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: Colnago C50 Lamborghini

Chris Selden
Normally associated with Ferrari, today's Readers' Rig is instead a Lamborghini styled Colnago C50 modified by its owner for his ultimate ride. A highly original custom paint job, Campagnolo record gearing, Zipp wheels and a light weight…

Readers’ Rigs: Twain’s Cervélo S3

Chris Selden
Today's rig is a Cervélo S3 that was bought as a frame back in 2011 but has received some classy upgrades to put it on par with more modern machines. Built up with SRAM Red and some sweet carbon rims, the bike weighs in at a very light 6.32…

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?