On July 1, Sofiane Sehili left the westernmost tip of Portugal to embark on his biggest adventure yet: Ride more than 16,000 km (10,000 miles) to traverse two continents, all the way to Vladivostok on the eastern edge of Siberia.Now on the 20th day of his ride, Sofiane has covered more than 6,000… read more

That’s how Marie Autrey characterized Bicycle Quarterly in a 2009 article in Bicycle Times. She was referring to our research and also our style of riding, predicting (correctly) that both would soon have a lasting impact on mainstream cycling. Back then, our findings that wide tires could be as fast as narrow ones—if… read more

A few weeks ago, we talked about our love of cyclotouring, and I alluded to the fact that the bike industry’s focus on racing has neglected R&D in some important areas. Let’s look at what that means in practice.With the Tour de France happening right now, there’s… read more