Road Gear

In this archive from September 2011, we put four bikes of the ProTeams to the test in the lab and on the road

Solo Cycle Clothing's Heuvel jersey is pricey, but functional — and who doesn't love Seventies-era Belgian kit?

Caley Fretz scopes out Look's new endurance frame and finds it brilliant

Technical editor Nick Legan puts a solid, all-around set of aluminum wheels to the test of the Belgian cobbles

In the debut of VeloLab, our tech team put four aero road bikes to the test. Get the results from the lab and the road

Tech writer Caley Fretz puts Ultegra electronic to the test and measures it against big brother Dura-Ace, with surprising results

The UCI is concerned that disc brakes that work significantly better than other types could create a dangerous situation.

Clothing company enters shoe market with shoe created with Ecco and Giro

The VeloNews tech department conducts in-depth testing to determine what pieces of the new Red group you should buy first

Sanchez was aboard something new from Shimano

Excellent new carbon/aluminum stoppers

From Velo's 24th annual awards issue, we present the Technical Innovation — and the Technical Blunder — of 2011.

Michelin says it's created a tire that not only corners better and rolls faster, but is also more durable.

Shimano Dura-Ace mechanical is going 11-speed, sources confirm.

Shoes are a vital contact point between rider and bike, and cheap ones rarely make the cut. Scott Road Teams do, but only just.

The VeloNews tech crew and the Selle Italia saddles they like

Nick shares his favorite handlebars for various shift lever designs.

We're just two storms into winter here in Boulder and I’m already a big fan of the Winter IIs.

D2 Super Crit custom shoes and orthotics

A look at Mavic's Ksyrium SLR Exalith wheels: stealthy looks, great braking, but can howl like a bee-stung toddler.

Fat and fun road tires, if you don't mind the occasional flat

The Scott FOIL: An aero road frame without compromise

Caley Fretz rides Shimano's new electric group. Is it better than its big brother Dura-Ace Di2?

Carbon tubulars are excellent in gusty conditions and less expensive than the comparable Zipp 303

Light carbon climbing wheels at a good price

Shimano adds a second electronic group to its lineup.

4 bikes + cobbles + accelerometers + strain gauges = the new VN Bike Lab test

Just because the race didn't take place doesn't mean that team riders and staff got a big break. It was all systems go until seconds before the start.

Tejay Van Garderen has been logging the miles in a pair of custom Pearl Izumi shoes.

HTC-Highroad's Tejay Van Garderen hopes to ride his Specialized Venge to the top step of the podium at the Amgen Tour of California.

While $9,800 is an obscene amount of money to pay for a bicycle frame, the Cervélo R5CA is sublime.

Lennard Zinn takes a closer look at Peter Denk’s latest creation, the new Cannondale SuperSix Evo.

Most of this year's Flanders peloton opted to ride straightforward race bikes, mostly using 25mm tubulars.

Fabian Cancellara prefers a bit more rake in his fork and is using a mechanical group instead of Shimano's Di2 Dura-Ace group.

Tech editor Nick Legan checks out Fabian Cancellara's Flanders bike.

A keen eye may have noticed a slight change in the bib shorts and jerseys of Garmin-Cervèlo’s Tyler Farrar, Johan VanSummeren, Heinrich Haussler, and Matt Wilson at Milan-San Remo this year. That’s because they weren’t wearing bib shorts and jerseys anymore – at least not as we know them.

Mavic has been testing prototypes of a new 40mm carbon tubular under a few of their high-profile riders this spring.

A look at the Selle Italia SLR Monolink saddle. Smart design, at a price

Nick Legan puts a pair of Mercury carbon clinchers to the test.

Quack! Nick answers questions about Q-factor, tire choices for epic rides and more

VeloNews editor in chief Ben Delaney takes a look at HTC-HighRoad's time trial bike.

Superlight and flashy — a solid choice IF they fit your foot

Tyler Farrar has a new ride for 2011. Nick Legan takes a look.

We try out Shimano’s new carbon PD-7900 Dura-Ace pedals.

