In last week's column, I mentioned suspension as a likely Next Big Thing in road bikes. I also promised another prediction this ...

People constantly ask me, “What do you see as the next big innovation coming with road bikes?” They will glaze over if I reply with any of the incremental improvements that every bike show or exhibition like last week’s Sea Otter is rife ...

Dear Lennard, In the reply to "Ben" in the April 10 Q&A, you quote Bert Hull at Alpha Q as saying they allow as much as 130 mm of steerer ...

Dear Lennard, I am 6' 6", 200lbs with a 36" inseam. I currently ride a 2003 Tourmalet size 61 steel frame and was looking to upgrade to a livelier ride with an aluminum frame. I am trying to get the most out of a stock bike that costs under ...

A German rider with a penchant for lightweight rides has put together a 3195-gram (7.04-pound) road bike that he says is sturdy enough for him to ride up to 1000 kilometers a week. Günter Mai from Lampertheim has modified virtually every part ...

ARE CERAMICS TOO DELICATE? Dear Lennard, From you article on ceramic bearings in the VeloNews Buyers Guide, I got the impression that these things were not only smooth but also durable, so I ordered a ceramic SRAM BB with the Red ...

Dear Lennard, Question for you regarding forks for long head tubes. I'm 6-foot-4 and have a Seven Axiom with a roughly 30cm head tube and a Seven rebadged Reynolds carbon fork on it. It is a bit flexy when braking cornering and I'd like to ...

**NEWS FLASH on compatibility of shifting components: Campagnolo 10-speed shifters work perfectly on a SRAM drivetrain! I put Centaur ErgoPower levers on my SRAM RED-equipped bike and have been riding it happily ever since with nary a ...

Dear Lennard, I'm writing because I just read the shoe review in the VeloNews buyer's guide, and you mention in there that you use a custom orthotic. I was happy to see that the SH R300's I just purchased got high marks, but I am ...

This past weekend's trip to the Wisconsin north woods for the 35th Subaru American Birkebeiner (birkie.com), which is for me and many other cyclists and triathletes a festival of extreme winter cross-training, got me thinking about traditions. Being ...

Dear Lennard,We have a 27-mile climb just outside of town that I ride up occasionally. My problem is that I tend to spin out on my way back down and find it hard to keep up with some of my riding partners. A friend of mine told me ...