What's Cool In Road Cycling

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Chris Selden

Chris Selden is an Aussie who has been racing bikes since 1990. He's raced all around the world but now calls the south of France home and has left his racing days behind him, preferring to do his riding at a more leisurely speed in the beautiful Hérault Valley. He's written for Pez since 2003 and has covered everything from Readers' Rigs to race chasing and product tests.

Readers’ Rigs: Favaloro Puma XLight

Chris Selden
As a lover of high end bikes, our reader Andy from Connecticut was always going to get a special bike when he went bike shopping but instead of just another off the shelf option he instead went all out with a sweet custom Favaloro Puma…

Readers’ Rigs: Field Disc Road

Chris Selden
To celebrate his fiftieth birthday, Richard from Sheffield in the U.K treated himself to a beautiful custom bike from the guys at Field Cycles that he tried to build up with as many local components as possible all the while keeping the…

My Favorite Climb: Deer Creek

Chris Selden
Every cyclist has a favorite climb somewhere in the world and for longtime PEZ fan, Adam from California, it's a homegrown climb that takes the cake for him - Deer Creek.

Readers’ Rigs: A Shimano Museum Stunner!

Chris Selden
Today we look at an iconic Readers' Rig. A custom steel bike, based on a Shimano promotional poster from the '80s. With the frame copied perfectly, the owner himself then hit the spraybooth to paint his creation with the result being such a…

Readers’ Rigs: Dave’s Ti Merlin Works

Chris Selden
They say once you ride titanium you'll be hooked for life and that certainly seems the case with today's reader Dave from Portland. His Merlin Works is the third titanium bike he's owned - will it be his forever bike?

My Favorite Climb: Col de la Rouquette

Chris Selden
After one month under strict coronavirus lockdown measures in France where he couldn't ride more than 1km from his house, our man in France Chris Selden knew exactly where he would go when restrictions eased this past weekend, the Col de la…

Australian Star Matt Wilson Gets PEZ’d!

Chris Selden
Chris Selden was recently at the headquarters of the Australian Cycling Academy on the Sunshine Coast in Australia where he was lucky enough to catch up with two former stars turned team managers. Matt Wilson of FDJ, Garmin, GreenEdge and…

Top Ride: Sunshine Coast Australia

Chris Selden
Sunshine, hills, amazing beaches and backroads. The Sunshine Coast has a lot to offer for the road cyclist, as our own Chris Selden found out recently when he was 'stuck' there during the coronavirus crisis.