C-Bear Ceramic Bearings was founded in Belgium in 2009 by Bart Schouten. An avid cyclist who felt there should be a more durable solution for bottom brackets. Mountain bikers in Belgium typically ride through all season and were replacing bottom bracket bearings up to three times per winter. We were the first and only company […]
Sprocket Scientist Blog: Playing at Eurobike
Eurobike is in full swing. The Sprocket Scientist has found a few things that have caught his eye, as the Mountain Bike continues to evolve.
Sprocket Scientist Blog: The end of the Trans Schwarzwald
The Sprocket Scientist has finished the Trans Scwarzwald. Happy to be done, but somewhat frustrated. That’s why we always have ‘next year’.
The Sprocket Scientist Blog: Trans Schwarzwald, Day 1
‘The return to stage racing’? ‘A rendezvous in the hurt box’? or should the Sprocket Scientist swear by ‘never retreat, never surrender’.
Sprocket Scientist Blog: Coming back
Work gets in the way of your passion sometimes. If the two are combined, it becomes a labour of love. But now the Sprocket Scientist is making a triumphant return – to the Trans Schwarzwald! Get fit or die trying.
New Years Resolutions and Solutions
The Sprocket Scientist shares his goals, and methods for morphing Belgian beer consumption into Marathon prowess.
Ten days you should spend on the bike in 2011
Be it your New Year’s resolution or a checklist for 2011, here’s 10 ideas for rides you should try in the next twelve months
Dirt and drama on the Dutch border
The Sprocket Scientist recalls a muddy but successful end to his season
The perfect recipe for a race
Pasta provides all the motivation necessary for one last lung-busting effort
Snow starts to stay, Belgium’s mountain-bikers start to play!
1500-strong rides, hot soup and cycling on TV all day, what’s not to like?