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...

LOS ANGELES – Local cyclists in Southern California got an extra treat the weekend after Halloween. And it was more than daylight savings giving everyone an extra hour of snooze-time as world-class Cyclocross racers showed up in Griffith Park for some UCI points. By nature cyclocross is...

In May 2010 FiveTen will be offering freeriders a new clipless pedal shoe called the Minnaar. While they may be white these Minnaar shoes are telling me to steal them. Despite the Minnaar name on the Velcro strap in these prototypes the final versions will remain sleek and nameless. The Minnaar’s...

Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis/Rocky Mountain) adjusts himself to the race conditions FONTANA, CA – The US National Mountain Bike Race Series kicked off in Southern California this weekend just an hour and a half outside Los Angeles in the industrial belly of Fontana, California. The Spring weather...

Vittoria 1976 shoes are city shoes especially made for the fixed gear crowd. Ideal for riding and getting the groceries without skipping a fashionable step. These handsome shoes hark to vintage styling with breathable holes across the Lorica Micro Fiber uppers. Power conscious commuters will enjoy the...

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 – We’ve just returned from Interbike in Las Vegas with loads of insight on what to expect in 2010. New cycling shoes and products will focus on customization like never before. If you’re going to buy a new pair of shoes in the coming year you can expect to have a plethora...

LEADVILLE, CO – Rain, hail and muddy trail conditions did not slow down the seven-time Tour de France champ. Armstrong broke the course’s time record by nearly 20 minutes crossing the line on a flat tire. Armstrong wore silver Nike mountain bike shoes and black socks. This was a stark contrast...

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...

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...