Belgian roots revealed in X-Fire’s strong mud and sand performance Cyclingnews.com and bikeradar.com say the carbon fibre Ridley X-Fire cyclocross bike (choice of U.S. champion Brandon Dwight) is a “workhorse well suited to nasty conditions”: “A fixture on the North American cyclo-cross scene.....

January 02, 2013

5 magazines’ top picks for holiday shopping lists Popular cycle and sport publications offer product round-ups of their favourite choices as customers (and sport shops) count down to Christmas. Outside Magazine – 2012 Holiday Gift Guide: Lazer Effect snow helmet with.....

December 20, 2012

Printable and easy to read, the new DB Coil field tuning guide takes mystery out of custom settings Norco invites Norco Aurum riders to download a Double Barrel (DBcoil) Tuning Field Guide. The Double Barrel rear suspension system is “…the most tuneable shock on.....

December 19, 2012

Feedback Sports’ repair stand ranks with gear by Shimano, Ritchey, and Michelin Road Magazine gear editor Al Johnson thinks the portable Sprint bicycle repair stand by Feedback Sports is “one of the  most functional” he’s seen in a long time. Johnson.....

Hundreds of cyclists dressed as Santa peddle good will The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin‘s annual Santa Cycle Rampage set a new record this week. According to the Bicycle Blog of Wisconsin, “…between 600 and 700 Santas, elves, reindeer, presents, and.....

December 18, 2012

Australia’s Flow magazine checks Norco’s mountain bikes for 2013 Flow Mountain Bike‘s Mick Ross joined bike design engineer PJ Hunton on some Queensland trails to preview the Norco 2013 line of MTBs including the 650B-wheeled Sight Killer B: “…This was going to.....

December 17, 2012