SAN CLEMENTE, CA (BRAIN) — GrindMedia, which owns Bike and Paved magazines, among others, has purchased TransWorld’s action sports brands, which includes TransWorld RideBMX as well as its surf, snow and moto titles. The companies did not release the purchase price

Fran?ois Gissy piloted a home-made rocket-powered bike to 263km/h on a disused air force runway on Sunday. ??

Gissy developed the bike with help from Swiss company Exotic Thermo Engineering who made the hydrogen peroxide powered propulsion unit. ?Speed was measured with a GPS unit on the hydrogen peroxide powered mountain bike, reported French news agency AFP.

In the understandably short video, Gissy holds on for dear life as the rocket powered bike – blasts past a car on the runway.

The unverified 263km/h (163mph) – other sources suggest lower speeds of 180km/h and 163km/h – would still shy of the 268km/h achieved by Fred Rompelberg, who was motor-paced to the absolute bike speed world record in 1995 on salt flats in Utah, America.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (BRAIN) — Widespread tornado warnings issued throughout the Plains states over the weekend became reality Sunday across parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Several small and three large tornadoes touched down on Sunday afternoon, injuring more than 20 people and killing two in Oklahoma. The Bicycle Shoppe owner Larry Smith said that his store, located at 701 N

From the May 1 issue of BRAIN BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Troy had a garage full of bikes, 20 years’ experience wrenching, a daughter getting braces soon—and an itch to try a lightweight carbon 29er hardtail.  So when the 41-year-old from the Pacific Northwest—who asked that his last name not be used in this article—read on an Internet forum that he could buy frames directly from China for perhaps a fourth the cost of a comparable brand-name frame, he got curious.  He contacted a Chinese vendor and asked if they had what he wanted in stock. After about a month of email communication back and forth, he finally made his order

PITTSFIELD, MA (BRAIN) — Berkshire Bike and Board has opened a second store in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Like the original Berkshire Bike and Board located 20 miles away in Great Barrington, the 3,000-square-foot store was designed as a Giant Partner Store. Berkshire has been a Giant retailer since 2007.  Giant’s retail merchandising team worked closely with owners Steffen Root and David Clark on the store’s layout, color scheme and messaging.  Root noted that they saw a need for a second store to better serve Pittsfield and surrounding towns.  “We had been seeing more and more mountain bikers making the trip to the Great Barrington store, so we knew they were missing something in Pittsfield.

Scapin is set to introduce the Morgan, a carbon cross-country full suspension mountain bike designed around 650b (27.5in) wheels.

According to Scapin, the Morgan has been in development for three years. It’s the Italian bicycle brand’s first full suspension model and features 100mm of rear suspension travel. The Morgan is able to accommodate 100-120mm suspension forks.

The carbon, monocoque frame is constructed using T700 high modulus carbon fiber. Titanium fasteners are used for all the suspension hardware. The claimed weight for a medium frame is 3.9lb (1,770g). ?

The frame features internal cable routing for the front and rear derailleur cables, with an externally-routed brake line running along the underside of the downtube for ease of servicing. The company claims the ‘through the top tube’ shock placement makes it easier to adjust the shock while riding and shields it from dirt and other contaminants.

The shock is tucked into a split in the top tube

Other frame features include a 12×142mm thru-axle, BB92 bottom bracket, direct mount front derailleur, and post-mount disc brake tabs.

The complete bike shown here has a claimed weight of just under 22lb (10kg) and is priced at ?6,399

The Morgan is available in small, medium and large sizes. All three frame sizes share 70.5-degree head tube angles, 73-degree seat tube angles and 17.3in (438mm) chainstays. Price range for the Morgan is ?4,000 to ?7,500.

In North America Scapin is distributed by Stage Race. Pricing and availability for North American consumers is to be determined.

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Scapin is set to introduce the Morgan, a carbon cross-country full suspension mountain bike designed around 650b (27.5in) wheels.

According to Scapin, the Morgan has been in development for three years. It’s the Italian bicycle brand’s first full suspension model and features 100mm of rear suspension travel. The Morgan is able to accommodate 100-120mm suspension forks.

The carbon, monocoque frame is constructed using T700 high modulus carbon fiber. Titanium fasteners are used for all the suspension hardware. The claimed weight for a medium frame is 3.9lb (1,770g). ?

The frame features internal cable routing for the front and rear derailleur cables, with an externally-routed brake line running along the underside of the downtube for ease of servicing. The company claims the ‘through the top tube’ shock placement makes it easier to adjust the shock while riding and shields it from dirt and other contaminants.

The shock is tucked into a split in the top tube

Other frame features include a 12×142mm thru-axle, BB92 bottom bracket, direct mount front derailleur, and post-mount disc brake tabs.

The complete bike shown here has a claimed weight of just under 22lb (10kg) and is priced at ?6,399

The Morgan is available in small, medium and large sizes. All three frame sizes share 70.5-degree head tube angles, 73-degree seat tube angles and 17.3in (438mm) chainstays. Price range for the Morgan is ?4,000 to ?7,500.

In North America Scapin is distributed by Stage Race. Pricing and availability for North American consumers is to be determined.

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BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — The Outdoor Industry Women’s Coalition will launch its 2nd annual Spring Auction on Thursday. The online auction will run for ten days and supporters can bid on items including a Burton snowboard, six-day river rafting trip, wine tasting trip, a “cowboy camp” experience, and more.

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — The Outdoor Industry Women’s Coalition will launch its 2nd annual Spring Auction on Thursday. The online auction will run for ten days and supporters can bid on items including a Burton snowboard, six-day river rafting trip, wine tasting trip, a “cowboy camp” experience, and more. Also up for bid will be gift cards from Arc’teryx, Wolverine boots, Royal Robbins, Moving Comfort, and other outdoor brands.

The BikeRadar video team have been hard at it for two years, and today they’re celebrating the upload of their 500th?YouTube vid with a collection of snippets from the annals. ??

Watch the video below if you want to have a snoop around the Cerv?los in the Garmin-Sharp mechanics’ area, drool over some super-cool bike tech and see someone ride a mountain bike off a waterfall…

The gear testing, rider interviewing, trail blazing, product explaining videos – uploaded to the dedicated BikeRadar YouTube channel (almost) every day – have attracted more than 10m views and nearly 40,000 subscribers. ?

So to be kept up to date with the best bike product news, analysis and star interviews with the likes of Chris Hoy, Chris Boardman and athletes of the Tour de France, subscribe?now.

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