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October 2019

News October 23, 2019

LEOMO TYPE-S, a phone that thinks it’s a bike computer

Overall, the LEOMO TYPE-S looks like exactly the kind of device the the cycling computer market needs. I love that it’s a phone (nano SIM), which makes it’s heft so much easier to swallow (i.e. plop the SIM from my heavy mobile into this for a net weight saving), and the massive performance/capability jump that provides. There are so many neat use cases that the TYPE-S provides now, and has the potential…

Review October 21, 2019

Full carbon $11 16g “Bontrager” Race Lite Bottle Cage

These super light, and super cheap full carbon bottle cages are probably fakes. But I don’t care at all. They’ve proved to be very durable and very light, even though the tolerances are a bit loose.…

Featured Review October 15, 2019

Garmin Varia UT800 Smart Headlight

I’m a sucker for smart devices, whether at home, or on the bike. This smart headlamp uses ANT+ with a bike computer that supports it (cough, only Garmin currently) to set the brightness and mode based on speed and available light. Brilliant!!! Not the cheapest 800 lumen headlight, but after factoring the GoPro mountable nature of the light, the price makes more sense.…

Featured Review October 4, 2019

Fake Specialized “FACT” Carbon Saddle

When I was looking for a replacement for the super light weight Specialized FACT carbon saddle, I stumbled across some some very good knock-off versions of the saddle with a price that made it worth checking out. Can the $20 fake carbon saddle match up to the real thing?…