By Brandon Bilyeu Hot! Not! Cost: $209 How obtained: review sample from company Available: online, retail Colors: White, White/Octane Website: Sempre Cycling Shoes RBR Sponsor: no Tested: 25+ hours Sizing: 38-48 (full sizes only)
Jim’s Tech Talk By Jim Langley Below is Park Tool’s press release about every bike mechanic’s guru at Park Tool, Calvin Jones and his upcoming retirement. I thought it was important news to share because I bet like I have, that many of you have been assisted by Calvin in his books and articles and…
Question: With modern electronic shifting, is there an optimal cassette range (e.g., 10-34 vs. 11-36) that best suits both steep climbing and fast descents? —Scott R. RBR’S STAN PURDUM REPLIES: Back in the mid-1990s, when I was preparing for a ride across America, I didn’t have the funds to purchase a touring bike, so I…
By Sheri Rosenbaum Price: $28.00 Author: Andy McGrath Hardcover: Yes Pages: 272 Published: December 9, 2025 Availability: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Target Winter is the perfect season to dive in and tackle your reading list. Last month, Bloomsbury Sport released a detailed biography of four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar, authored by acclaimed journalist…
By Kevin Kolodziejski It’s a running joke of mine, not meant to be funny or offensive but simply to express a climber’s disdain for the type of bicycle racing known as the criterium. It goes something like this: That God only permits cyclists to congregate in urban settings and corporate centers to make hundreds of right-hand…
