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30 days of inRide

The 30 Days of inRide Contest has officially begun. Check Kinetic’s Facebook page for a new question each day and your correct answer will be entered into a daily drawing for a Kinetic inRide Watt Meter. 30 questions, 30 inRide giveaways!

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Compressport ON/OFF MULTISPORT - A new revolutionary concept

ON for maximum ventilation during acceleration phases.
COMPRESSPORT® provides the first shirt whose interactive ON/OFF fibers breathe with you. Its 42,000 breathing alveoli open and let in the air you need to perform.
Your breathing then becomes regulated depending on the intensity of your workout. You can breathe deeply, with no limits.

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Spanish Courage, Silicon Valley Technology

As the day progressed it began to rain heavily much to the delight of the early riders that were able to sneak in their times before the deluge. Contador, resplendent in red, rode a safe effort ensuring no last minute disasters would derail his campaign. This is the third Vuelta title for Alberto and no doubt one of his most impressive efforts to date.

Spanish Courage, Silicon Valley Technology

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40th Anniversary Allez

It all started on the bike. 40 years ago Specialized was born from humble beginnings complete with a handwritten catalog and parts delivered via bicycle. What started then is what keeps us looking forward today – providing all riders with real performance advantages. To celebrate 40 years of life on two wheels we’ve teamed up with an old friend.

40th Anniversary Allez

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Your 2014 World Champion – Gee Atherton

Hafjell’s World Championship race was unanimously labelled “intense”. It’s a challenging and technical track and it took its toll on many riders – including GT Factory Racing’s Juniors. Taylor Vernon finished in 40th after a big crash, while Martin Maes, the team’s young Enduro star suffered a puncture finishing in 59th.

Gee Atherton

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Compressport, compression supplier of three teams on Tour de France

World class cyclists use Compressport
Compressport supplies world class cyclists such as Alberto Contador, Fabian Cancellara and their teammates with the most advanced compression gear (Full Socks, Full Legs and Armsleeves) to help them recover efficiently after each stage, enabling them to perform to their best every day during stage races. Both champions are now unfortunately out of the race, but they will be back on the Vuelta and the World Championships.

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Italian passion, Silicon Valley technology

Unique to the race this year was the much-feared cobbled stage 5 which saw Nibali create massive time gaps over his rivals due in large part to his S-Works Roubaix SL4. With its class-leading vertical compliance and overall stiffness thanks to the Zertz inserts and CG-R seatpost, the Roubaix carried Vincenzo over the cobbles in one piece, further proving that smoother truly is faster.

Nibali on Tour

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New Specialized Demo Explained

New Specialized Demo has a very unique shape with one-sided seat tube, but much more interesting is the new FSR configuration with new pivot positions.

Official bike presentation is taking place on Crankworx bike festival in Whistler. Meanwhile we already have a first video presentation, edited by Pinkbike crew (video, 13 minutes).

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