Rene Herse Cycles

The Summer 2021 Bicycle Quarterly is another action-packed edition. We test one of Fern’s dreamy creations, a pure adventure bike equipped to handle everything from fast road riding (with aerobars) to ultra-steep technical terrain (with a dropper seatpost...

It’s been exciting to see the first stages of the Tour de France. A little too exciting, in fact, when spectators aren’t aware that the privilege seeing racers zipping so close comes with responsibilities. Here’s a little secret: Every bike racer, deep...

“Let’s go to Spada Lake,” suggested Steve when we discussed where to head for a one-day ride. Now that the entire BQ Team is vaccinated, we can return to our long-missed team rides.
Steve mapped a route that combined favorite gravel and paved roads through the Cascade foothills to Sultan. From there, it’s an out-and-back to Spada Lake high in the mountains....

When Lael Wilcox repeated her win at Unbound XL, the famous gravel race in the Flint Hills of Kansas, it didn’t come entirely as a surprise – Lael is in a class of her own. And yet that should not detract from the strength, stamina and focus required...