DT Swiss Wheels, Crankset Installation and Race Coverage

This is a quick checkin to let you know what is going on around the Bike198.com camp lately as we continue to expand the other disciplines of the site.

DT Swiss Wheelset – Electric Red and White

Chris over at Built To Last Wheels hooked up the Road.Bike198.com site with an electric red and white road wheelset for review. This 1580g DT Swiss wheelset is hand built around the new 36 point DT Swiss 240s hubs and the new RR465 rims. You can check out more pictures over here: DT Swiss Wheelset First Look

If you need a quality, hand built wheelset for your mountain, road or cyclocross bike, I highly recommend you check out Built To Last Wheels. When it comes to wheelsets, the builder is more important than the components so check them out when you get a second.

How To Install Cranks and Bottom Brackets

Headstrong356 has been hard at work creating tutorials and how-to’s over at Community.Bike198.com. His latest takes you step by step through the crank and bottom bracket install process with troubleshooting information to get rid of those annoying on trail issues. You can check out his tutorial here: Cranksets and Bottom Brackets or you can request a tutorial here: Requests Are Being Taken.

2010 Tour de France Coverage

The 2010 Tour de France has gotten off to an exciting start. With multiple wrecks, treacherous conditions and unexpected sprint wins (Cavendish picked up his first yesterday), this years Tour is shaking out to be one of the most exciting races to date. You can find all of Bike198.com’s tour coverage here: 2010 Tour de France