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Austin Bike Shop Review: Nelo’s Cycle Shop

For the dedicated roadie, Nelo’s Cycle Shop is a little slice of heaven. Whether its the Italian racing frames, pro-cycling posters and banners, or the expert coaching and bike fitting advice of owner Nelo Breda, there is plenty to like if you run with thin wheels whether solo or tandem. Pro-Racing to Pro Shop When [...]

A Series of Tubes: Articles on the Art and Science of Framebuilding

“They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It’s not a big truck. It’s a series of tubes. And if you don’t understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, [...]

Review: Versa 8 Speed Road Shifter for Shimano Internal Hub

My experience: I installed the Versa shifter/brake levers on my Ritchey Breakaway cyclocross bike and rode about 150 miles over a two week period. Function: 5/5 Style: 3/5 Build Quality: 5/5 Overall: 5/5 Price: $229 ($199 for a limited time directly from Dynamic Bicycles, 1-800-935-9553) Summary The Versa integrated road bar shifter/brake levers are a [...]

More options for Shimano internal hubs on road bike setups

Dynamic to offer bike with STI shifter to work with Shimano 8 Speed internal gear hubs For those of us who like both the general design of road bikes and internally geared hubs, our options have been few and far between in recent years. While Shimano’s 8 speed internal hubs are the same width as [...]

Framebuilder Profile: Brad Cason of KirkLee Bicycles

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series of articles we are doing to profile Texas handbuilt framebuilders. Life is good right now at KirkLee. In just over 12 months, framebuilder Brad Cason has taken a  framebuilding business that was just an idea and generated a tremendous amount of buzz as an up [...]

Picking a bike for everyday transportation

This article is part of a series we are writing on getting started biking for transportation. Articles include: Taking the Plunge Picking a bike for everyday transportation Putting it all together: The accessories you need to successfully bike for transportation Locking Your Bike: Will your bike (and wheels for that matter) still be there when [...]