LOS ANGELES – At the finish line of the Tour of California I was about to catch up with Bont’s very own CEO Steven Nemeth. At first glance he gave the impression of a completely composed and polished Australian gentleman. Then I looked at his shoes and saw all the stuff mom warned...

THOUSAND OAKS, CA – Snow in Tahoe, strange expo venues away from the course and a mountaintop finish up Mt. Baldy brought a different flavored Amgen Tour of California to the west coast this year. One thing was the same as the biggest news of the week came away from the course and off-the-bike...

International cycling race governing body UCI has banned Bont’s Crono shoe from all races. The shoe manufacturer was informed by email in April. UCI rules state that “non-essential items of clothing designed to influence the performances of the rider” are prohibited and forbidden. Bont’s...

Bont used to be a brand name not well recognized until they aggressively entered the US market from Australia in 2009. And even then we didn’t pay much attention until local bike shops started picking up the line. I found them on display and my curiosity piqued after getting a pair in my hands. At...

Fixed gears, drop bars, baskets, bells…  choose a classic accessory or add several to that dusty steel frame from Fat Chance.  Or maybe you have been hording a one piece rear end yeti frame for so many years that when you break it out you have to explain what FTW means.  Did you happen to see...

When we pulled our test pair of Lake’s CX401 shoes out of the box we were struck by the beautiful pearl black and red color. These striking shoes are sure to catch any rider’s eye right away and Lake’s Custom Fit Carbon moldable carbon heel are designed to make these shoes...

LAS VEGAS – When I wondered into the Northwave expo at Interbike and I was amazed by the wall of shoes before me. Northwave had quite an impressive display completely covering a wall with shoes for 2010. When Jim Wyker greeted me he slipped a pair of 2010 Aerlite S.B.S. on my feet and...

LAS VEGAS – The Interbike Cycling Expo is not just a bike show, but also a big party close to the end of the racing calendar where the famous and infamous meet, rub shoulders and clink pint glasses of cold keg beer in celebration. The beer doesn’t start flowing until about 4:30 in the...

Look may not be reinventing the wheel but their new pedal design attempts to make clipping in easier. The debut of the KéO Blade pedal gets its name from a leaf spring made of carbon fiber instead of the usual wound retention steel. The carbon spring doesn’t reduce weight as much as you might hope...

Two-month old Max Armstrong has a lot to live up to. His father is a 7-time Tour de France winner and that’s enough for Nike shoes to send him his own pair of exclusive baby kicks. We have a picture of them here. Lance Armstrong has three older children with his ex-wife Kristin. Those children...