Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
The Bryton Rider 320 is a mid-level cycling computer that offers massive battery life and an excellent feature set for its price point. This includes support for many sensor types as well as ANT+ power meters. Obviously, given the “mid-level” nature of the device there are some trade-offs required versus a higher prices head units.…
I am astounded by the Dylan’s findings in the video below, but he does cover some of the nuance that keeps me on clipless pedals. There is one thing that he didn’t mention though – connectedness to the bike. There’s value, at least to me, in feeling connected to the bike. I know my foot isn’t going to slip off when I press down on the opposite side when screaming through a…
I’ve never seriously considered waxing a chain before. It just seems like a massive, messy, PITA to get a small potential gain. But the method described by Silca seems much lower effort, and lower risk in the mess department. Also, much since it works in the ultrasonic cleaner, there’s no chance I’m going to ruin anything that wasn’t bike specific in the first place. More interestingly, is that the sous vide method…
Maybe Strava can only focus on one thing at a time with system stability apparently paying the price for the pivot towards subscription. Kind of makes one wonder what the other 179 employees are doing (we can guess that one developer is probably building Local Legends).…
My dream of finding a reliable presta inflator for my air compressor, was not as dead as I originally thought. Thanks to some assistance, and troubleshooting from PrestaCycle, we were able to nail down the issue with my original inflator.…
It’s Tuesday, Strava… If you start the week on Monday… Oh, nevermind… Stuff like the screenshot above really gets me. Strava wants to pretend that it provides valuable insight into my fitness and training, you know, to help it justify a $60/year vig pivot towards profitability. Where the insight provided here is useless to me. What are they trying to communicate, how does that help me plan the week, or is it…
Looks like Wahoo dropped a firmware update for KICKR ’18s which addresses stability issues and adds cadence support over ANT+. I wouldn’t use the ANT+ thing personally, but it is nice if you’re training with a headunit that doesn’t support Bluetooth or via an ANT+ dongle with something like Zwift.…
I don’t have the legs, or desire to plan for strategic segments strikes because I don’t have the legs, necessary to take most KOMs. But, that doesn’t mean holding a KOM, at least for a short while, isn’t in the cards. The trick? Make your own segment, post-ride, for a section of road you remember CRUSHING IT (no one has to know you had a tailwind ;)). Congrats on your crown, you…
If you have to have an integrated cockpit, the way that Trek did it on the new Émonda is pretty slick. I’m not a fan of all-in-one handlebars because it’s unlikely that they’ll ever make a 130mm x 38mm version (too lazy to check), but if they make one that fits you, it is a decent optimization. The T47 BB is also nice, even though the only real issue with BB90 was…
A series of unprintable lube-based jokes ran, quite rapidly, through my thoughts when I saw this Graphene chain lube news this morning. Fortunately, for you, and likely my liability insurance premiums, they will all remain “inside-the-head” thoughts. But, let’s pause a moment for conjecture. Now, let’s just assume that absoluteBLACK’s GRAPHENlube, is every bit as good as their grasp of proper casing. No, wait… let’s roll with “lives up to all of…