Some climbs are appealing simply because they are out there. One of the most famous is the road to L’Alpe d’Huez. It climbs 1,118 m over just 13.9 km. That works out to an average gradient of 8%. The steepest sections are 15%. Simply climbing the Alpe was a great experience. If you… read more

A long time ago, the leading American bike magazine called us ‘Fender Snobs.’ Perhaps that was the inevitable result of our belief that ‘Everything Matters.’Nobody has ever been called a ‘Derailleur Snob.’ Yet we don’t shift all that often during our long winter base miles, but the spray from our wheels during a… read more

Our latest batch of TPU tubes has arrived. Every tube size and valve type is in stock now, but some quantities are already running low: Most of the tubes were pre-ordered. We also got the patch kits back in stock…There are quite a few TPU tubes on the market. What makes Rene Herse… read more