Cervelo S5 Road Bike

Cervelo, the brand arguably responsible for popularizing the modern aero road bike, has pulled back the curtain on a their latest iteration. The S5 will be the weapon of choice for Garmin-Cervelo team riders at the upcoming Tour de France. It’s a faster, stiffer and lighter frame than the S3, says Cervelo. The S3, however, is no slouch as the winner of our Editors' Choice Race Bike award and the platform upon which Thor Hushovd won the 2010 World Championships. The S5 may not win any awards for beauty, but Cervelo thinks it's the world’s fastest frame approved for professional racing.

Why Fixie?

What's a "fixie?"
“Fixie" is short for “fixed gear,” which is a slang term for bicycles that have drivetrains with one gear that's fixed to the rear wheel so that you cannot coast and must continue pedaling whenever the bike's moving. Fixies are among the most simple of bicycles because they don't require derailleurs, shifters, double- or triple-chainring cranksets, or, in some circumstances, even brakes.

Be Safe With Your Fixie

A fixed gear bicycle (also called a "fixie" or a "track bike") is a single-speed machine with a fixed drive train, meaning the pedals spin at the same rate as the rear wheel. It is impossible to coast on a fixed gear bike, leading to a different style of riding from traditional free wheel-equipped bikes. Riding a fixed gear bike develops leg strength, pedaling technique and overall riding efficiency as the rider pedals through all kinds of terrain.

Be Safer Cycling To Work Tips

While good cycling technique is a vital part of staying safe on the roads, it isn't the only answer. We asked three cycling advocates what they felt should be done to improve cyclist safety. Here 8 tips for safer cycling.

Easton Haven Carbon For Fixie Wheelset

All-mountain goes bulletproof
The use of composites in bicycle manufacturing is hardly a new idea; frame builders have been utilizing bonded carbon fiber tubes since the mid-1970s, and as carbon-composite technology advanced, wheels and components were quickly embraced by the skinny-tire world.

CINELLI ROAD BIKES 2011

Cinelli’s 2011 lineup sees a few model upgrades like the Best Of, above, some spec updates and the entirely new mid-range Saetta lineup.

The Pro Best Of frame up top isn’t their lightest bike, but it’s their premier example of carbon and bike building technology. It’s a sloping geometry frame built with co-curing, hand-wrapped Columbus XLR8R Plus 3K twill carbon fibers and tubes.

Giant Trinity Advanced SL2

GIant’s Trinity Advanced SL is one of the new generation of ultra aero bikes that have been locked in battle against both drag and restrictive road-race regulations for more than a year now.

Cannondale CAAD10 2011

Cannondale will be replacing it’s ever popular CAAD9 next year with an all new CAAD10. We got our first look at the new bike here at the 2010 Bike Press Camp and it looks like Cannondale found a way to make the CAAD even better. Watch the video below to hear what Doug Dalton has to say about the new bike. We’ll have a more in depth review of the bike later this summer.

here's some reviews..

* I also test rode the caad10, and here’s my take on it:
-very lite bike (for alu)
-bottom bracket area is not very stiff at all
-corners well, but nothing exciting
-comfortable ride

I have recently heard reports of the seatstays cracking at junction points, as well as bottom bracket cracks.

My personal rating of this bike: 5.5/10

Cannondale needs to assess these issues, and fast because the caad10’s are going for sale very soon.

* I love my 2010 CAAD9-4, greatest aluminum bike every built, but will never buy another Cannondale product – shorts, jersey, what have you- because of their transfer of production to Taiwan. And for what? 2 million of cost savings, to line the pockets of major institutional shareholders. Next bike will be a Serotta, Seven, or Parlee. This is a huge opportunity for one of the major US-based manufacturers to go downmarket and capture customers who value Made in USA frames.


