Seiji Ishii

1 week ago | gearjunkie.com | Seiji Ishii

The idea of electric motorcycles is compelling, but efforts have come up short for me. The range has been horrific, and the bikes seemed not fully baked. After hearing from moto friends and journalists that Zero Motorcycle models fared well, I had high hopes for the DSR/X dual-sport machine. The 2025 Zero Motorcycles DSR/X is an impressive-looking electric dual-sport/adventure motorcycle.

2 weeks ago | gearjunkie.com | Seiji Ishii

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Austrian climber Babsi Zangerl climbed Freerider (VI, 5.13a) on her first attempt, ground-up, without a single fall. She had never touched the route, and even if she had boggled her first step onto the notoriously slippery granite monolith, the attempt would have been over. There is only one time to earn a “flash,” and that’s the first time you touch the route.

4 weeks ago | gearjunkie.com | Seiji Ishii

My eyes can gloss over when another bike brand claims the usual “lighter, stiffer, faster” about a new road race bike. But Colnago didn’t just polish an already successful design. It started over, and the resulting V5Rs touts figures representing significant improvements. Colnago has been cooperating with the UAE Team Emirates WorldTour professional cycling team since a corporation in Abu Dhabi acquired the bike brand in 2020.

1 month ago | gearjunkie.com | Seiji Ishii

Support us! GearJunkie may earn a small commission from affiliate links in this article. Learn More Adam Ondra is one of Earth’s most prolific rock climbers, and Fontainebleau is one of the most famous bouldering areas. Ondra progresses through a circuit of difficult boulder problems, flashing over half of them. Ondra completes his tour of the iconic French forest by working on Imothep Assis, which has a predicted and yet-to-be-established grade of V18.

1 month ago | gearjunkie.com | Seiji Ishii

The annual Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, Calif., is the only industry-wide bike show in the U.S. With over 1,000 exhibiting brands, it’s almost impossible to see everything in the 3 days I usually attend. After the 2025 edition, it’s clear I need to attend all 4 days next year. Despite the economic uncertainty of the current administration’s new tariffs, the number of cycling aficionados milling about the famous Laguna Seca raceway was staggering.