Bicycling US Magazine - Spring 2024
Bicycling US Magazine - Spring 2024
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In this issue
SPECIAL REPORT: CYCLING’S SILENT EPIDEMIC
Too many women quit riding because of labial pain and swelling. Why it happens, the best ways to fix it, and how to avoid it in the first place.
By Gloria Liu
GEAR THAT STANDS THE TEST OF TIME
From Pedro’s small-but-mighty tire lever to the enduring Brooks B17 Saddle, this is the stuff that will never become obsolete.
By Matt Phillips
A BODY IN MOTION
On a 3,500-mile journey from Anchorage down along the West Coast, one cyclist discovered a new way to move through the world.
By Laura Killingbeck
A Celebration of Junk Miles
No longer dreading my next bunch sprint, I felt like I belonged on my bike again.
4 mins
THE 92-MILE FAREWELL
THE SEA BREEZE OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND FELT DELIGHTFUL, AND I WISHED I COULD RIDE WITH MY EYES CLOSED AND TRUST THE REST OF MY SENSES TO STEER ME BACK HOME.
7 mins
CHECKING IN ON MY CYCLING SELF
BUT, TODAY, PEOPLE OF ALL SORTS OF WONDERFUL, COLORFUL CULTURES WHO LOVE THE WIND IN THEIR HAIR HEAR THE SOUND OF A MILLION ANGRY HORNETS ON THEIR TAIL.
4 mins
EVERYONE KNOWS 52x11 IS BIGGER THAN 48x10. EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T.
THE HUMAN THRESHOLD FOR 'LEAST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE' IS GENERALLY ON THE ORDER OF 10 PERCENT CHANGE OF A VALUE.
3 mins
I RODE THROUGH PAIN. YOU SHOULDN'T. HERE'S WHY.
AND WHILE \"PAIN\" AND \"SUFFERING\" ARE OFTEN THROWN AROUND IN THE SAME BREATH, WHEN IT COMES TO THE BODY THEY'RE NOT, IN FACT, THE SAME.
5 mins
THE RACES ARE FASTER. ARE THEY CLEANER? AND DOES IT MATTER?
THE LAST TWO EDITIONS OF THE MEN'S Tour de France were among the three fastest.
2 mins
BRAYDON BRINGHURST VERSUS THE BEAST
THIS FORMER POLE VAULTER IS THE RARE ATHLETE WHO CAN BLEND EXPLOSIVE POWER WITH PRECISION AND CONTROL. BUT HE'D NEED A LOT MORE THAN THAT TO RIDE HIS BIKE UP THIS INSANELY TECHNICAL DOWNHILL TRAIL.
10+ mins
THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FRICTION-FREE
CONSIDER THE HUMBLE LIKE CHAIN. IT'S AN OFTEN OVERLOOKED BICYCLE PART COMPARED TO FLASHIER COMPONENTS WHEELS, CRANKS, AND DERAILLEURS. BUT THE CHAIN IS THE CRITICAL LINK IN THE DRIVETRAIN BETWEEN THE RIDER'S POWER AND THE BIKE'S REAR WHEEL.
10+ mins
MOLLY'S LAST RIDE
Twelve-year-old Molly Steinsapir crashed onto the pavement from a Rad Power e-bike and never woke up. With a poorly regulated electric-bike industry, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE WHEN A CHILD DIES?
10+ mins
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COMBINE AETHOS WEIGHT, VENGE AERODYNAMICS, AND BUTTERY SMOOTHNESS?
Building a great bike is hard. Making a great bike better is even more challenging. Yet every three to four years, brands that make race bikes for their professional road racers take on this challenge.
9 mins
THE ABUNDANT JOY OF AYESHA MCGOWAN
In 2021, she made history by becoming the first African-American woman to make the pro-road-racing ranks. The astonishing, heroic story of achieving a wildly ambitious dream-and all that comes after.
10+ mins
The Truth and Tragedy of MORIAH WILSON
For a few short, electric years, she took gravel racing by storm. Then she was gone forever
10+ mins
DO YOU NEED GRAVEL SUSPENSION?
