Jeronimo vs Firefly

If you are a regular Bike War reader, you probably already know we simply love titanium bikes – Lynskey, Moots, Van Nicholas, Pretorius, and others.  And we’ve featured Firefly many times here. Jeronimo is a framebuilder from Spain; not such a huge deal as there are many fine Spanish builders.  But they’re from Spain as in, the Canary Islands.  Who knew?  Well, we didn’t, until … Continue reading Jeronimo vs Firefly

There’s an app for that….Bike Fast Fit

It doesn’t matter how expensive or pretty your bike is; if it doesn’t fit, it soon becomes wall or garage art.   So, buy the best bike you can afford, make sure you like how it looks, and above all, make sure it fits.  While nothing beats a professional fitting, here’s a pretty cool review of a bike fit app that’s available for $2.99 on … Continue reading There’s an app for that….Bike Fast Fit

Manufacturer’s Showcase: Kemo Bikes

Kemo is a new bike brand that was introduced at EuroBike several months ago.  A project by two Italian brothers, the company claims the new carbon fiber strand – TeXtreme – is the next generation in carbon fiber technology, achieving a better balance between weight and stiffness, including reducing layers of strands. Their top tier model, the KE R8 as spec’d below with SRAM Red … Continue reading Manufacturer’s Showcase: Kemo Bikes