The national championships! Which American bike racer doesn’t dream of donning the stars-and-stripes jersey for a year? (I once came close, as a student, when our team finished a very close second at Collegiate Nationals.) The opportunity to race against the very best is a wonderful challenge. It’s late in the season, so… read more

Early in the race, a break of 7 racers got up the road and quickly opened up a big gap, while many in the main group looked at each other: Nobody wanted to take on the task of pulling the breakaway back. This cagey, somewhat negative, environment lasted for the first two hours… read more

An eagerly awaited shipment showed up at the Rene Herse headquarters here in Seattle. All TPU tubes and the innovative TPU sealant are back in stock. However, with pre-orders taken care of, some models are already running low again. Why has production still not caught up with demand, more than a year after these… read more