For the fourth time in his career, Primoz Roglic took home the Red Jersey as winner of the Vuelta a Espana last weekend. In doing so, Roglic completed a year of Slovenian dominance in the Grand Tours.Earlier in 2024, Tadej Pogacar completed destroyed the field at the Giro d'Italia, winning a total...

On September the 15th, the men's road race at the 2024 European Championship is on the programme for many of the biggest names in the peloton. France have now confirmed their lineup, headlined again by the 2023 European Championship winner, Christophe Laporte.Last year, with just over 12km to go, L...

Launching at a "very competitive price" according to Campagnolo, the Super Record S Wireless groupset now offers a wider range of gears and is just 150g heavier than the top-tier Super Record wireless

Before the end of this year, Primoz Roglic will be turning 35. Already one of the oldest ever Grand Tour winners, is time running out for the Slovenian to realise his dream and capture the Maillot Jaune at the Tour de France?"Primoz is still a very ambitious cyclist and, in terms of his age, he star...

Following a two-week bikepacking trip across Japan on a pair of State Titanium All-Road bikes, friends Jake Bleggi and Kyle Aldridge created "Mystery Tour," a 26-minute video that shares the story of their immersive and occasionally hilarious time pedaling between Kagoshima and Tokyo with old and new friends. Watch it and find an introduction from Jake here...The post Mystery Tour: Bikepacking Through Japan (Video) appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.

Labeled as a Special Edition, Campagnolo brings down the price of their top-tier wireless road bike groupset with the new Super Record S. Functionally, its the same performance as the shiny original Super Record Wireless, just in a more accessible package. So now Campagnolo Super Record S delivers in a more stealthy matte carbon finish, with slightly simplified construction in a few key places, and an added bonus of several new gearing options both easier and harder to suit amateurs and racers alike! Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless matte 212 groupset(Photos/Campagnolo)This new Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless gruppo is everything last summers Super Record Wireless was, and more.More, as in 150g more, more gearing options, and more money left in your wallet at the end of the day.Frankly, Im not entirely sure why this isnt just called a Campy Record Wireless groupset, as thats clearly what it looks like. Maybe its simply still too expensive to not have Super written all over it? Anyway, theres plenty of good news for Campagnolo enthusiasts here, to not worry about semantics.Campagnolos SR S WRL highlights Campy essentially focuses on two main evolutions of the new Super Record S Wireless groupset more gearing combinations and a new elegant matt black matte carbon finish. That last one might be aimed at attracting both new Campy fans, and more OEM spec?Campagnolo give Super Record S Wireless six chainring combinations in a bid to meet the needs of cyclists of all levels. The original sub-compact 45/29T, 48/32T & 50/34T combos designed to work with the smaller 10-tooth cog out back carry over. But now that add three larger combos for riders looking for higher top-end speed new 52/36T, 53/39T & 54/39T. Those are some massive gear ratios when paired with the smaller cassette, and likely only something elite racers and professionals would need. But then again, a lot of Campy fans are traditionalists, and perhaps they just wanted a more classic-looking chainset?At the same time going faster up front, the new Campy Super Record S gets easier in the back. The smallest, tightest Super Record cassette does not make it to Super Record S. Instead, a new easier 11-32T 12-speed cassette option gets added to the 10-27T & 10-29T cassettes. That offers only incrementally wider range, but does mean noticeably easier gear ratios with the sub-compact crank. Or the ability to run a bigger chainring combo without sacrificing climbing ability.What else is new?But just as much as this is about adding new features, the real reason for S is to bring the cost of Super Wireless down to make it more competitive price-wise with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 and SRAM Red AXS both of which are still almost 1/3 cheaper than this. So to bring Campy Wireless closer into reach, the Italians have simplified material construction in a lot of places without making many real sacrificesThe biggest shift is in the new Campagnolo Super Record S crankset that drops the more complex hollow construction for simpler solid carbon crank arms, which does add some weight. But the cranksets overall shaping with the carbon stiffeners, and asymmetric 4-bolt BCD stay the same. The added benefit here, that the new bigger chainring options for Super Record S are cross-compatible with the original Super Record Wireless cranks.Up front, the Ergopower brake levers also get carbon simplification. The body, hoods & shift buttons appear unchanged, but the carbon lever blades ditch the two extra weight-saving cutouts, just leaving the hole for lever reach adjust.Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless rear derailleur (left) vs. Super Record Wireless (right)Out back, the new rear derailleur also gets simplified, with reshaped structural ribs & fewer cutouts in its links, and a much more basic almost flat shaping for the outer pulley cage. Presumably, that cage is also a bit longer to now handle a 32T cog on the bigger cassette.Paired to that, the front derailleur looks functionally the same, except that Super Records carbon outer plate is replaced with matte black steel for this Super Record S.What stays the same?Functionally, all the wireless electronic, and hydraulic tech is exactly the same. That means the removable derailleur batteries are unchanged for ongoing cross-compatibility. They still have the easy-to-identify LEDs to show battery state of charge. Plus, the connectivity to the MyCampy 3.0 app for button customization and more detailed stats remain the same.Plus, the matte Campagnolo Super Record S power meter crankset looks identical to the HPPM Super Record power meter that we saw debut this past spring after sneaking a peek at its prototype being raced in cyclocross.And of course, the excellent Campy brakes & adjustable ergonomics thankfully remain untouched, too.Campagnolo Super Record S Pricing, options & availabilityThis is still a Super Record level groupset made entirely in Europe, so we didnt expect to see actually affordable pricing. But compared to last years wireless debut, theres real savings here of over 20% for a complete group.The new Campagnolo Super Record S Wireless gruppo retails for $4300 / 3990, and is available now in limited numbers. Thats a reduction of $1100/1200 vs. regular Super Record Wireless, with the added gearing options and the only real compromise being 150g extra weight.Matching matte Bora wheels, too!And if you are building up a new bike with a Campagnolo Super Record S gruppo and want to get all matchy-matchy, Campy has some equally matte aero carbon Bora WTO wheels to go with it. The only thing new vs. the standard edition wheels is the matte carbon finish. But interestingly enough, Campagnolo actually had to work harder on these to get them to match, since their precise polished molds yield a glossy surface without extra finishing work. So while Super Record S is 20% cheaper, these matte Boras are 2-6% more expensive than the Boras that just got wider, lighter & more aero at the start of this year.Bora Ultra WTO 45 Matte EditionBora WTO 45 Matte EditionSo far weve only seen 45mm deep versions of the 23mm internal Bora Ultra WTO Matt Edition wheels for $4150 / 3800 or the regular Bora WTO Matt Edition wheels for $2950 / 2700. But Campagnolo officially calls those starting prices for the 2025 model year, suggesting there may be 35mm & 60mm deep versions, as well.Campagnolo.comThe post Campagnolo Super Record S Drops 12-speed Italian Wireless Pricing 20% in Matte Carbon appeared first on Bikerumor.