* “The CAAD 10 is made in Taiwan, where quality control is not near the standards in the USA”. Ok so you’ve been super Roadie for like a decade and somehow someone thought it would be smart to hand you a CAAD10 so that you could slam it on line with out signing a nondisclosure… Don’t think so , but lets say for the sake of it they did. First things first if you knew the first thing about Cannondales QC ALL of the CAAD 10 frames will be welded in Asia and then sent to Pennsylvania where the same Americans that have be QCing their bikes for years will inspect measure and approve the frame and forks to be built up and build them up here in the states . So no need to worry about Taiwanese QC problems . Second , if you know anything about Cannondale they carry a lifetime warranty on manufacturer defects and one year on cosmetic flaws.They are very very good about standing by their products . So the truth is as long as you’re not hung up on Made in the USA Cannondale will still be providing cyclist with very hi quality performance for serious cyclists and semi entry level for individuals looking a long last quality Bike . As for Mikey_Mousey I’ll let you judge for yourselves…I’m just going to say Cannondale is smarter then that …


* Let me first begin by saying that I have test ridden a CAAD 10 bike, with similar setup as the one shown at the top of this page. As a dealer of Cannondales, I was invited to test them, and consider my orders for the Fall season. Cannondale did not require any of the dealers present, to sign a nondisclosure; that is simply bogus. I have been selling and servicing bikes for 9 years now, and I would never sell a superlight carbon racing frame to a 250lbs weekend warrior, for example. Similarly, I would not sell a CAAD 10 to a 250lbs rider, because it was designed for lighter riders who need to shave every gram possible for a racing advantage. This bike will likely not last as long as the CAAD9 or other well-built, heavier aluminum frames, simply because it’s tube walls are thinner and more minimalistic. That is the compromise of lighter frames. Take carbon as an example; when frame manufacturers began using it, frames were built tough but heavy (by today’s standards). These days a high end carbon frame can be broken if it tips over, because the tube walls are made thinner and lighter.


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EASTON EC90 AERO WHEELSET

EC90 Aero Tubulars are Easton’s medium-depth, 56-millimeter, profile carbon wheels. With most ProTour teams road racing on medium-depth aero wheels, Easton responded with a bladed-spoke wheel with a carbon rim that is lightweight enough to be a contender in a fast-paced criterium event, and slippery enough to provide an advantage for time trialists, or to stick a solo breakaway in a road race.

2011 Schwinn Madison Fixie

Schwinn offers two different models of the 2011 Madison fixed. One which we refer to as your basic model, and the other a retro theme.

Going retro can be a hit or miss, but the 2011 Schwinn Madison seems to pull it off with its white, purple and yellow colorways, a vintage styled Schwinn logo with a strike through, and bullhorn handlebar.

Cervelo RS Road Bike

Bike Setup:
Full Dura Ace 7800 apart from an Ultegra cluster, DA or Kysrium wheels, Deda carbon post, Selle Italia Turbo 4 saddle (the best ever, now regrettably no longer made).

Favorite Ride:
Local Hills

Summary:
I bought this as a training frameset in 2009 (frame is 2008 and cost is for that alone in US dollars). What appealed was the reasonable cost, the stable geometry and promise of comfort for longer rides.

The RS has met all my expectations. It is laterally very stiff, particularly the chainstays and bottom bracket, yet horizontally compliant and so very comfortable.

Cannondale Road Bike 2011 Release

Cannondale debuted their UK road range this week down on the, er, sunny South Coast. Over the years Cannondale have built up a reputation for engineering innovation and the canny ability to trickle high end winners down the price ranges as fast as possible, top end kit at not such top end prices… should be a winning formula for hard times. Among the 2011 highlights on display were a budget-friendly version of the award winning Super Six (well, relatively) and an all-new CAAD 10 performance aluminium frame pitched squarely against the budget end of the carbon bike market.

Let's Try Google Bikes

Google extend their designs to customers needing something as unique as they are. Case in point, they outfitted Google with a fleet of bikes that Googlers use to cruise from building to building at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California.

Giro d'Italia 3: Alessandro Petacchi again!

Alessandro Petacchi won his second stage in a row Monday.

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Italian Alessandro Petacchi of the LPR team won his second stage in a row to take the lead in the Tour of Italy on Monday after a 198km third stage slog from Grado to Valdobbiadene.