B(ike)log — Product News / Reviews

October 22, 2015 – Ogden, Utah, USA – ENVE is pleased to announce a new cyclocross wheelset that has been developed specifically for racing. ENVE has long produced rim and wheel models that have proven themselves on the toughest cyclocross courses in the world, the ENVE CX targets cyclocross racers looking for the ultimate in cyclocross specific performance.  As such, the new wheel is available as a disc specific tubular model only. In terms of structure the new ENVE CX rim is designed to be more forgiving over rough and variable terrain. “A common thread in the feedback from our athletes was the desire for a more...

Original article by Enve Composites. The Changing Landscape of Mountain Bike Wheel and Axle Standards Been shopping for a new bike or wheels lately? If so, you may have been left feeling like you need a degree in wheel and axle terminology. Let’s take a look at these emerging standards in mountain bike so that you are well armed and prepared for your next shopping experience. The mountain bike industry has been on a bigger is better trend … we addressed some of that in our “Is Wider Always Better?” article. Why? It basically is coming down to the physics of creating a bike...

Link to orginal article: nycvelo.com by Tim The Parlee Altum R is one of the newest editions to the Parlee family of road-bikes. A lightweight carbon frame and fork engineered with some smart details, such as flex-fit top cap sizing and a hidden seatpost clamp, the Altum R strikes a great balance of comfortable riding on those long rides while still being agile and stiff for those hard efforts. Seen here in Riviera Blue, the Altum R also comes in Silver/Gray or custom finishes designable at parleecycles.com The Altum R increases its tire clearances over its predecessors, fitting tires up to...

Link to Original Article: AeroGeeks.com by Mike. Last year ISM began the transition from using product names for their saddles to using an alphanumeric system. With their 2016 line, all saddles now reflect the new naming convention. The ISM Naming Convention Cheat Sheet The first part of the new naming conventions is how ISM has broken their line into multiple categories. The categories are: Performance Narrow Performance Long Performance Short Performance Recreation Performance Mountain Comfort Fitness Comfort City (Note that the Short, Recreation, and MTB are all essentially one big family with the same base shape.  Recreation has extra padding, and MTB has a...

 Link to Original Article: BikeRumour.com by Cory Benson Big news from Praxis at Eurobike were several all new Turn cranksets, and then this single ring road setup. Built off of the popular and successful hollow forged Zayante crankset, this crank is essentially a new spider developed as a result of rider feedback from those switching to single ring setups for time trials and flat road riding. This new Zayante Sprint crankset has a proprietary 4-bolt 160mm BCD that Praxis developed to maximize chainring stiffness with 48-52T rings. Developed with track cranks in mind, the new crankset combines their M30 spindle and the hollow forged...