Another day, another ravaged Citi BikeActually, it kinda looks like it jumped.So whos the biggest threat to our cities utopian livable streets future? Is it people who steal Citi Bikes? Is it politicians who block congestion pricing? Is it pickup drivers who steal tow trucks?Hardly. No, the real enemy isfire trucks?One of the most undercover villains in the fight for safer streets is fire departments who insist on responding to all emergencies, not just fires, in gigantic ladder trucks instead of smaller vehicles. https://t.co/0eh5c4yGxR Molly (@mollyfleck) September 4, 2024The biggest challenge the livable streets movement faces in winning people over is that when their critics accuse them of trying to ban everything they laugh it off as a conspiracy theory, but then they turn around and say stuff like fire departments shouldnt respond to emergencies with large trucks. This is why when your city proposes something innocuous like a new bike lane everyone freaks out and insists the government is trying to herd them all into 15-minute cities and force them to eat bugs. And the real irony is that the fire department needs large trucks in order to put out all the fires caused by the e-bikes that are supposed to get everybody out of their cars (yeah, right):And yes, Im being somewhat glib here and intentionally glossing over the nuances, but Im afraid I cant bring myself to worry about the size of fire trucks, sorry. The truth is that when it comes to the unnecessary Im far more concerned about people riding Bromptons with clipless pedals:Yes, nearly two decades after Peak Fixie it seems like clipless sneakers are having another moment, and the latest entry into the marketplace comes from former pro David Millar:Uh, Ill deny it. Firstly, no, I dont remember the single white sweatband. Secondly, wearing a single white sweatband does not make you a style icon. Sure, Michael Jackson famously wore a single white glove, but there was more to it than that, and he also wore a cool red jacket and high water pants. As for David Millar, far more memorable than his sartorial sense was his bike-throwing ability:There was a time when clipless sneakers would have appealed to me, but over the years Ive slowly come to realize that the very best thing about riding in sneakers is not being clipped inand if I am clipped in Im on a road bike, and if Im on a road ride Im also wearing stupid-looking clothes and I have absolutely no intention of walking. Still, I guess people want these things, because in addition to the Millar shoes there are these:I tried to watch it, but I flew into a violent rage the first time he called them AH-didas.RUN DMC are the last word on how to pronounce Adidas, sorry.Moving on, I know you have lots of questions about my new Roaduno, such as:Will you ever stop talking about it?Surely there are more important things going on in the world, like the upcoming presidential election, right?And who are you voting for, anyway?Well, here are the answers to those questions, in the order in which they were posed:NoDefinitely notMy new RoadunoI continue to lavish attention on it too, and yesterday I installed this spiffy rack:Ive had it for awhile, and was using it on the Homer, but I think it will be perfect for the Roaduno:Its entire purpose will be as a place to put clothing layers as I shed them, or maybe strap a lock:When using this rack in the front youre also supposed to run a strap from the rack to the handlebars to keep it from jamming up your front wheel in the event of a failure, but I doubt the weight of my flannel shirt is going to cause it to buckle so for now Im living dangerously:Now the real question is when Ill unlock that inner ring by installing a front derailleur:Part of me wants to continue enjoying it as a proper singlespeed, and yet part of me suspects that perhaps a singlespeed with an emergency gear for the hills may be the perfect middle-aged dirtbag bike and cant wait to try it. Well see how long I hold out, though the one thing I do know is that I wont be foot-shifting it:Interestingly Rivendell advise against fixed gears yet approve of foot-shifting:I guess its all about knowing your limits. Somehow Id manage to lose a toe.

The Italian component manufacturer has shaved $1,000 off its range-topping groupset, but it's still far from petty cash...

Launching at a "very competitive price" according to Campagnolo, the Super Record S Wireless groupset now offers a wider range of gears and is just 150g heavier than the top-tier Super Record wireless

Primoz Roglic took his fourth overall victory in the Vuelta a Espana in 2024. With this latest triumph in Spain, the Slovenian has tied the record for the cyclist with the most Red Jersey wins in the history of the race alongside Roberto Heras.Speaking to AS colleagues, Vuelta a Espana race director...