Category: FLO News
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Understanding Relative Wind, Yaw Angles, and Aerodynamic Performance in Cycling
When you ride your bicycle, you’re not just moving through still air—far from it! The wind you actually feel as you pedal is the apparent or relative wind, which results from the combination of your ground speed and the prevailing wind. This phenomenon is very similar to what sailors experience. A sailboat sailing upwind (or…
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2025 FLO Factory Team
We’re excited to share some big news about the FLO Factory Team for 2025! As we continue to grow and evolve, we’re making some changes that we believe will make your experience even better. Read on for all the details and how you can be a part of the exciting things we have planned for…
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Rolling Out of 2023 and Into 2024
New Product Launches In 2024 FLO turns 12. That’s hard to believe in many ways. 2023 was a big year for FLO. We released nine (9) new products which was a massive undertaking. Those new products are listed below. FLO Air GaugeFLO Locking ChuckFLO Mini PumpFLO Aid BagFLO Saddle BagFLO CO2 RegulatorFLO Tire LeversFLO Hex…
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Canadian Pre-Order
We’re testing the market and bringing FLO to our roots. If you’re a Canadian resident you can now pre-order FLO wheels and avoid import tax/duty! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO SECURE YOUR PRE-ORDER We’re very excited to have the ability to ship import tax/duty free within Canada now. If this pre-order response is strong, we plan…
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Introducing the FLO Aid Bag
“It’s not if you have an issue on the road, but when.” I received that advice from a fellow cyclist when I first started cycling and unfortunately in cycling, mechanical issues and injuries happen. I’m sure we’ve all been on the side of the road with a flat or waited for the pickup after a…
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Introducing the FLO Locking Chuck
When we released the FLO Air Gauge, we discussed another new product called the FLO Locking Chuck. When designing the FLO Air Gauge, we looked for a Presta style chuck to meet our needs but we could not find one we liked. The main issues we found were: So, in FLO style, we decided to…
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Introducing The FLO Mini Pump
With our recent release of the FLO Air Gauge, we discussed a new concept called modular inflation. Modular inflation stems from the ability to use the FLO Air Gauge with any pump. Naturally, we felt a mini pump was an excellent addition to FLO’s line of inflation products. The beauty of adding the FLO Mini…
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FLO Cycling + Alpha Win Triathlon Series
We are thrilled to announce that FLO Cycling has become the official wheel partner of the Alpha Win Triathlon Series. This is an 11 race series across California, Florida, and New York, perfectly suited for FLO Wheels. Find FLO at Races At each race starting in July of 2023, you will find a display of…
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Lower Wheel Prices – Affordable DNA
To be frank, COVID and the resulting supply chain issues really sucked for FLO. Ultimately, we made two price increases to weather the storm but both times felt wrong. Well-engineered cycling wheels at affordable prices have always been a part of our DNA. We promised that if the costs started coming down, yours would too.…
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Introducing FLO Air Gauge – Save Time with Tire Pressures
Rethinking the Pump – The FLO Air Gage A couple years ago a good friend and fellow researcher, John Mercer, called me voicing a frustration he had recently ran into during transition at his race. John’s name may be familiar to you, he and his team at UNLV worked side by side with me for…
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FLO Cycling + Big River Gravel Series
We are thrilled to announce that FLO Cycling has become the official wheel partner of the Big River Gravel Series. This is a four race series across Iowa and Illinois, perfectly suited for FLO gravel wheels. Special Series Winner Prizes Among other prizes, the male and female season winners will receive a set of FLO…
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Welcome 2023 and Big Changes for FLO
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe 2023 marks our 11th year in business at FLO. We’ve been able to do something we love for more than a decade and it’s all thanks to people like you. In late 2019, we had a full line of new products that were in development but well, we…
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CAN FLO WHEELS HELP BREAK A WORLD RECORD?
World Record Attempt – The Greatest Distance Cycled in Seven Days On November 6, 2022, Leigh Timmis began a seven day journey to break the world record of the greatest distance cycled in seven days. The distance to beat is 3,559 km or 2211 miles- a record currently held by Arvis Sprude. This is more…