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...

The following is editorial opinion preaching to the choir. blame it on Johan Please Lance, if you are going to be around for another year will you please leave your ugly black cycling shoes at home? They have no place in the Tour de France and no place in Europe. All this talk about doping is wasted...

When Italian shoe-maker Sidi Sport celebrated the Italian National Champ with a custom pair of kicks earlier this month they probably didn’t want Team Katusha colors and National colors to clash, but damn these shoes are dull. Maybe I shouldn’t have titled this article with boring because...

custom kicks complete with a bull's eye...David Millar and his wicked-hot custom Specialized S-Works shoes took center stage courtesy of Versus’ coverage of the Tour de France. (If only we could all have custom shoes and lettering like the pro’s do.) But what matters most in these shoes...

The high level pro’s do get everything custom – even their shoes. They start with lasts like these. Gaerne has a nice collection of fast feet here. Those lasts are used to make fancy kicks with personalized graphics that tell the story of the rider or sport their team colors.

For as long as I can remember white has been the appropriate color while riding in the Pro peloton. White bar tape, white frame, and white jersey – white is the apropos color in road cycling. As if it were as fashionable as white tie attire at a wedding, wearing a white shoe is the popular choice for...