For a moment, wearing Rapha’s Touring Shorts, I’m an Edinburgh schoolboy again. The Moray House uniform: shorts; shirt and tie; jacket and cap. That was the last time I wore shorts as beautifully tailored as these, though in a smaller size and much heavier fabric.

The touring shorts are cool, light and wonderfully constructed in the [...]

I pulled up to Brendan’s place at 6:20 am, and loaded his bike onto the Raxter while he gathered the last bits and pieces for a long day together on the road. His giant Soulcraft was sporting a new, but recycled, Brooks saddle that had only seen limited action on his commuter. He must have [...]

I swear I’ve not abandoned my beloved Specialized Trail 120s but I was immediately attracted by Jenson USA’s deal on the Lake MX400 shoes. The MX400 is a premium, full-carbon, customizable model that weighs in at a trim 350g. Originally priced somewhere north of $400 they were reduced to a more palatable $149. They’re [...]

After some reconnaissance last Friday evening I decided to shoot the Pescadero Road Race from a couple of positions on beautiful Stage Road. The pro peloton was scheduled to start at 8:00 am so I was up and out the door by six for the hour plus drive out to the coast. Typical for Northern [...]

Andy Clark’s latest video review of the new Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 gruppo is exceptional, and continuing evidence that CC really has the passion and knowledge to earn our cycling dollars. Given that this comprehensive review is up and running within a week of the major publication’s reporting of same, and Andy has a busy day [...]

This weekend I photographed the Enigma Eulogy in two very different locations. The European inspired atmosphere of San Jose’s upscale Santana Row made a great early morning backdrop for the bike. Late in the day, Juli and I drove up to the horse pastures off PageMill Road, armed with camera gear and two big bags [...]

Bolinas Road ascends out of Fairfax California and winds its way over the picturesque hills of Marin before spiraling down to the stillness of Alpine Lake – from there it climbs through a garden of redwoods to West Ridgecrest Blvd and the Seven Sisters of Mt. Tam. For all it’s beauty its not a road [...]