If you’ve ever wondered why some frames are just magical, a new documentary by Canadian documentarian Tony Girardin will help explain it all. Marinoni: The Fire In The Frame is a bio doc on cycling icon Giuseppe Marinoni — his life, his life work, and his quest to break the 70+ hour record.
MARINONI: The Fire in the Frame is a fascinating look at a craftsman who still works in the traditional and time honored trade of frame builder, but more importantly, it’s a story of passion and perseverance which confirms that every person’s reach can exceed their grasp, no matter their age. . . The film also reveals the man-of-steel’s sensitive side when he reunites with one of Canada’s greatest cyclist, Jocelyn Lovell, whose career ended when he was hit by a truck and paralyzed during a training ride. Marinoni built Lovell’s Commonwealth Games record-setting track bike, and now that Lovell has returned it to him as a show of gratitude, decided that he would use this bike in his world record attempt.
Not to give anything away, but anyone who likes bikes will love this film and more importantly Marinoni himself. Marinoni: The Fire In The Frame opens today (April 1, 2016) in New York City and will show in Los Angeles on April 15, 2016. For more info, please follow the jump. [click to continue…]
Former Bicycling Magazine Editor-In-Chief Peter Flax delivers one of the most intriguing cycling stories we’ve read in a while. Yes, the post includes that boring doping topic, but it also blends in mystery, art, crime, fashion, masters racing, and Strava KOMs. What more can you ask for in a cycling story, really? Here’s the kicker from Cyclingtips.com:
What do a plea deal in federal court, a SoCal Strava legend, urban street crits, and $400 bib shorts have in common? All of them swirl around a rider who likes to call himself Thorfinn-Sassquatch. Here are 13 ways of looking at his strange story.
VitalMTB takes a look at SRAM’s new MTB front derailleur killer the Eagle 1×12 drivetrain. And yeah, if you’re into that whole 1X thing, then this may just be the set-up you’re looking for. Here’s their takeaway:
Taken at the most basic level, Eagle can be viewed as the simple addition of a 50-tooth cog to an already-large cassette in an effort to meet wide gear range demands of 2X holdouts. It’s much more than that in actuality, however, because SRAM has taken the opportunity to update nearly every component in the group. In the process they’ve created a better 1X drivetrain with undeniable advantages over their existing systems. Even if you don’t personally need the massive cog, there’s more speed to be had at the other end of the cassette. With gear range out of the picture, there are now very few arguments left for not switching to a simpler, quieter, and easier-to-use 1X drivetrain.
In an email sent out to all members today (Friday, March 18, 2016) USA Cycling outlined a hack that had reportedly breached the organization’s website two days ago compromising the security of critical member information.
USA Cycling learned two days ago of a data security incident within USA Cycling’s IT systems that could include some personal information associated with online accounts, including names, mailing addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, emergency contacts, and USA Cycling passwords. It does NOT include any drivers’ license or state ID numbers, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers, or medical or health insurance information, as we do not store such information.
In other words, every bit of info they had on us is likely out there. Had they stored info like credit cards numbers, it would be gone as well. In the email USA Cycling provided a link requiring that memberschange their passwords before getting access to the site again. Then, those links got so overloaded that the system no longer function. Finally, by 7:45 PM EDT they were able to get the password changing system back in working order. They also encouraged users who may have used the same passwords on other sites or services to change those passwords as well. Thanks, USAC!
For the official word from USA Cycling, please follow the jump.
. . . have been greatly exaggerated. . . by SRAM. We will continue working out our left thumbs for just a little while longer. But we’re crusty that way. We’re still not fans of rear suspension.
NorCal skate (and fixie) legend John Cardiel decided he’d ride from his home in SacTown, California and bring along the Official crew for the ride. Watching those beer’d up smokers hit the Old Priest Grade climb on touring bikes had us chuckling for minutes. For more on Cardiel’s Park Rager (which is currently sold out) click the link.
We don’t ever leave our bikes out where they can be molested, but if we did this Abus Brooklyn Chain would probably do the job (even if it is heavier than our road bike). The set-up features the following:
Open 10mm/120 cm hardened steel loop chain
Fabric sleeve prevents damage to frame and paint job
80/TI50 TITALIUM™ Padlock features a solid lock body made from TITALIUM&trade aluminum alloy offering higher security at a super light weight
Leave it to the hipsters at Brooks Englandto take a perfectly good, hardworking Lezyne Femto headlight and kit it out (with copper coloring and a Brooks logo) so the cool kids will want one, too. We use the Leyzne Zekto Drive light (and taillight) as our daily get-training-in-the-dark lights and they work great.
The best part of both these lights is that they can be clipped on or strapped with a replaceable rubber bungee. That way on the outside chance that the strap breaks it can be replaced. For a look at the taillight version, follow the jump.
Pear Sports, makers of the popular in-ear coaching app for iOS devices, is jumping outside the Apple family with a new app designed exclusively for owners of Samsung devices like the the Gear 2 smartwatch as well as the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Note 5.
Pear’s fitness app mixes in-ear audio coaching programs from leading fitness trainers with a user’s real-time performance metrics to create customized training programs for athletes of all types. Galaxy owners will now have access to their cycling training programs (and other sports that none of us have time for).
“Our goal is always to create a unique fitness option for users through world-class training,” says Simon Sollberger, senior vice president of design at Pear. “Teaming up with a leading electronics company like Samsung is going to elevate that idea exponentially by exposing PEAR to millions of Americans hungry for better workout routines.”
The Pear app is free but customized coaching for their specific interest is extra. Programs range in price from $1 to $30 or can be subscribed to for $4 a month. For a limited time, Galaxy users will receive a three month subscription free, including unlimited access to all of Pear’s custom workouts.
We all know that dealing with the US Federal Government can be a royal pain in the ass, and we ‘re hardly experts in the fight for mountain bike access to the Wilderness. To us it seems the best thing to do is to get mountain bikes reclassified as “horses” and call it a day. We’d be happy with access to everything that horses have access to. In fact, don’t tell anyone, but we’ve already reclassified our bikes as horses. Apparently, there are those who disagree with us.
In their official 2016 Advocacy Position, the International Mountain Bicycling Association has announced that it will “not seek to amend the Wilderness Act of 1964.”
In regards to existing Wilderness, IMBA will pursue legislation to redraw Wilderness boundaries that would open access to select trails and trail connections for mountain biking. This includes trails that government agencies have closed to bicycles without sufficient analysis and empirical evidence of adverse impacts. This legislative effort will be pursued where IMBA has strong grassroots chapters that represent local constituents.
Nice to see they continue to be upfront about choosing their battles, but we continue to be disappointed.
For the official release from the IMBA, please follow the jump. Yes haw!
In an email sent out to all members today (Friday, March 18, 2016) USA Cycling outlined a hack that had reportedly breached the organization’s website two days ago compromising the security of critical member information.
We all know that dealing with the US Federal Government can be a royal pain in the ass, and we ‘re hardly experts in the fight for mountain bike access to the Wilderness. To us it seems the best thing to do is to get mountain bikes reclassified as “horses” and call it a day. We’d be happy with access to everything that horses have access to. In fact, don’t tell anyone, but we’ve already reclassified our bikes as horses. Apparently, there are those who disagree with us.
