Numerous shops in Minneapolis will be closed on Friday, and Rene Herse Cycles joins them in solidarity. Our website will be up and running as usual, but you will not be able to check out. If you’d like, you can put purchases into your shopping cart and check out later. We apologize for… read more

When Zipp introduced their 303 XPLR rims, they broke new ground with respect to rim width: a whopping 40 mm (outer) translates to 32 mm where it matters, on the inside of the rim. Zipp developed the 303 XPLR for gravel bikes and suggests running tires as narrow as 40 mm, with a… read more

When you watch a big Tour or head to a local gravel race, you’re likely to see only carbon bikes. If you’re lucky, there may a titanium frame or two at the local race. On mainstream cycling websites, it’s the same: carbon everywhere, at least as far as performance bikes are concerned. If… read more