may selection

Honestly, nothing can beat Adam Hansen's Giro stage win this month, but here's some other good stuff that's happened between Giro stages:
- Shoes. I love them. A great collection of what was ridden in the Giro this year [scroll down].

- If that's not enough, Swiss company Gaerne is offering limited edition Fabian Cancellara model shoes. Complete with gold-embossed initials. [Priced at 35,700 yen.] [via Cyclowired.]

- For those who love the track and want a taste of Japanese keirin as experienced by Shane Perkins, the five-part "Ryokou" series [meaning "journey" in Japanese] is a must watch.

- The definition of outrageously sexy, in a mechanical kind of way: a 64g Dura-Ace derailleur. Yeah. [via Bike Rumor.]

- And for cycling's third discipline, Honey is offering some awesome, very limited edition "Cross is Boss" bikes. Only 20 will be made so put your order in by, like, tomorrow.

And now for June!

april selection

It's been a pretty unbelievable month. Other than the fact that I'll be swaggering for the rest of the year [at least!], here are a few favorites from April...
- This month's contribution from Josh: BarBumps. Prepare for LOLZ. [via Bike Rumor]

- Past loves: Bernie being predictably charming, while playing the Air Attack bongos. [via Cycling Inquisition]

- Current crushes: This picture of Adam Hansen taken by Kei Tsuji at the Tour of Turkey.

- Speaking of sexy, the paint job on this Firefly that looks like it was a collaboration with Christian Louboutin.

- Greipel's back-to-back wins at the Tour of Turkey and taking the points jersey. [Look at those legs! Juuuuicy!] [photo via Steephill.tv]

- And if you're missing CX, apparently this is the new thing in American CX courses...watch out, Tim looks like he's getting pretty good at it! [photo by Dave Chiu]

And now, onto the Giro!
[P.S. Did anyone else catch the MTN-Qhubeka guy getting hit by his own team car in Tour of Turkey?]

march selection

There's been way too much to keep track of this month [yeah, yeah, in like that lion that was Milan-San Remo], but here are some personal favorites for the past month...
- Gokiso has engineered some amazing-looking hubs. Too bad they're also prohibitively expensive... [via Josh via Bike Rumor] - The sprint of the month. Points to Demare for being able to smack Sagan on the ass while sprinting him.

- Gatto, arm warmer and leg warmer-less, in freezing temperatures, is officially a badass:

- The Saitama Criterium by Le Tour de France will take place on October 26th. 50 riders are scheduled to start, a mix of top TDF finishers and domestic pros. This one's going to be good. - "A little yogurt right now would be great." - The Tour of Flanders looking like it went according to plan for Cancellara. - And, of course, this [via Josh]: