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  1. Boa Technology New Global Headquarters Facility Boa Technology, creators of the Boa Performance Fit System, recently relocated their global headquarters to the RiNo Art District in Denver, Colorado. They outfitted their new facility with Bike Fixation products. They chose a Deluxe Repair Stand with pump and wheel chock round out as one of their bicycle amenities for employees. We sat down with Boa Associate Brand Manager Erin Brucks and asked her a few questions about their new digs. What does Boa do to encourage commuting by bicycle? Bo...
  2. Bike Your Brat to Work Day: The Madison Tradition Continues Wisconsinites are known for a few things: Beer, cheese curds, Packers football and bratwursts. With a favorites list like this, it’s no wonder that the World’s Largest Brat Fest is held here in our hometown of Madison.The kick-off event for this Memorial Day Weekend cele-brat-ion is Take Your Brat to Work Day, a tradition over a decade old. Cars line up and wait patiently for their turn in the brat-thru to snag hundreds (yes, hundreds) of bratwursts for their drooling co-workers, all while su...
  3. Find Cycling Motivation with SARIS and ROUVY Are you looking for more cycling motivation in your training? Riding outdoors is great and fun. You get some fresh air, and the passing scenery creates interest in your ride. But it’s not always that straightforward in practice. The weather can turn, and there can be weeks of rain and cold, or the traffic could be crazy where you live. Sometimes there isn’t enough time to kit up, get the bike and nutrition ready and head out to your training route. The need at times to drive to a cycling lo...
  4. All Saris ROUVY Sauerland Team Members Finish in Stuttgart Proudly all SARIS ROUVY Sauerland riders reached the finish line of the Tour of Germany on Sunday, in Stuttgart. Although the strain after five exhausting days was written on everyone's face, the riders from Sauerland could be satisfied with their performance in the midst of the world class. The praise from all sides came especially from the attacking riding style of the youngsters and the strong performance of Johannes Adamietz in the mountains. The racing team, which is based in the Sau...
  5. Bike Room Highlight: Salesforce West in San Francisco Tech giant, Salesforce, recently wrapped major renovations to its Salesforce West Tower in the heart of San Francisco’s financial district. Many of the improvements were aimed at enhancing the experience of their tenants throughout the building’s common areas. Drab concrete and granite were replaced with themes and vivid colors, including an immense video wall adorning their main lobby. This treatment found its way to the building’s new bike room as well, providing a vibrant space for the nu...
  6. Bike Fixation is Now Saris Infrastructure Over the last 40 years, Saris has become a cycling brand recognized the world over, thanks to their commitment to best-in-class products, bicycle advocacy and American manufacturing. Through their products, their business approach and their advocacy, Saris has demonstrated their dedication to the power of the bicycle again and again. Today their line of Bike Fixation-branded bicycle infrastructure products don a new name, Saris Infrastructure Saris has been manufacturing infrastructure prod...
  7. A Vision Zero America Saris infrastructure is proud to highlight the work of those making positive impacts in bicycle advocacy. This month we are featuring the efforts of Leah Shahum and Vision Zero. Saris is honored to help support Leah's work and raise awareness and promote the principles of Vision Zero.What is Vision Zero and why is it important to U.S. cities and cyclists in particular?Vision Zero is a new way of thinking about safe mobility. It sets the expectation that all people deserve to be safe as th...
  8. 5 Reasons To Choose a Smart Trainer Over a Basic Indoor Trainer With the introduction of smart indoor bike trainers, there are now more options available to help you bring your outdoor ride inside. Here at Saris, we've been at the forefront of indoor bike trainer technology for over two decades. In fact, we were the first to have a smart bike trainer before such a thing existed. So what exactly is a smart trainer? Where a basic bike trainer allows you to turn your outside bike into a stationary inside bike, a smart trainer takes it up a notch - by ...
  9. A Transformative Solution By: Hans Gaitan Prologue When you think about smart trainers, power meters and applications like Zwift, you don't normally think about cyclists like me. Sure, I'm obsessive about my bikes, I probably own more of them than I should, and I ride a fair amount. But I don't race, and simply riding with others more or less fulfills any and all competitive desires I may have. But when ROAD Magazine gave me the opportunity to test out the CycleOps Hammer, along with a trial membership to ...
  10. Will Ride for Fitness and a Dream By Yusef Logan, fitness and track cycling enthusiast During high school I dealt with back-to-back knee injuries my sophomore and junior year while playing football. It was a difficult time for me, because I greatly wanted to be a successful athlete, but I struggled to find my right place. After my last knee surgery, I went through a period of severe depression and became addicted to the painkillers I was prescribed. I was young at the time, and didn’t fully understand what I was goin...
  11. 5 Steps to Setting and Keeping New Year's Resolutions By: Bob Seebohar, MS, RD, CSSD, CSCS, METS IIFall is in the air which means one thing: winter is knocking on the door. And with winter comes holidays, and with the holiday season brings the infamous New Year's resolutions. Most of us approach the holidays with a great deal of excitement and anticipation of having time off work, spending time with family, or going on a vacation. One thing is for certain - you either balk at setting a New Year's resolution or you celebrate the beginning...
  12. 5 Training Tips from World's Best MTB Racers By Amanda Wilks Virtually every mountain biker wants to be like the pros. Whether you've been competing for years or just got out on the trail for the first time, chances are good that you're always looking for ways to improve. And while everybody's style and process toward improvement is different, sometimes it is helpful to hear what the world's best MTB racers do to stay in top form. Below are five training tips you can start using today.1. Pick Up Some WeightsIt may seem s...
  13. The Importance of Weight Training & Cross Training in the Off-Season By: Lee Unwin, Certified Strength & Conditioning SpecialistThe off-season is a perfect time to prevent injuries through weight training and cross training. Here are a few reasons why now's the time to take stock in how your body is feeling and do more than just ride inside before the season starts. For Rehab First and foremost this is the time I advise my clients to make time for their body before their body makes time for them. Address any injury or slightest of annoyances you may ...
  14. What Saris Car Rack Fits Your Personality? The connection between a person’s personality and their car has existed since the invention of the car. In fact, think back to Fred Flinstone’s Flintmobile. Fred Flintstone’s car had plenty of space for his family and room for a pet, clearly demonstrating that he was a loving family man, who was also a blue-collar worker (Fred’s boss, Mr. Slate, showed off his white-collar status in a clearly niftier Stone Age sports car). A quick Google search of “famous car personalities” revealed, among o...
  15. Whole Roasted Chicken Recipe From The Feed Zone Cookbook by Chef Biju Thomas and Dr. Allen Lim Of course, you can easily and affordably purchase rotisserie chicken at your local market, but there's something special about roasting your own. And the leftovers are great when used in other recipes. Servings: 4 Time: 15 minutes prep, cook 90 minutes 1 whole roasting chicken (about 6 pounds) ¼ cup olive oil, divided use 1 cup coarsely chopped carrots 1 onion, cut into large chunks 4–6 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed ½ c...
  16. Ted's Talk: Taking the Pulse on Gravel By Ted King: The King of Gravel If you want a water bottle cage that’s been optimized for gravel, that exists. If you’re in the market for a helmet or tire or wheel or drivetrain or saddle or saddlebag or virtually any other product in the cycling space designed for gravel – including, riding virtually – those all exist too. The market for gravel is as piping hot as a midsummer’s day in the Kansas countryside. As products pop into being to meet the needs of gravel riders heading to events o...