When Charlie Cunningham passed away last month, we lost not just an incredible inventor and fabricator, but also a very dear friend. To help his wife Jacquie Phelan—a mountain bike pioneer in her own right—with the inevitable expenses during this difficult time, we sold Bicycle Quarterly 29, with 23 pages of interviews with… read more

The Rene Herse I rode during my recent 41-hour ride on the Oregon Cascades Volcanic Arc 400 course is almost the antithesis of the bikes we see in the Tour de France. Analog shifting instead of electronic derailleurs. Rim brakes instead of discs. A steel frame with round tubes instead of wind-tunnel-shaped carbon…. read more

It’s Tour de France time. Like many cyclists, we enjoy following the big race. It’s always exciting, even if the winner almost seems like a foregone conclusion this year. The competitions for each stage win are exciting in their own right. And then there is the beautiful atmosphere of the Tour, with its colorful landscapes and… read more