Do you want to get stronger on your bike? 🚴♀️🚴♂️ We unpack the science behind power and torque, examine the claims of low-cadence training, and explore the evidence for gym-based weight training. Is one better than the other? Or is it time to embrace both? 🤔
From BikeRumor.com
Written by Ron Frazelle
Once again, it’s time to wrap up one year and kick off the next. The past year has been filled with tons of new product launches, industry troubles, and hopefully plenty of rides. Of course, BikeRumor has been there to cover it along the way. As usual, some of our coverage has attracted more attention than others, and the following list features our top posts of the year…
The team at BikeRumor was shocked that this story hit the numbers it did – but, then again, cyclists do love a bargain. Hot on the heels of the story that The Pro’s Closet (TPC) was “going out of business“, there was a story about the TPC public auction that was selling “everything.” Unfortunately, by the time the story went live, all that was left were lamps, trash cans, and floor mats along with a few repair stands. Not to worry, after all of that TPC is slowly coming back.
From CyclingNews.com
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Which is the best cycling kit of the year? We decided so you don’t have to
January brings with it the start of a new racing season. The Tour Down Under will soon be in full swing, and we’ve had images of all of the team kits for the upcoming season.
When I joined Cyclingnews many moons ago there was a very democratic system where each member of our wonderful editorial team, both racing and tech, got a vote, which then resulted in a beautifully fair and incredibly time-consuming article. One year I suggested we just get my mum to do it and since then it’s become somewhat of a tradition.
Are restricted gears the answer to cycling’s safety problems? Crashes and safety have been major issues in the 2024 pro cycling season. Wout van Aert thinks limiting gears could help, and Dan Lloyd explains how that might work—but will it actually help? 🤨 Plus, Dan covers the exciting cyclocross races over the holidays, where Van Aert got back to winning(!), dives into a few new 2025 team kits, and shares the latest news on rider signings and transfers!
From Road.cc
by RYAN MALLON
Cyclists hoping to snag some post-Christmas bargains have been warned that a website purporting to belong to British premium cycling clothing company Rapha – and offering massive discounts as part of an apparent “year-end clearance sale” – is a scam engineered to gather unsuspecting customers’ credit card details.
Rapha says it is aware of a “recent surge” in fake websites bearing the brand’s name, and is currently working to have the scam sites removed as quickly as possible.
The latest website in question, raphacycling-sale.shop, was first registered on 30 December 2024 by Hong Kong-based domain registration company West263 International, and appears to be owned by a user based in the Chinese province of Jiangxi.
The Coachella Valley has long had a need for a transportation route and recreational pathway that will provide a safer, healthy alternative to Highway 111. CV Link will provide that alternative allowing residents and tourists alike the ability to bike, walk or take a low–speed electric vehicle for activities such as shopping, work, restaurant, golf, tennis and other activities. It will also provide a safer route for kids to go to school and serve as a meeting place for community activities and events.
CV Link will provide significant environmental, health & wellness and economic benefits including:
On this week’s GCN Racing News Show, Dan runs through his HOT takes in cycling for 2025. 🌶️ After last year’s success rate of… 1 out of 8, he’s feeling confident with 7 bold new predictions. Will Juan Ayuso conquer the Giro? Can Wout van Aert claim a cobbled monument? And will Tadej Pogacar somehow get even better? Tune in to find out!
From CalBike.org
This was a year of ups and downs, of big wins for safer streets and big setbacks for funding to build safer streets. Like almost every year, 2024 was a time of contradictions and mixed messages for bicycle advocates in California and beyond. So it’s time to celebrate the good and make fun of the bad. Here’s CalBike’s rundown of the best and worst of 2024.
Three bills. Eight years of campaigning. And, in 2024 — Complete Streets success! We applaud Senator Scott Wiener for standing behind and reintroducing his legislation to require Caltrans to build infrastructure for people walking, biking, and taking transit on state-controlled roadways. CalBike stuck with it, too, tirelessly campaigning for Caltrans to live up to its own policies around Complete Streets.
BRAWLEY — For more than 20 years, the Las Chabelas family has banded together with the community to gift bicycles to children in need each holiday season. What started as a small initiative by restaurant owner, Carlos Weir, has gathered support and grown into a local fundraiser that changes lives for children in the Imperial Valley.
On Saturday, Dec. 22, Brawley’s longtime family-owned restaurant, Las Chabelas, held its annual Children’s Christmas Bicycle Fundraiser Drive to distribute 159 bicycles to Imperial Valley children who have never owned their own bike. Fundraising for these bicycles begins in November through December by means of tri-tip plates, community donations and generous partners like Brawley’s Elks Lodge, all leading up to this special day.
Walking through the back patio of Las Chabelas, there was a magnificent array of bicycles in different colors and sizes, with training wheels or no training wheels, to suit children’s different needs. Children lined up waiting to take their turn to pick out a bicycle and head to the photo wall to get their picture taken on their first bike.
Photo by Amber Faust on Unsplash
We’re at Bassano del Grappa—Italy’s hidden gem and new hotspot for cyclists! Alex & Hank are staying at the Bassano Club House—a café, bike shop, workshop, and vibrant hub for all things cycling. They’ve been equipped with beautiful Basso bikes (locally made, of course), go for a few rides, and get a taste of what the perfect cycling holiday looks like!
