March 13, 2014
The AluBOOYAH ski mountaineering bike has been 6 months in the making; and draws inspiration from a recent winter trip to Torreys Peak, a 14,275-foot peak in Clear Creek, Colorado. While climbing the peak, I noticed a pristine couloir full of 75 degree sloped ice across the valley. This bike was designed for a trip to climb that ice–a trip … Read More »
March 11, 2014
As we close in on our fifth appearance at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS, or nah-bs as the insiders pronounce it) we’d like to take a minute to revisit our roots. Boo is, and has always been, a company for innovation. From crafting the first prototypes at Princeton we have pushed the envelope, not only in terms of … Read More »
February 22, 2014
In an industry speeding towards economies of scale and mass-produced carbon frames, the custom framebuilder can seem a relic of the past, harkening back to the olden days of lugged steel frames. Custom gave way to cost effective offerings or “standard” race bikes costing over ten grand. But Richard Sachs, Craig Calfee, and their contemporaries – including Boo! – are far … Read More »
February 21, 2014
It’s hard to forget those times earlier in my cycling career when I would head out the door for a long ride with four sports nutrition bars (no, I won’t name brand names here) in my jersey pockets. The first two, three hours of the ride were great: the sun was out, my legs were good, whatever flavors I … Read More »
February 9, 2014
Here at Boo Bicycles, we often work with great companies and incredible products. Recently, we’ve had the pleasure of working with Dagmar Branding, and one of the best canopy tents we’ve encountered. Conveniently located on the Front Range in Denver, we started working with Dagmar Branding about two and a half years ago with the Ex-Dome. We used this tent … Read More »
December 23, 2013
For all the hype about its short duration and races lasting an hour at most, cyclocross takes a lot of time, and a lot of fuel. From double days training on the bike and running to spending hours at a venue, pre-riding lap after lap before warming up and then racing full gas for an hour, the energy requirements are … Read More »
December 14, 2013
With the new year almost upon us, changes are on the horizon for Boo. We have grown over the past few years and that is starting to have real effects on how we build bikes, what we offer, and how we interact with customers and dealers. Once a purely custom frame business, we moved into offering stock frames with our … Read More »
November 25, 2013
In the old days, training advice was wisdom passed down the generations, adages harkening back to Eddy Merckx’s “ride lots” and Eddy Borysewicz’s Eastern Bloc advice. Training was much more art than science, our efforts gauged in speed or crude measures of exertion, our knowledge of what efforts racing required of the body expressed in vague terms. Then technology crept … Read More »
November 23, 2013
The Boo-TrainingPeaks team have spent the last three weeks flying around the Midwest on a swing through three of the biggest weekends of UCI racing in the country – Cincy3, the Mud Fund Derby City Cup, and Jinglecross. For Rotem and Skyler, it was an opportunity to test themselves against the best professionals in the country. Our junior Brannan Fix … Read More »
November 11, 2013
It was impossible to miss the giant black school bus with gold lettering on the side as I rolled up to the start/finish area to sign in for Friday afternoon’s race at Devou Park. It had a better parking spot than even the Rapha – Focus and Cannondale teams, within sight of the finish line and with a prime view … Read More »
