Birzman rider, Mike Steidley (11 times US National Trials Champion) explains just why he loves his new Birzman Travel Tool Box so much.

Check out this awesome little video from Dissent Labs:

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/dissent-dylan-sherrard-bas-van-steenbergen-and-spencer-graf-in-kamloops-video-2014.html

Check out the launch on Pinkbike HERE.

Ever wonder how a bicycle rim is made? Have the good people at Velocity show you how in 66 Seconds…
http://vimeo.com/85343301

Check out this handy little review on NSMB about the new North Shore Billet Variable Tooth Chainrings here:
http://www.nsmb.com/north-shore-billet-variable-tooth-chainring

1,000,000 bearing races stacked vertically = 125,000 feet = Height of Red Bull Stratos

That’s how far a line of 1,000,000 Chris King bearing races would reach if you stacked them end to end. That’s the height that Felix Baumgartner jumped from in the Red Bull Stratos project, the edge of space, 23.5 miles from the surface of the earth. On January 14th, 2014 at 2:38pm PST Edward Panibratets made his millionth bearing race on one of our New Britain lathes. There is a good chance that if you purchased a Chris King component in the past decade Edward had a hand in its manufacture. To add another level of excitement to the occasion today was Chris King’s birthday and it was an amazing gift to see an employee and colleague hit this huge milestone.

Birzman is very excited to announce yet another milestone in the growth of the Birzman brand.

A sponsorship agreement has been confirmed between Birzman and Team Lampre-Merida. Team riders, including Rui Costa, Diego Ulissi, Filippo “Pippo” Pozzato, and Damiano Cunego will compete on the UCI World Tour in 2014, which includes the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France. This is the very pinnacle of the sport and demands the highest levels of performance and endurance. This sponsorship is endorsement for the design quallity and performance of Birzman tools.

The partnership bodes well for the future development of Birzman tools, as both mechanics and riders from Team Lampre-Merida will be able to provide valuable insight into how the tools perform at this level of the sport.

Birzman will be following and supporting the team every step of the way and will strive to help the team achieve unprecedented levels of performance in 2014.

The Birzman family would like to wish Team Lampre-Merida all the best for the current Tour Down Under and Tour de San Luis.

Congratulations to Kelly and his team for winning best costume with their “Bacon Hand Up” group costume.

Photo credit:  Paul Craig

For a full write-up, visit Pedal Mag at: http://pedalmag.com/local-ride-bike-shops-pumpkin-cross-a-raging-success-report-results-photos/

Here is a great little write up by James Huang from BikeRadar.com…