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From the Journal

Poteau Mountain Semi-Slicks in All Casings
The wait is over! All casings of the new Poteau Mountain semi-slicks are in stock. That means you can get our revolutionary semi-slick tread, with its round profile and gradual transition from slick center to side knobs, in the two most popular widths—44 and 48 mm—with a choice of casings perfectly adapted to… read more

Summer Send-Off at Treehouse Cyclery
Late one afternoon last month, as I threw a leg over my bike and pushed off, I looked up at the sky—the clouds were the color of cold metal. I could feel the wind picking up as I started the short ride from my home in Boulder, Colorado, to Treehouse Cyclery, where I… read more

Chains: When to wax, when to lube
Ever since waxing chains has become popular again, some proponents say that everybody should wax their chains, all the time. They usually point to the (marginally) lower resistance of a waxed chain compared to lube. Yet others prefer to wet-lube their chains, as they’ve done for decades. Their reasoning is that a squeaky… read more