A look at the Specialized Prevail helmet: Is the Morgan Hill company breaking new ground with an aerodynamic everyday helmet?

Trek’s Bontrager Affinity RXL saddle comes with plenty of buzzwords: Size Specific Curvature, Comfort Relief Zone and Zone Density Foam. But does all that market-speak add up to a comfortable seat? Well, that depends.

Zack Vestal takes a look at some road bikes on display at Interbike from some smaller suppliers

Fi’zi:k moves down from the butt to feet with a new three-model road shoe line.

Component manufacturers lay out their wares in the cavernous halls of Eurobike.

New road bikes from Wilier, De Rosa, Storck and Time

Look shows a pedal-based power meter built around its Keo platform and designed to communicate with Polar cycling computers.

Ah, the pain and joy of testing time trial gear. Zack Vestal installs and rides Zipp's Vuka R2C shifters and VukaShift aero extensions.

Zack Vestal takes Exustars Look-style carbon and titanium road pedals and deems them solid, light and inexpensive.

In his latest Clothesline review, Zack Vestal takes a look at new road helmets from Catlike and Lazer

Newly converted to the tubey lifestyle, at least for special occasion rides, Zack Vestal gives the Schwalbe Ultremo HT tires a workout

HTC-Columbia is testing a new bike said to be as stiff and light as previous models, but more aerodynamic.

Fabian Cancellara's prologue-winning Specialized Shiv

The new 2011 Felt F1 race bike is making its first appearance at the run-up to the Tour de France.

Zack Vestal gives Time's new carbon-sprung I-Clic pedals a spin

Zack Vestal takes a look at Rolf Prima's Aspin SL wheelset, an affordable high performance clincher using Rolf's patented technology.

In search of pain-free feet, Zack Vestal takes a look at Bontrager's new high-end road shoes and the eSoles eFit modular footbed.

Zack Vestal finds the Hutchinson Atom Comp clinchers are a viable option in the lightweight, raceable clincher market.

Cervelo's new California facility designed the new r5ca frame in part to showcase its expertise in carbon development and manufacturing.

We take a close look at Pearl Izumi's newest road shoe.

David Millar is set to ride a new bike from Felt in the Giro d’Italia prologue on Saturday.

A word of warning: Don’t test ride Zipp’s 303 tubular wheels. If you do, you’ll be compelled to buy them.

VeloNews European correspondent Andrew Hood snaps some pix of Alexander Vinokourov's flashy new Specialized.

Tech editor Zack Vestal unearths some road goodies from the recently concluded Sea Otter.

Before the midday start in Antwerp, we got a (very) quick look at his Felt F1. With only a few minutes to spare, team mechanic Andrea Bisogno set Farrar’s bike apart for a few photographs.

Fabian Cancellara was obviously the strongest man in the Tour of Flanders, and his Specialized Tarmac SL3 was equally up to the task, despite one small technical difficulty.

Just a few days in advance of the Tour of Flanders, BMC Racing Team chief mechanic Ian Sherburne assembled a new race bike for team captain George Hincapie. Friday marked Hincapie’s first look at the new rig, the bike he hopes will take him across the Flanders finish line first.

American Sarah Hammer won her third individual pursuit world title last week in Copenhagen aboard a Felt TK1. VeloNews takes an up-close look at the bike that did the deed.

Zack Vestal gives Mavic's limited edition Ksyrium K10 wheels — and tires — a going over.

Garmin-Transitions rider Cam Meyer will be racing the track world championships for Australia on a distinctively shaped new handlebar from 3T.

Tech editor Zack Vestal tries a saddle made specifically for time trialing and is pleasantly surprised by its comfort.

The fi’zi:k Cyrano seatpost offers easy adjustment and excellent support for carbon and oversized saddle rails.

Here’s the latest sponsorship news we’ve rounded up from across the bike racing world

VeloNews technical editor Zack Vestal tries out Gore's latest version of its Ride-on cables, and shares installation tips in a video.

Mavic celebrates 10 years of Ksyrium wheels by offering a limited edition K10 wheelset, which will feature the company's first tires.

The 2010 Time catalog includes not just bikes and pedals.