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Tag Archives: rest day review
Review: Handspun Cyclocross Tubulars
This fall, one of Pavé’s loyal supporters Handspun sent us a set of their wheels to test. They had done the same earlier in the year, and we published our thoughts about their house-built HED Belgium wheelset here. We also took a trip to their headquarters to see what it is about their operations that lets … Continue reading
A Visit to Handspun’s Facilities
Recently, I was lucky enough to take a trip to visit one of Pavé’s supporters, Handspun. Handspun is an expert wheelbuilding service that’s a spin-off of one of North America’s major distributors, Quality Bicycle Products. QBP lives in a big warehouse complex outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota – a short ride on a day off for … Continue reading
Rest Day Review: Easton EC90SL Components
Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Hot on the heels of Jeremy’s post on modern carbon componentry, we’d like to share with you our experience riding some state-of-the-art carbon bits and pieces: an Easton EC90SL stem, EC90SLX3 handlebars, and EC90 seatpost. Now, … Continue reading
Pro Tech: Carbon Componentry
If you’re anything like us, you’re taking the opportunity (with today’s rest day in the Tour de France) to catch up on pretty pictures of pro bikes and the emerging technology that sponsors roll out to their teams for the Tour de France. To complement this, we’ll be publishing a rest day review of some … Continue reading
Rest Day Review: Handspun’s HED Belgium Wheels
Pavé would like to thank Handspun, Clément, and Laekhouse for supporting our coverage of the 2011 Tour de France. Even if you’ve been living a sheltered life under some cobbled Flemish hellingen you’ve probably heard that in recent years, many wheel manufacturers have been following HED in offering an array of road wheels and racing … Continue reading