I think we’ll be seeing lots of these custom rim graphics on the road soon. The company, called Wheeltags, is a collaboration between three friends: Kevin Koval - Sales; Matt Tanner - Design and Jenn Vona - Queen Bee. The designs are produced on adhesive backed vinyl panels making installation (there’s a video) a clean [...]

Here are the first studio shots of the completed bike. Seventy five miles and 7,000 vertical feet of road traveled are enough to declare her beauty is more than skin deep. Wearing the 1850g tied and soldered wheels from Competitive Cyclist she weighs a svelte 17lbs, cages and pedals included. Mykle Kong’s exceptional build has [...]

Build day, Friday May 23rd. I rolled into San Jose Trek at 9 am, two hours before the shop officially opened and met Tech Manager, Mykle Kong, motorcycle helmet in hand, at the door. Mechanic Joe Duffey and Owner Bill Ruffner were already in the service center getting a jump on the day’s lineup of [...]

We’re in the home stretch now. My Enigma Eulogy frame is packed up and in the capable hands of the men in brown, hopefully winging it’s way to California for delivery early next week. As numerous posts have documented all the components (and some tasty options) are ready for the build. Mykle Kong, Tech Manager [...]

Last week the final two components for the Enigma build arrived. I don’t know if the Deda Phazer bar takes any inspiration from Star Trek. The spelling of Phazer isn’t right, but the enlarged pods at the end of the drops bear more than a passing resemblance to the outrigger engines of the Enterprise. Whatever [...]

California’s Highway 17 snakes it’s way from South San Jose over the mountains to the town of Santa Cruz on the Pacific Coast. Blind corners, narrow shoulders and aggressive driving make this one of the most dangerous highways in the state. In a car it’s nerve wracking, on a bicycle it would be suicidal.

My friend [...]

Saturday I spent the day in Los Gatos, CA shooting the 35th edition of the Cat’s Hill Classic, a race who’s storied history includes wins by Greg Lemond, Ron Kiefel and more recently by Ben Jacques-Maynes and Jackson Stewart. The circuit is named for a leg-busting 23% ramp in the middle of the course.

I concentrated [...]

I’m prepared to go into uncharted hyperbole with this kit review. I’ve only worn it twice, but Campagnolo’s short sleeve base layer is the best fitting, finished and styled piece of base layer I’ve ever worn. I think highly of pieces from Craft, Briko and Descente in my starting lineup, but this product is in [...]