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

On July 1, Sofiane left southern Portugal to embark on his biggest adventure yet: a world record attempt for the crossing of Euroasia. Sofiane has 64 days to cover the distance of more than 16,000 km (10,000 miles) to Vladivostok in eastern Siberia.After a somewhat challenging start, when… read more