By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 2, 2009
Fat Cyclist hangs with Fit Cyclist. Early Christmas presents are on sale at Ric Hjertberg’s Wheel Fanatyk, especially Ghisallo wood rims! We repeat: Brandon Semenuk is redefining the expression, “Go Big!” Shimano sales down 21 percent in 3rd quarter. Mavic sales down 14 percent. Dismal as both sound, read the links. The issue appears to [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, News Cycle, Racing | Tagged Brandon Semenuk, fat cyclist, lance armstrong, Mavic, Shimano
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 21, 2009
Shimano says 1 strike yer out! Anyone caught doping is automatically expelled. That’s all well and good, but again, the problem here is with the UCI governing body. If its tests selectively, and if it looks the other way when it finds irregularities, cyclists have nothing to fear from Shimano. The Shimano policy is a [...]
Posted in Racing, This Day in Doping | Tagged alejandro valverde, cycling doping, Shimano
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 27, 2009
Seattle’s Cascade Bicycle Club will hold a “Bike Business Forum” hosted by Costco, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Starbucks, Group Health, Vulcan and Seattle Children’s Hospital at 11:30 a.m. next Wednesday (June 3rd) at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute downtown. John Mauro, the club’s commute director, will give a brief presentation, followed by discussion centered [...]
Posted in News Cycle, Rider Down | Tagged cascade bicycle club, Culture, Shimano
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 14, 2009
The New York Times takes a look at the latest electronic shifting iteration, from Shimano. Couple of interesting points: Time trialists can shift without changing position on the bars. But there is no manual override if the system fails. The article does not discuss weight or crash-worthiness, but Wired had this from an unidentified source: [...]
Posted in Transportation | Tagged bicycle, bike racing, e-shifting, electronic gear shifting, Mountain Biking, New York Times, Shimano, Wired
