To find a copy of RIDE #60 please visit one of these fine bike stops. Australian Capital Territory TLC Cycles: 36 Botany Street, Phillip, (02) 6281 5538 New South Wales Ashfield Cycles: 353 Liverpool Road, Ashfield, (02) 9797 9913 Bicycle Garage: 215 Lilyfield Road, Lilyfield, (02) 9818 3303 Bob Wallis Bicycle Centre: 30/252 Pacific Hwy, [...]

This Friday Alex Morgan shares with us a behind-the-scenes look at the Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy Team’s experience racing in Azerbaidjan. The Tour d’Azerbaidjan is a UCI 2.2 road race that covers a gruelling course over 700km in five days. Below are a collection of shots that give some insight into what the team got [...]

On 23 May 2006, a Spaniard who was an owner of a cycling team was arrested in Madrid. On the same day, raids on a clinic by police discovered 211 bags of blood being stored. It was the beginning of another protracted doping scandal that has had massive ramifications for the world of sport… or [...]

Another week, another photo diary for Australia’s youngest elite world champion of 2013. Jayco-AIS World Tour Academy team member, Alex Morgan, shares his experiences in his first season of racing in the senior ranks. What does a world champion eat? As you can see below, quite a lot!   • Part 01 • Part 02 • Part 03 • Part 04 • [...]

Thanks for reading our ‘Round Table’ observations and scanning the QR-code. Here are links to additonal content for each bike featured in RIDE #60. • Avanti Corsa DR Team • Basso Diamante • Bottecchia Emme 695 • Rivet Resolutus • Focus Cayo Evo 2.0 • Specialized S-Works Allez Ltd   (There are now 15 issues [...]

The  Avanti Corsa DR… “Out of the box the Avanti Corsa DR represents a giant leap forward for the Kiwi brand.” “Originally destined for the (gone-too-soon) Pure Black Racing team, and now raced by Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers, this model has been spec’d without compromise or budget restraints. It’s ready to race with a price [...]

The  Specialized S-Works Allez Ltd… “This bike a cynical marketing exercise! No, it’s a reaction to the increasing cost of carbon-fibre! Or is it just a retro ‘fad’ being exploited? Perhaps it’s a reaction to carbon’s domination of the high-end bike market. Maybe it’s the rebirth of a material which many thought had seen its [...]

The  Focus Cayo Evo… “Focus has rapidly expanded its presence in the Australian market over the last few years. The strength of the German brand that operates on a slogan “By pros for pros” seems to lie in their ability to design and manufacture quality frames while spec’ing bikes that allow them to hit a [...]

The  Rivet Resolutus… “Unpacking the Rivet, it was immediately clear the Resolutus’ geometry was designed with racing in mind. The head tube was conspicuous in its brevity. Even with 34mm of stack that the external Chris King headset adds, a 135mm head tube makes for a low front end and a tight front triangle. In [...]

The  Bottecchia Emme 695… “Production for Bottecchia’s top-tier frames continues in Italy to this day. As the frame decals state, the Emme 695 is “fatta a mano in Italia” (made by hand in Italy). These bikes are built “on demand” at the company’s factory near Venice, and customers can make alterations not only to the [...]