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Solfiane is in a Russian Prison until Oct.4 for pretrial detention. I would guess they don't have a lot of illegal immigrants there...

The 26" Carbon XC rims arrived. 280g. each Nobody asked for any tariffs. No idea how that works. It's different for each country, and...

My rims are in country (US) and nobody has asked for any tariff money yet....

Here is a comparison of the distance of the previous record, and the distance Solfiane rode in less time (until his arrest). Back in...

Solfiane has been detained in Russia. https://www.renehersecycles.com/sofiane-detained-in-russia/ I wonder if Macron's threat of boots...

It will take me a few months to get everything I need. But I really like seat of the pants experience instead of theorizing. I have the...

In the US it's more like $350. I could skip the Berds and put the carbon rims on my Mavic wheels, but the loss of a set of vintage...

Jan Heine is big on touring and long distance racing so miles per year is probably pretty good there. When I needed some cranks threaded...

Of course if they did the same thing in France it would be absolutely wonderful old world craftsmanship. I'm not sure what the RH...

Very few bikes in the US have Campy parts. Mostly MTB based stuff here. Road bikes never caught on very much. Once upon a time Schwinn...

We have Rene Herse for that lightweight retro-pean stuff.

There's been a court ruling that Trump doesn't have the authority to impose all these tariffs. He's claiming National Emergency Powers...

Well here it is. Attempt and Progress: Sehili launched his solo, unsupported journey on July 1, 2025, from Cabo da Roca, Portugal...

That's not entirely true. I'm using Michelin Latex inner tubes in 26". BUT they were "Not for sale in the US" before tariffs. I had to...

Rene Herse has an article on tariffs. It's pretty long, and not so much about the small item tariff. but thebicycle industry as a whole...