News and trivia from WickWerks and the Bicycle Industry about events, product announcements, and other happenings. Catch drivetrain advancements and issues, but also race results of sponsored riders, profiles, courses and other news worthy things interesting to share.
Moab Utah. Aah, what can you say. A forsaken patch of barren rock and desert where vegetation is scraggly, and only the scorpions seem to thrive. Where winters are harsh and summers bake . . . a piece of heaven . . . a mountain bike mecca.
The quest for optimum gearing performance in every condition — the holy grail — is elusive and fraught with compromises. That landscape is changing as WickWërks introduces . . .
How many times have we heard it . . . “Isn’t there a better way?” Now, for thousands of Junior Road Cyclists competing in sanctioned events all over the globe, there is a different, arguably better, solution for junior gearing. This is The Junior’s Solution.
Immersion is a great way to learn. Want to learn a language? Go where the language is native, you’ll learn so much more. That was my approach with single front chainrings.
In 2013 WickWërks introduced a new chainring size — requested and run by of one of the greatest women riders ever on a ‘cross bike.
Results of the Moab Test Trip It’s always a bit sad to leave the mountain bike mecca we call Moab. A few days are never enough to take it all in or to field test everything.
Springtime Testing In MOAB ! It’s time for a field trip – the annual test trip for component abuse and verification. The boss calls it something else, but we won’t go into that …
Here we come again — USA CX Nationals are once again on the horizon — with Stars and Bars up for grabs again! From our archives we found several great photos from 2014 — take a look, you might be in one.
Autumn brings with it the shortening days, changing weather, and the clang of Cow Bell. Who started the tradition of clanging the Cow Bell?
Cyclocross season officially kicks off – September 10th – with Cross Vegas 2014 – Racing under the lights – and the WickWerks Wicked Fast Lap Awards. This is a show worth attending, and it only comes once a year!
The big wrap-up for summer (and start of fall) for WickWerks will be at 2 big events coming up soon. WickWerks is excited to sponsor both these events because they stand out as landmarks in the respective areas.
Want a quick video explanation about WickWerks chainring technology and why they shift so fast? Watch this short video
It took a while, but it’s finally here. The United States Patent Office has granted US Patent 8,617,015 covering aspects of the WickWerks chainring ramps and shifting technology. The patent was issued December 31, 2013 — making it an awesome New Year’s present. This now adds to the portfolio of WickWerks Intellectual Property.
USA Cyclocross Nationals 2014 These are the races to claim a “Cyclocross National Champion” title! For 2014, the USA Cyclo-cross National Championships are held in Boulder, Colorado, January 8-12. This is the place: Valmont Bike Park, a unique and wonderful place to ride and race – And this is the report:
WickWërks, along with Katie Compton have put some very special articles for auction in support of the AMY D. FOUNDATION. WickWërks will be auctioning one set of their newest cyclocross rings – the 42/34 combination – along with a brand new Trek Cyclocross Collective jersey donated by Katie Compton. The auction starts
Race Face introduced a new product this year in their “Next” family. It was rumored for a while – supposed to be a super duper light, super stiff and fantastic new crank. Now the next Race Face Next SL is here, and I’m particularly interested because I thought the last version was pretty fantastic – […]
The days are getting shorter, the leaves are changing color and falling, a certain crispness hangs in the morning air . . . . . . And, the weekends rock with the clang of cow bell! It’s ‘CROSS Season!
Each new crank brings the cool opportunity to make it shift better, shift faster and improve the look. If SRAM’s new Force 22 is with you, WickWerks has the weaponry to feel the Force like never before. It may not make you the new Jedi of ‘cross, but
New Product Announcement: Cyclocross chainrings for the 130mm BCD version of the SRAM Red 2012+ Exogram Crankset are now available in the popular 46/38T configuration.
11 Speed Chainrings: Months of testing with 11 speed drivetrain components from SRAM, Campy, Shimano, etc. in Road, Mountain and ‘Cross environments, have yielded lots of gear changes, warn and broken parts, grease stains . . . and smiles.
On August 13, 2013, US Patent 8,506,436 was granted with assigned intellectual property rights to WickWerks LLC. This is another in the line of bicycle chainring and derailleur patents and intellectual property rights to be awarded for the innovative efforts at WickWerks.
Such a sad day! In the wake of the Black Forest fire (June, 2013) just outside of Colorado Springs, the following pictures were taken of the remains of some bikes pulled from what used to be the garage of a bicycle (and tricycle) enthusiast.
WickWerks is doing it AGAIN !! $100 up for grabs during each race at Cross Vegas, September 18, 2013.
WickWerks is doing it again … This time teamed up with MTBR.com to give away 4 sets of rings as a free upgrade to 4 lucky MTBR readers.
Put on the spot by a visitor to our booth at the 2013 UCI Masters World Cyclocross Championships, WickWerks engineer Eldon gives a brief introduction and explanation (along with a short demonstration) about how the WickWerks BRIDGE Shift Technology works. It’s a bit rough, considering it was an on the spot request and suddenly talking […]
– Sweepstakes – To honor our 3 USA Cyclocross National Champions, we’re giving away 3 Sets of Chainrings – your choice!
In a show of our support for cyclocross, cycling athletes, and the efforts of USA Cycling to put on such events, WickWerks was represented at CX Nationals not only by the many athletes that ride our products, but also with big, bold banners around the course!
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