Litespeed titanium bikes have been present in the European peloton for several years, but always rebadged as other people's bikes. 2002 is the first time Litespeeds have actually carried their own ...

With this year's association with an Italian team, things have come full circle for Specialized. Although it's perhaps best known as a pioneer of production mountain bikes, Specialized started as a ...

Bicycle hubs may be either the adjustable cup-and-cone type or the non-adjustable cartridge style. The adjustable type bearing surfaces can be adjusted for bearing play. The cartridge types typically ...

12 years ago in Barcelona, Italian Fabio Casartelli won the last Olympic Gold Medal for amateur cyclists for Italy and today, perhaps the late gold medalist was smiling down on his countryman Paolo ...

This article will discuss the mounting and gluing of tubular tires. The tubular tire is made from a tire casing that is then sewn around an inner tube. The stitching is covered with a strip of cloth ...

Km 67: Col de Lestards, 7 km at 4.7% Km 162: Col de Néronne, 8.3 km at 3.5% Km 173.5: Col du Pas de Peyrol, 5.5 km at 8% Km 71: Col de Portet d'Asp, 10 km at 5.4% Km 107.5: Col de la Core, 14.5 km at ...

To get the low-down on Lance Armstrong's rig, we caught up with his mechanic Jean-Marc Vandenberghe as the team were preparing the day before Milan-San Remo. Jean-Marc is from Moorslede, in the heart ...

The Tour de France pays homage to fallen rider Andrei Kivilev. The Kazakhstani rider had made Saint-Etienne his home and died here in a crash in Paris-Nice in March, 2003. The second ITT of the Tour ...

For the second time in his career, 32 year-old Queenslander Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) will wear the Australian National Road Champion's jersey for the forthcoming season after winning a four man ...

5-15 Tour of Hainan Island (cancelled) (Chi) 2.6 MEL 7-8 Doble Miramar (Arg) NE 8 SE Qld International Crit #3 (Aus) NE 15 South Bank International Criterium (Aus) NE 17-29 Vuelta Ciclista a Costa ...

The article will discuss the adjustment of the rear derailleur. Derailleur bicycles have several sprockets on the rear hub. By using different combinations, the rider will find low gears for going up ...