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Storck Scenaro Road Bike

Keen on doing triathlons in the coming year? The Storck Scenero is one awesome bike to consider. With its carbon frame and fork weighing just 1,160g and 360g respectively coupled with a massively aero shaped downtube that allows any sort of pounding thrown at it, the Storck Scenero is certainly no slouch when it comes to being lightweight. Packed with these features, it is no wonder the Storck Scenero was awarded "Bike of the Year 2011" by Cycling's Plus Magazine.

Available at: Fat Cat Cycles
Retail Price: $3500/- (Shimano Ultegra groupset with alloy handlebars, promo price for a limited time only)...

Having wanted to ride in Malaysia a few times before but it all didn’t work out somehow, I was naturally quite excited when I received the invitation to cover and participate in the first ever Cyclosportif organized in Malaysia (and perhaps the first in the Southeast Asia region as well), as Gran Fondo (long distance) cycling events were really taking off in places like America and Europe.

So on Saturday morning my colleague and I stacked our bikes (mine was a road and his was a single-speed) and headed up to Port Dickson.
This is about as haphazard as stacking bikes in a car can go 

We arrived at about 7 in the evening, had a quick dinne...

There is something which all cycling enthusiasts can relate to: that is the temptation to ‘upgrade’ various parts and components on their bikes. This can be for various reasons but the most common one would be reduce the overall weight of the bike by installing lighter components. Consequently, in most cases, a lighter bike, in theory, means an improvement in performance for the same amount effort exerted as there is lesser weight to ‘carry’. 

However, another aspect to enhancing performance (no, I don’t mean doping) on the bike, is the reduction of friction and drag, particularly with the moving parts of the bike, such as wheels, rollers...

One of the most experienced custom bike makers in working with titanium, the Passoni name is synonymously associated with a passion and uncompromised attention to detail for high-end bicycles. I had the honour to speak to Matteo Cassina at Bikes n Bites, the Chairman and co-owner of Passoni as he shared his love affair for bicycles, riding his bicycle wherever he goes and meeting customers and friends all around the world to share this infectious passion he has for cycling and what his company does.

Q: Is this your first visit to Singapore?

Matteo: My first visit to Singapore was about 20years ago and I was professional boat rower then. ...

The name Colnago needs no introduction in the world of road cycling, given its rich racing heritage and signature “club” shaped tubing on its steel frames. Being innovators in design and experimentation, carbon fiber is no stranger to the renowned Italian-based bicycle manufacturer. We would surely remember the C59 and M10 models underneath the legs of riders like Thomas Voeckler and Pierre Rolland of Team Europcar at the Tour de France this year. Voeckler even had a special polka-dotted C59 for winning the KOM classification at the Tour. 

While top-of-the-line models like the C59 and M10 may be out of reach for most of us, the good news ...

Cycling is a love-hate affair. We all love riding, but when it comes to hurting, it just sucks. Nevertheless, it is always satisfying to complete a hard ride or an agonizing workout because you are guaranteed to be faster the next time around.  A wise man once said “You will never ride at 50kph if you never train at 50kph” and this sums up the most basic premise of training on the bike. Ride fast, get fast!

And as everyone knows, the quickest way to build speed is through intervals. Anyone who has done them knows they are probably the hardest workouts in the world. They absolutely hurt, and make you look like an emotional wreck. But how d...

With more concerted plans to expand their market share in both Europe and Asia for the 2013 season, Polygon had two big scale product launches: firstly, at Eurobike 2012 in August which the editorial team had the privilege to visit and more recently, the Asean New Product Presentation held on 10-11 October in Pattaya, Thailand. 

The product presentation was held at Hilton Pattaya Hotel located on the east coast of the gulf of Thailand, about 165km southeast of Bangkok. More than 100 guests from 50 shops from Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore all gathered to witness the new 2013 Polygon bicycles that will soon be available in the region aft...