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There are so many roads in life with signs that tell us where to turn, when to stop and how to go. For the roads that don’t tell you what to do, for the roads with no names, for every road, the new GT Grade. KEY FEATURES GT Adventure carbon frame and fork, disc specific, triple triangle with tapered head tube, PF BB30 bottom bracket, removable fender bridge, all-day geometry, Dual Fiber Dynamic technology GT Carbon tapered fork 1” 1/8-1” 1/4, disc specific, 15mm thru-axle, threadless carbon steerer Shimano 105 crankset 52/36 with Praxis Works PF30 Shimano 105 STI 11spd derailleur Shimano R685 hydraulic disc brakes (F&R), 160mm Ice Tech center lock rotors Stans No Tubes Grail Disc Specific Road 28h Rims w/ Formula 4 bearing sealed, center lock. (F: 15mm thru-axle; R: 135mm x 9mm) [GT]

Tuscany Trail || unsupported bicycle adventure || from Martino Vincenzi on Vimeo .

Because we put fit first, this cap is offered in 2 sizes. FEATURES: Made from 100% lightweight cotton twill Super-soft interior elastic sweatband [See more products at  Machines for Freedom]

Tip of spear. Ahead of the curve. Leader. All are accurate descriptions for the new Forefront. A full-coverage helmet ideal for all-mountain riding or racing, the Forefront's AEROCORE construction featuring Koroyd creates a low volume helmet with ventilated protection that fully integrates with your sunglasses, goggles, light, or POV camera. 21 VENTS X-STATIC PERFORMANCE LINING VENTILATED PROTECTION FEATURING PATENTED KOROYD MATERIAL INTEGRATED SKELETAL STRUCTURE AND CARBON FIBER REINFORCEMENTS VAPORFIT ADJUSTABLE FIT SYSTEM ADJUSTABLE/REMOVEABLE VISOR INTEGRATED CAMERA & LIGHT MOUNT ULTRA-LIGHT SINGLE LAYER WEBBING AIREVAC GOGGLE VENTILATION GOGGLE RETENTION STRAP INCLUDED CERTIFICATION: CPSC, CE EN 1078 HELMET SIZING (DIAL FIT SYSTEM): SMALL 51-55CM + MEDIUM 55-59CM + LARGE 59-63CM [Smith Optics]

Cars have no excuse to not see a cyclist with these lights, which are as bright as a car's and shine out in every direction. After a couple of years of riding his bike home after work in Seattle's dark, rainy weather, engineer  Pete Clyde  started to drive more often. As a cyclist, he realized he just wasn't visible enough at night, even with the brightest bike lights. So Clyde designed a light of his own. The new LED lights, called  Orfos Flares , make a bicycle as bright as the cars around it. "As I rode at night, I realized that cars normally scan for other cars," Clyde says. "If you think about what a  car looks  like from the side, you can see it from many angles. Bikes don't have that. By designing bike lights with 360 degree visibility, you get that same aspect of the wraparound objects." The lights use ultra-efficient LEDs glowing at 500 lumens, the same brightness as taillights on a modern car. A clear silicone shell lets the beam shi...

A racer in the snowy woods during Talkeetna's Trio Fat Bike Race on Feb 9, 2013 Edward Kessler photo Exactly when and where fat-tire bikes went from being a northern fad to a mainstream form of winter recreation is unclear, but the phenomenon is here to stay. Look around the state's largest city these days and it sometimes looks like fatbikes, as these bicycles are commonly called, are everywhere. "During winters 20 years ago, there would be 10 skiers for every biker on the (Tony Knowles) Coastal Trail,'' observed diehard Anchorage Nordic skier Tim Kelley. "Now there are 10 fatbikers for every skier. The days of Anchorage being a ski town are over. Now Anchorage is a fatbike town." [Keep reading at Alaska Dispatch News]

Yay Bikes! members are a supportive group of experienced and beginner cyclists who explore the city together, teach one another and revel in the joy of bicycling. By joining Yay Bikes! today, you are strengthening our community and helping improve conditions for cyclists in Central Ohio and beyond. Your membership includes: 365 days of Yay Bikes! member benefits Free membership for your kids (under age 18) 12 free Year of Yay! rides Leadership and service opportunities $10 off Bike the Cbus and discounts on other rides Exclusive updates and members-only events Surprises throughout the year Click here  to become a Yay Bikes! member, donate above the price of membership, give a one-time gift or become a sustaining donor! Please  contact us  to give at a level that exceeds $200. More ways to help Volunteer! Yay Bikes! always needs help parking bikes, managing rides, doing office work and more.  Check here  for current opportunities and  con...

