Have you ever been riding down a somewhat less-than-smooth section of road, your throat is totally parched, but you can’t reach down for a drink of water without risking a big crash? If that’s ever happened, then you may want to consider checking out the Sip-Stream Hydration System, by Rider Sports Innovations. It’s an interesting new product that may change the way you think about fueling yourself during your rides.

In my constant search for technical innovations in cycling, I have stumbled across a new tool that has come into existence. Cane Creek Cycling Components, makers of the 110 Headset platform (which has a 110 Year Warranty - it'll outlast YOU), has created a seemingly foolproof database of most major manufacturers and models and their headset standards. It's easy... you type in the brand, model, and year of your bike, and... voila! It tells you exactly which Cane Creek Headset(s) will work with your bike.

A video review featuring an unboxing and first test of the new 2010 Laser Genesis road bike helmet with the Rollsys Fit System

Are you ready to suffer? If you are, David McQuillen has put together a big batch of training whoop-ass, sure to help you become a more competitive cyclist for this Spring season. No one loves winter training and if they claim otherwise, I’d say you’re talking to a big fibber! The Sufferest is a downloadable video training series, which chooses to embrace this pain and set it to a vicious beat. There are many videos on the market today to help motivate the rider to stay on their turbo training while the mind wanders through the pretty scenery. The Sufferfest series takes a very different approach.

Back in 2007, I had to assemble several bikes for the pro women's team I was working with at the time. On the first day of camp, the team director pulled me to the side and gave me a small tool. The tool was the Ritchey TorqKey, a mini-torque wrench with a 4mm bit that was set to 5nm of force. She told me to keep it with me and to use it at all times with the team bikes. She thought it was important enough to give each of the girls one, as well, to use when they assembled their bikes after travel. I kept the tool after the 2007 season, and have used the same Ritchey TorqKey building and repairing bikes almost every day since then.

Fresh from completing his masters in professional communications from Iowa State University and having worked previously as an editor for some local newspapers, Jake Jacobson moved to Kansas City and continued his career in the sports department of the Kansas City Star.