Cycling books for summer reading

Books on review

Summer is the time to slow down and crack open a book. And the way this heat is smothering the Southeast, reading a book about cycling might be the best option. Recently four books made have occupied the bed stand at Carolina Cycling News: The Happiness of Pursuit by Davis Phinney, The Belgian Hammer by [...]

Review: LeMond Fitness Revolution windtrainer

LeMond Revolution

Training indoors is the “four letter” word in cycling. No one relishes the thought of attaching their multi-thousand dollar machine to a windtrainer and turning it into a stationary bike. However time restraints or poor weather forces us to turn to other methods to maintain or hone our fitness. LeMond Fitness has entered the windtrainer [...]

Bike Test: Neil Pryde Alize

Neil Pryde Alize

The Neil Pryde name may not be a familiar one in the cycling world. However in wind surfing their boards are known as being some of the best engineered in the world. So how does a wind surfing company decide to start designing and creating frames? There are some similarities, design-wise, between both of these [...]

Review: The Sufferfest Fight Club

The Sufferfest

My move to an area that actually has real seasons forced me to get serious about my training alternatives. Recently when I bundled up with enough layers so I could ride outdoors, I could have been mistaken for the Michelin Man. Unfortunately, there have been times when it has reached Jens Factor HC and I [...]

Review: Hutchinson Piranha and Bulldog cyclocross tires

Hutchinson added stiffer carbon to the bead to eliminate burping

I’ll be the first to admit it but I’ve always loved tubeless tires for the road. While slightly heavier the ride quality was smooth, pinch flats were eliminated and the tires felt faster. So when Hutchinson introduced the Bulldog (an aggressive knobby pattern) and Piranha (side knobbies with a low profile semi-slick center knobby pattern) [...]