Found it! (Can you tell I was a bit nervous at that moment?) It’s back! I found my bike and am happy to report it’s right here next to me in my office.  Let’s rewind… This morning I did something really dumb. I left my bike unlocked and unattended on SW 4th Avenue for several hours. And, not surprisingly, it was  stolen . OK, now that I shared that very embarrassing fact, here’s what’s happened since… After trying to catch my breath and calling Juli sobbing like a little baby at my luck and stupidity, here’s what I did: I spread the word as far and wide as I could. Facebook, Twitter, and here on the Front Page. I also made  a listing on the Bike Index . Thanks to many kind people, the word got out quickly and I felt pretty hopeful that it would turn up. I’ve written about many recoveries over the years and I know that hustling and spreading the word is the best way to get bikes back. I also had a lot going for me in that the bike is very distinctive (one-of-a...

Columbus will spend $4.2 million to complete the final link of the Camp Chase Trail that will connect the West Side for bikers, runners and walkers to Downtown via Sullivant Avenue. The City Council unanimously approved the contract with the Righter Company last night. Righter, of Columbus, will build the final 2.9 miles of trail, which will stretch from Eureka Avenue to Sullivant Avenue. “This is an important piece of the trail,” said Jody Dzuranin, an avid bicyclist and advocate for new trails. “By this time next year, a portion of the trail might still be gravel but will be navigable.” The path is part of a 15-mile trail that’s expected to be completed by late next year and will include two new bridges over Dry Run and South Fork Dry Run creeks. Metro Parks have funded the other 12 miles of the path that stretches into Madison County. The park system  approved $2.9 million this year to build a 1-mile section of trail from Hall Road to Sullivant Avenue . Pieces of ...

Pissing Off Motorists: What I Should Have Replied from Gary Cziko on Vimeo .

It’s been three years since a driver plowed into Megan Odett and her one-year-old son in a Washington, D.C. street, and even now, she can’t fully straighten her leg.  “They never caught the person who left me lying in the crosswalk, curled up around my son,” Odett, 35, told The Huffington Post by phone last week.  The three witnesses to the crash couldn’t agree on the driver’s license plate number, so no one was ever prosecuted. Though Odett was on foot when she was hit, she normally travels with her children on a 100-pound cargo bike. After several close calls cycling, the crosswalk crash was the final straw that prompted her to wear a  GoPro camera  on her rides. “I didn’t have any faith if that were to happen to me again, the person responsible would be brought to justice and kept off the road,” said Odette, the force behind  Kidical Mass D.C., a group that promotes safe family biking . [Keep reading at HuffPost Green]

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If this thing works as advertised it could get a lot of people pretty charged up. (Sorry, that was some dynamo humor.) Anyway, Bike2Power has released  a hub-mounted dynamo  that can be used on nearly any existing bike, has a built-in light, and can charge USB devices. Unlike some similar devices that require a dedicated dynamo hub, the BikeCharge Dynamo can be installed on almost any front or rear wheel and the lights can be set to high, low or blinking modes. By cacheing the power in a 1,100 mAh battery pack, it can charge devices like smartphones, which are notoriously picky about power draw. The battery means it will continue to power your device even when the bike is stopped, such as at a red light, without interruption. I predict these types of devices are going to be big in the next few years as more touring and city cyclists want to bring their gadgets with them. I’m also intrigued because it will fit on fat bikes with extra-wide front hubs ...

A high-profile report about bike safety warns that “the number of bicyclists killed on U.S. roadways is trending upward.” Wait, what? (Click for report.) A report released by the Governors Highway Safety Association Monday is a perfect example of what can go wrong when safety experts get stuck behind their own windshields. The  GHSA , an umbrella organization for state departments of transportation whose claims to fame include popularizing the phrase  “aggressive pedestrians,”  is surely staffed by smart people who are working hard to reduce injuries and deaths. But the problems in this report start right at the top. Let’s take them one by one. The language framing the report is pointlessly divisive Spotlight on Highway Safety: Bicyclist Safety [Keep reading at Bike Bortland] 

Chicago is about to take a gamble on a four-block stretch of town where drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians are all equal. It's not as crazy as it sounds. Imagine a street with no sidewalks, no crosswalks, no curbs, no lane markings--basically no real distinctions between pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers at all. At first glance, that might seem like an extraordinarily unsafe street. But the city of Chicago is betting on its success as it redesigns a four-block stretch of its uptown. The  New York Times  editorial board  recently called  the concept of shared streets a “radical experiment” for the city of Chicago, which plans to start construction on  its first one on Argyle Street  early next year. Yet the philosophy behind them--that by removing common street control features, street users will actually act less recklessly and negotiate space through eye-contact---is actually not all that new. Shared streets have been built and shown to be effect...

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Photo courtesy of Mme Velo A few years ago, the founders of Mme Velo like many others associated cycling with sweat, Spandex, and products made from technical fabrics. However, a desire to cycle and to have beautiful things spurred the creators to design a line of panniers and bags that are both elegant and functional. [Keep reading at Momemtum Mag]