We’ve been hard on the BLOAT (Biggest Liar Of All Time) for a while now. After watching this little edit, however, we’ve finally found enlightenment on the subject. The BLOAT is not some evil force in the world of cycling. He’s not an ogre, or a monster, or someone who will live out his days in infamy. No, he’s just a common, ordinary asshole who happens to be very good at cycling. . . and assholing.
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With 6.5 kilometers to go Niki Terpstra decided he didn’t want to ride with anyone else on the road to Roubaix and so he left some of the biggest names in Roubaix in the dust by 20 seconds and powered his way to the track, according to a story on Inrng.
As the group watched each other Terpsta went. What was more astonishing is that nobody went with him. In a lead group of 11 with three from the same team the moment the dominant squad goes everyone has to jump on otherwise it’s too late. But easy to say now, hard to do after 250km. So it was that Terpstra took five, 10 and then 15 seconds as behind Cancellara eased up, Sagan reached for a gel and Wiggins took a drink. Game over.
Seems that’s often how it’s done. Nice to see a new face on the top box.
[Link: Inrng]
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Yeah, there are probably worse days than ripping the mountains of Chile with friends in the Andes Pacifico Enduro. If you’re suffering one of those, then please, let this be your distraction. Even if it is only for a few minutes.
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Want to know what we’re talking about when we say “BWR Recon Rides? Click here for more information (you can still get on the wait list), or if you’re already in the Southern California area, stop by Ride Cyclery Saturday morning, April 5, 2014 at 7 AM and take a practice roll on the whole 130 mile course (if you’re hard enough). Ride Cyclery is located at 449 South Coast Highway 101, in Encinitas, California.
[Link: Spy Belgian Waffle Ride]
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Smith Optics is heading out on a celebration of 50 years of eyewear with a new year-long web series featuring their ambassadors. The project is titled Great Days, and looks like it will be including some amazing footage of Smith cycling athletes in action. Stay tuned.
[Link: Smith Optics]
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April 1, 2014 — The latest from Mill Valley, Calfiornia is that Wilderness Trail Bikes and its urban counterpart, Freedom have joined together to be rebranded as Wilderness Trail & Freedom, or WTF.
“We’ve asked for WTF for quite some time now,” elaborated Justin Kirkwood, WTF’s creative director. “The ThickSlick tire’s overwhelming success is irrefutable. Now under one roof, WTF will offer a staggering portfolio. From 16 versions of the WTF ThickSlick to 11 different WTF Vigilantes spanning 26, 27.5, and 29”, WTF has augmented its reach. The future is bright for WTF.”
What the freedom? For the official word from WTF, follow the jump. (We’re just glad people still have the energy to create this stuff. April 1st used to be our favorite day in publishing. . . ) [click to continue…]
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Spokes are for suckers! They add weight, increase drag, and transmit harsh road bumps up to the rider, but for years they’ve been the only way to keep your hubs attached to your wheels. Until now.
Thanks to dynamo-hub powered electromagnets, neodymium rim inserts, and some engineering magic, the Nikola makes spokes a thing of the past. At low speeds, the magnetic field generated keeps the rims stable and allows some wiggle-room to absorb road shock (imagine invisible magnetic shocks and you’ll get a sense of how cool it is), at higher speeds the stronger field keeps your rims stiff so you don’t lose any energy to flexing like on a standard spoked wheel. This is basically the coolest thing you’re going to see all year. 1 part mag-lev train, 1 part urban-assault bicycle, 100% Pure.
We think April 1 is our favorite day of the year.
[Link: Pure Fix]
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