Biking

This excerpt from Scott Stoll’s book, “Falling Uphill,” features existential thoughts, musings on Goran Kropp, and a narrative on a tour up the Franz Josef…

Cannondale is pushing the limits of suspension technology with Simon, an electronic suspension system that senses the terrain and instantly adjusts the damping.

As its second foray into carbon fiber, Niner’s Air 9 Carbon is a 2.8-pound 29er with completely original components.

It measures 6 feet 9 inches long. Its stock weight is a staggering 55 pounds. Meet the Yuba Mundo cargo bike.

Like a two-wheeled jackalope, these mechanical platypuses put the “loco” in locomotion. Oh, and Happy New Year, all!

Can you gain on-bike performance from handlebar grips? Writer Jason Magness says Ergon grips changed his mountain biking life.

These bike-oriented “performance dress pants” are a specialty product created for a small, affluent market niche.

A new option for cyclists who use platform pedals: Cycling-specific sneakers from Chrome.

No more fumbling to clip in. Infinity Pedals are a new clipless concept that will offer 360-degree entry.

Scheduled to launch in Spring 2010, a French company produced one of the lightest four-season lids imaginable.

Using a shoe built for cold weather, like Pearl Izumi’s Barrier GTX, is one of the best upgrades a winter pedaler can make.

If you’re in the LA area this week, check out the “Don’t Get Fat! Training Camp,” a free five-day event with rides around the town.

Too cool: The prototype LightLane shines a 5-foot-wide laser behind a rider to create a moving virtual bike lane.

The Giro Section is an option for cyclists looking for a low-cost helmet or for riders who want to do some cold weather commuting.

Cycloc mixes form and function to make an artsy bike holder.

New York cyclists have angered the Hasidic community for repainting some bike lanes. Vandalism or justified vigilantism?

Jruiter Studio may grab the concept bike crowd with its new rig, an urban bike that’s lean, pared down and includes hydraulic stoppers but no…

The to-be-released Tall Bike Jousting app brings urban bike culture to your iPhone.

Like Swobo with an English accent, Rapha’s new Bomber Jacket is stylish, classic and tech. But cheap it is not.

The great BPA (Bisphenol-A) debate is raging right now. But fewer people are aware of another plastic unpleasantry known as EA.

San Francisco’s Mission Workshop just released a new $225 bike bag. It’s waterproof and has a special fold-open pocket design to accommodate large loads.

For a hefty price, Trek’s Project One site allows you to customize a road bike to suit your style.

Popular culture more than ever embraces bike culture. At least on the ‘small screen.’

Urban riders often wax poetic about the minimalism of their rigs. Brev M. is an outfit made for these folks.

Made with “upcycled” bike inner tubes, Green Guru Gear’s Recycler and Vulcar messenger bags have an urban look and commuter functionality.

The waterproof Cyclical Jacket from Cutter is touted to be a “storm fortress” with a pedal-specific cut. This is the Gear Junkie review.

For those who want to tip their proverbial hat (or helmet?) to the master mechanic: the Sheldon Brown t-shirt.

Meet the new Bible of urban cycling: Urban Velo magazine.

Mountain bikers who don’t ride private trails seldom have to pay to pedal. But IMBA believes hundreds of miles of prime trails may soon be…