Hed Cycling of Minnesota announces a new, even wider, version of their aluminum Ardennes wheel, dubbed the Ardennes Plus. We take a quick look at the details.

Giant stepped into the aero bike ring with the Propel Advanced SL and they have 4 offerings in that line. We looked closer at the Advanced SL 1 at Sea Otter.

24-year old German sprinter John Degenkolb of Team Argos-Shimano won 5 stages of the Vuelta a España on his F series Felt and we took a closer look at that bike.

While at Sea Otter we had the chance to ride a SRAM Red 22 equipped Specialized S-Works Roubaix with the new SRAM Red hydraulic disc brakes and here are some impressions.

Canadian Olympian Geoff Kabush won the short track competition at the 2013 Sea Otter Classic festival aboard his Scott Scale 900 SL 29er and we took a closer look.

We update our rim width database for the 2013 model year. Who went wide? Who stayed narrow? We also include several new manufacturers in our updated chart.

At Sea Otter we took a closer look at the Alchemy Arion, an aero road bike that won the best carbon construction award at the North American Handmade Bike Show.

We discuss the particulars of how to true your wheels. Is it hard? Can I do it at home? You’ll need a few special tools, but the methods are simple and only require practice.

Bjorn Andersson rode a Hotta bike at Ironman 70.3 California at Oceanside and Devashish Paul snapped a few pics of that old school ride.

Ben Chaddock of Team SmartStop pb Mountain Khakis is the Canadian Crit champion and we took a closer look at his Wilier Cento 1SR race bike.

We take you through a step-by-step installation and bleed procedure for the Magura RT8 hydraulic rim brake. This revolutionary design is featured on bikes such as the Cervelo P5.

We take a close look at hub service procedures for CycleOps Powertap G2 and G3 hubs. This includes battery replacement, freehub service, and basic troubleshooting.