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE RUIVING YOUR NEXT BIKE
10+ mins
THE ULTIMATE GRAVEL TIRE GUIDE
IF THERE'S ONE UNASSAILABLE TRUTH ABOUT GRAVEL TIRES, it is that no tire is ever perfect for the entirety of a ride.
10+ mins
SOFIA GOMEZ VILLAFAÑE Is Not a Dreamer
THE GRAVEL SUPERSTAR IS OUTSPOKEN, FEARLESSAND LASER FOCUSED ON SUCCESS
10+ mins
TEAM AMAN SEES THE FUTURE
BEFORE HIS DEATH LAST YEAR, SULE KANGANGI HAD AN AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR TURNING EAST AFRICA INTO A CYCLING POWERHOUSE. HIS KENYABASED TEAM IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING ON HIS LEGACY
10+ mins
RIVERSIDE GRVL 900
BEST ADVENTURE BIKE PRICE $4,000 WEIGHT 21.8 LBS (56CM)
9 mins
YETI SB120
BEST TRAIL BIKE PRICE $9,600 (AS TESTED) WEIGHT 29.4 LBS (MEDIUM, T3)
8 mins
THE BEST BIKE IS ONE THAT BRINGS YOU JOY
PICKING MY LINE DOWN THE STEEP, RUTTED double-track took more concentration than I expected, as the quickly setting pale November sun created a magical scene on a day that kept getting better.
3 mins
ENVE MELEE
BEST ROAD BIKE PRICE $5,500 (FRAMESET) WEIGHT 16.2 LBS (52CM, AS TESTED)
9 mins
THE BEST BIKE IS A STEP-THROUGH
AS A CHILD, I GOT INTRODUCED TO GENDER AND BICYCLES AT ABOUT the same time. My parents had matching pearlescent green Diamondbacks, but my dad had a large front triangle while my mom had a step-through.
3 mins
SPECIALIZED GLOBE HAUL ST
BIKE OF THE YEAR/ BEST E-BIKE PRICE $2,700 ($3,390 AS TESTED) WEIGHT 77 LBS
10+ mins
THE BEST BIKE IS ONE THAT GETS YOU OUT OF YOUR CAR
UGH. I'M IN THE CAR AGAIN.
3 mins
CERVÉLO R5-CX
BEST GRAVEL/ CYCLOCROSS BIKE PRICE $9,000 (COMPLETE) $5,500 (FRAMESET) WEIGHT 18 LBS (58CM)
10 mins
THE BEST BIKE IS A TIME MACHINE
FROM THE 16-INCH WHITEWALL TIRES OF MY FIRST pink, banana-seat Schwinn to the high-end two-wheeled beauty I currently race, and every pieced-together commuter bike and fixie and beach cruiser in between, bicycles have been not only vehicles for transportation but portals to another time and place and version of my life.
2 mins
TREK FUEL EXe
BEST E-MOUNTAIN BIKE PRICE $14,000 (9.9 XX1 AXS) WEIGHT 40.9 LBS (MEDIUM)
10 mins
THE BEST BIKE IS AN OLD TRACK BIKE
AFTER YEARS OF OFFICE-PARK CRITERIUMS AND FAST-PACED TWILIGHT races, where the streets are lined with barricades and partying spectators, I finally accomplished my long-term goal of reaching Cat 1 status as a road racer. And yet I found myself further from cycling glory than at any point in my nearly decade of competing.
2 mins
CANNONDALE SUPERSIX EVO HI-MOD
BEST ROAD-RACING BIKE PRICE $8,300 (HI-MOD 2) WEIGHT 17 LBS (52CM)
8 mins
THE BEST BIKE FOR YOU IS...
THROUGHOUT MY CAREER AS A TEST EDITOR, \"WHAT IS THE BEST bike?\" is the question I've probably been asked more than any other.
4 mins
GEAR
NOTES, OPINIONS, USEFUL TIPS, AND THE COOLEST GEAR FROM INSIDE THE WORLD'S MOST RIGOROUS BIKE AND GEAR TEST CENTER
6 mins
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Category: Sports
Language: English
Frequency: Quarterly
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