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Dugast Mystery Solved!

I emailed Dugast to get to the bottom of the rumors I'd been hearing, and here is the answer I got back:

Hello,

No, that is totally untrue. Maybe there is a confusion with the facts of a
few years ago. About 6 years ago the old owner of the company, named Andre
Dugast, decided to retire. At that moment Richard Nieuwhuis bought the
company and began to produce on his own. Right now we have a production
which is twice as high as when Andre Dugast was the director.

Kind regards,
Tamara Willems

Mystery solved. Now go buy a set, shoot, buy two!

Cross has arrived

It really started a couple of weekends ago, but this weekend is the official arrival with the Madison Cross weekend. Races at Cam-Rock and Badger Prairie promise to delight both super fans and racers with tight, classic cross action. I am stoked beyond description, and I can't wait to start clanging a cow bell! Keep your eyes on the The Snot Rocket in the coming weeks for all of the details for the post race party at Snot Rocket HQ following the Sun Prairie race and Angell Park Speedway! Three words: Tacos. Tequila. Toe-Spikes.
And the word on the street is that there will be a Burrito Cross race somewhere in Wisco on the weekend of Nov. 11th.

Dugast, RIP?

I heard a rumor yesterday that Dugast is no more...is this industry scuttlebut, or the honest truth? I'm trying to contact Dugast to find out. The tires are considered the gold standard when it comes to 'cross rubber. The word came from a US Campy distributor who allegedly visited the factory in Belgium only to find it shuttered...don't touch that dial...when I know you'll know!
In the mean time, put in your toe spikes and lets get spun!

Falling Heros

Landis, Vino, Riis, Museeuw, Ulrich, Hamilton, Mayo, Rasmussen...we're running out of heros and it's slowly killing the sport of professional cycling. I'm going to go have a drink.

Pro Cycling

Best T-Shirt ever.

It's been one of those seasons you'd kind of like to forget. So much scandal has over shadowed an otherwise awesome pro road season. This t-shirt really sums it up for me. On the bright side, it's cross season!

News from Rivendell

The Bombadil 650b mountain bike from Rivendell has been a long time coming, but looks like it's getting close. They've offered a sneak peek on their site. They are also starting to get some tire choices...they have my attention.

Rawland Cycles Olaf

This pretty much sums up why I think these bikes kick ass.

Rawland Cycles

Here is a cool new company from across the Mississippi Rawland Cycles They are doing two bikes, both based on the 650b wheel. They released the bikes at Interbike in a small booth kind of off the beaten path. Very cool stuff, check em out!

ZR Cycles

ZR Cycles. Frame builder. Mustache grower. Donut eater. Cross racers. Kind man.