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A look at some of the tweaks that HTC riders suggested for the Specialized Tarmac SL4

Lennard Zinn visits Specialized and reports back on his coolest finds and observations

When it comes to trails, the man at the helm of Specialized — Mike Sinyard — is not only a proponent of the big wheels, but he pilots them too.

Specialized's new carbon hardtail is billed as the first race-ready 29er rig built specifically for women.

Specialized's Jaroslav Kulhavy rides a 29er — full suspension, no less — to a World Cup win — the first ever for a big-wheeled bike.

Roman Kreuziger looks set to top his ninth-place finish at last year’s Giro, and he’ll do so riding a Specialized Tarmac SL3.

Lennard Zinn says Specialized's new drop-post is lighter, offers more range

VIDEO: Singletrack.com caught up with Specialized's R&D guru Ned Overend at Sea Otter and he gave us a couple of sneak peeks...

A close look at the new Specialized Venge aero bike Cavendish and others will ride Saturday

Specialized jumps into the aero road bike fray with a new bike to debut under Mark Cavendish at Milan-San Remo

What's a light-weight helmet worth to you? Tech-man Nick Legan has a suggestion

Swiss MTB stalwart Christoph Sauser compares 26ers and 29ers

After an unusual team camp at Specialized’s California headquarters, HTC-HighRoad will open the 2011 ProTour season later this month at the Tour Down Under. Aussies Mark Renshaw and Matt Goss are particularly fired up for racing.

Junior/U23 Squad will be backed by Specialized

Todd Wells is riding the second prototype of what eventually will be a new carbon fiber Crux

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

Meredith Miller's special pink Specialized Crux bike.

Superbike champ loves anything with two wheels — bicycles included.

Specialized and High Road Sports have one thing in common: They are driven by powerful leaders — who each love to ride

HTC-High Road's new Specialized bikes for 2011.

Specialized will supply bikes, forks and helmets to the squad's men's and women's teams.

In part 3 of our addendum to the November issue of VeloNews magazine, our tech editors detail the 'cross bikes they picked as favorite high-value budget race bikes for this season.

SLIDESHOW: Hidden amongst the thousands of new road, XC and All-Mountain products on display at Interbike were a few wicked new offerings for those whose top gear is limited only by gravity.

Singletrack.com's resident tech guru Lennard Zinn caught up with Levi, Ned and Jeremiah to check out their Leadville bikes.

VIDEO: Endurance queen and 2009 Leadville 100 winner Rebecca Rusch is aiming to beat the women's LT100 record set by Gretchen Reeves in 2007. What will it take to set a course record?

VIDEO: Mike Sinyard, founder of Specialized, raced the Leadville Trail 100 last year. He liked it so much his company is sponsoring this year's event. What bike is he riding Saturday?

Three-time Tour champ Alberto Contador may be the icing on Bjarne Riis' sponsorship cake.

Slideshow: There's a 29er option in every single family of Specialized bikes, including Stumpjumper HT hardtails, Epic XC race bikes, the new Camber trail bikes and even Stumpjumper FSR trail bikes.

Slideshow: Specialized Factory Team rider Todd Wells won his two recent Stars-and-Stripes jerseys aboard the all-new 2011 S-Works Epic 29er, a carbon fiber full-suspension race bike.

Find out the pros and cons of Specialized's Command Post, Crank Brothers' Joplin 4 and Rock Shox Reverb.

Specialized uses a mechanical locking system sprung with air, which gives a very crisp, definitive position adjustment to its Command Post.

Specialized founder Mike Sinyard has sponsored riders sitting first and second in the Tour

For 2011, Specialized has a new women’s race bike that isn’t a watered-down men’s model.

Specialized kicked off its 2011 product presentation this weekend at Keystone Resort in Colorado.

Check out Zach White's author page.

Specialized debuted its new Shiv 3 time trial bike last week at the Giro d'Italia. It got its U.S. debut Saturday at the Tour of California.

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

2010's first World Cup will take place in Yorkshire Dalby Forest on April 24 and 25. But for some of the teams that raced the Sea Otter Classic in California the weekend before, getting across the pond continues to be difficult due to an erupting volcano.

Singletrack.com interviews Christoph Sauser at the 2010 Sea Otter Classic.

SEA OTTER: Singletrack.com talks to some familiar faces — Mike Sinyard, Pua Sawicki and Christoph Sauser — out and about at the Classic's expo

Fabian Cancellara's Specialized Tarmac SL3.

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.

Alberto Contador isn’t happy about the UCI’s decision to ban his Specialized Shiv time trial bike on the eve of Sunday’s decisive final TT in the Volta ao Algarve.

Fabian Cancellara added another victory to his palmarès Friday with the overall win at the inaugural Tour of Oman. He did so on his Specialized Tarmac SL3.

Live feed of Alberto Contador news conference, January 14, 2010

Alberto Contador and his Team Astana mates will be riding Specialized bicycles as he strives to win a third Tour de France in 2010.

After the success of sponsoring, “Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race rides Across America”, Los Angeles-based NOW-MS Society cycling team is pleased to announce that Specialized Bicycle Components will sponsor their U25 Elite Development Men’s and Women’s team for 2010 and 2011.

If you think Xterra riding isn't "real" mountain biking, just ask Conrad Stoltz and Ned Overend. Oh, and they'll also tell you all about the benefits of riding 29ers while they're at it.

With the help of a few of the cycling industry's heavy-hitters, what started out 10 years ago as the NorCal High School Mountain Bike Racing League is now the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.

Singletrack.com's Zack Vestal made the long journey to Friedrichshafen, Germany to report from Eurobike. This is his first dispatch from Euro-Land. Take a look at what's hot. And keep coming back, because Zack is working overtime over there.

How can I fix my creaking cranks?

Why is my bottom bracket noisy?

One of the ways members of the Dave Matthews Band are trying to reduce carbon output is by riding their bikes while on tour. To that end, the band has teamed up with Specialized Bicycles for rest, recreation and fan education.

Editor’s note: The Clothesline is new column about clothing, shoes, helmets and other cycling accessories. Perhaps the most personal of gear choices, clothing testing is subjective. Two riders can try the same jersey or helmet and come back with completely different opinions. With that in mind, we will try to get at least two editors sampling a product for a few weeks before reporting back on the fit and features. We hope you find it helpful. If it’s true that no two fingerprints are the same, is it fair to say that no two, um, butts are the same?