In a surprise move, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) today handed down its latest technical rule: Effective immediately, road bikes are limited to a maximum tire width of 31 mm.The new rule has been rumored for a long time. As more pro racers started using 30 mm tires, there was growing concern that… read more

Last year, we published our Scientific Guide to Choosing Gravel Tires. It was a summary of our and others’ research into what makes tires fast, grippy and reliable—and not an advertorial for Rene Herse tires. (We figure that our tires speak for themselves…) It’s been one of our most popular posts.Science doesn’t stand… read more

We’re starting a new program, trading no-longer-functional Ergopower levers for brand-new Rene Herse tires. We’ll rebuild the levers into pure analog brake levers. We plan to offer the refurbished levers in our program. That’s less wasteful and better for the environment than developing new brake levers from scratch.Why analog brake levers? At Rene… read more