. It made a crinkly sound, felt stiff, and the pad was thick and dense. Although a wash helped soften the fabric slightly, the chamois remained essentially unchanged. Read more.


How, as an adult, can I learn to ride a bike?

QUESTION: I never learned how to ride a bike when I was a child, but now, as an adult, some friends from work who cycle regularly have invited me to ride with them. One even offered to loan me a bike. How can I learn quickly how to balance myself on a bike and ride?—M.C. Read more.


Updating Your Cycling Wardrobe

by Scott Martin

You want to be a cool cyclist, right? Of course you do. That means navigating the treacherous, roiling waters of cycling style, starting with your… Read more.


33 Cycling Training Tips

by Arnie Baker, MD

Keep in mind these tips during the course of your cycling, whether you are a beginning or seasoned cyclist, or you are training indoors or out. Come back to this list for a quick reference occasionally as a way of initiating a review of your overall program. The tips will help keep you on the right track. Read more.


Other Cool Things to Read

Vice: Take Up Cycling as a Hobby. It Might Literally Save Your Brain
Bike Radar: I’ve tested bikes for 25 years and I can’t wait to ditch front derailleurs for good
IDLProCycling: German documentary claims cycling still dominated by doping with Aicar, the ‘new EPO’
Road.cc: Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules cyclists don’t have to get off the road to let traffic pass, after rider fined for “impeding traffic”

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