This weekend Ione Johnson won the 100km Elite women’s race at Taupo – arguably one of the most prestigious road races on the calendar. She played her cards right, rode across to a strong breakaway, and then unleashed her famous track sprint to win the biggest race of her career thus far. When she called to tell […]
Continue readingI punctured a Schwalbe Pro One tubeless tyre on a tame section of gravel last weekend and it got me thinking about Road Tubeless. I’ve got a long and storied history with Road Tubeless dating back to the very first Road Tubeless tyres the 23mm Hutchinson Fusion 3 from around 2009. I’ve tried a handful […]
Continue readingNew! Improved! Something I’ve struggled with over the years is how we release new products and updates to existing products in a way which is fair to our customers without financially shooting ourselves in the foot. We don’t follow the typical industry cycle of having ‘model year’ products which are replaced on a yearly basis. […]
Continue readingI recently spent three weeks in British Columbia hanging out with my parents and riding my mountain bike. My 76 year old Dad still gets out on his Lance-era Trek a couple of times a week and although his hour-long loop now takes 70 minutes it’s great to see him still enjoying cycling and still […]
Continue readingAquaBlue made headlines last year for their novel 3T bikes with disc brakes (gasp) and 1x drivetrain (double-gasp) but as their season has progressed the riders, mechanics and owner have become increasingly frustrated with the bikes’ problems resulting in the team owner tweeting this: Clearly 1x drivetrains are the not the future that 3T envisioned […]
Continue readingIntroducing the Maker SLD The Maker SLD is the wheelset that I wanted to build 7 years ago. I’ve always loved disc brakes and I’ve always seen the potential they add to road bikes so back in 2011 I commissioned this Independent Fabrication road bike. Parts selection at that time was limited: there were no […]
Continue readingSignup to get these newsletters delivered to your inbox Email Address * What turns your wheels? Road Mountain The Maker SLD is the wheelset that I wanted to build 7 years ago. I’ve always loved disc brakes and I’ve always seen the potential they add to road bikes so back in 2011 I commissioned this Independent Fabrication road […]
Continue readingTo share what we do and how we do it, we can now send photo updates of your wheels being built as we handcraft them. How cool is that?!?We’ve spent 17 years perfecting the science and art of wheel building and creating the secrets of the trade. With these real-time photo updates you’ll get an […]
Continue readingAnyone who has followed the cycle industry knows that to be a successful company you need a specific product for a narrow niche of cycling. Gravel? Adventure? Groad? All-Road? Can’t we just call them “bikes”?!? View this email in your browser We really stuffed up with the Maker AR. Anyone who has followed the cycle […]
Continue readingComponents used in this wheelbuild: Front Hub, DT Swiss 350s, 28 hole, Black, 110×15 thru-axle, Center Lock Rear Hub, DT Swiss 350s, 28 hole, Black, 148×12 thru-axle, Center Lock, 11 speed Shimano mountain Spoke, DT Swiss Aerolite, Black Wheelsmith Aluminium spoke nipples, black Rim, Maker AR Disc 35mm, black, 28 hole, Clincher Disc-brake. Rim, Maker […]
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