Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
I’m a big fan of the Tabata style cycling workouts. Well, maybe “fan” isn’t the right word. They actually suck, a lot, but in a good way. Because, I am pretty thoroughly crushed at the end, and I can feel the results pretty clearly when I doing them, vs. when I’m not. In another excellent video by Dylan, he talks us through what makes a good HIT workout, as well as suggesting…
One of the biggest complaints I have about Garmin bike computers (OK, everything), is that the setup experience is decidedly stuck in in a different era. In this prehistoric time, mobile phones are not ubiquitous, and no one has the context to understand that you shouldn’t have to start over every time you get a new head unit, or hard reset because the Internet only exists on college campuses and the nightly…
There aren’t many cases where cutting something off your bike is the right thing to do, but having a properly sized steerer tube is one. The most important bit is ensuring that the tube is properly supported internally, opposing the compressive force of the stem, but it also provides a cleaner look.…
I love my Garmin Varia. It’s a massively helpful bit of magic that enhances my perception of safety on the bike because I know when there’s a car behind me, and in a broad sense how fast it’s approaching. Given this information, and with all the solo riding I’ve been doing lately, I recently discovered another great use case for the device. Motopacing. Standard T&C apply (i.e. probably not the safest thing,…
I’ve been drifting away from GCN lately, but I think their look into “unbranded” bike parts is really interesting, and frankly something that I didn’t really expect to see them touch – even with someone else’s channel. I think there are probably a few reasons we don’t see a deeper examination of these types of products by mainline cycling media; with the major reason being that it’s really hard to advocate for…
Seriously Strava… Seriously… I, don’t, even, know, what to say… Of all the totally useless features the platform has, recognizing the person who rode a segment the most, has to be pretty close to the top of the list. I mean, I guess it’s kind of nice that Strava is actually doing something with all the data it collects, and does nothing with… But, maybe building solo vs. group segment filter would…
I’ve been meaning to get this review out for a while, but I was hoping to get some real climbing in before I did. Unfortunately, given the current situation, that wasn’t looking possible, so it was time to close the loop on this 700c wheel set from Farsports/Wheels Far.…
I’m a big fan of metal gravel, cough… all-road, bicycles because they are generally cheaper, and you have the assured durability of metal; should your style of play also include pushing the envelop a bit. That’s not to say of course, that there isn’t a place for carbon gravel bikes, there certainly is, just that there are trade-offs involved. So I was thrilled to see this new 4130 All-Road from State Bicycle.…
I completely missed the boat on the Bryton Rider 320 announcement, when it happened back in May. With support for heart rate (HR), speed, cadence, and power alongside a massive 35 hours of claimed battery life you get a lot of functionality for $120. And, since it supports Strava your ride will actually happen :). I do hope to get my hands on one of these soon, so watch out for the…
Apparently not content to make people drool over the CLX32, there’s a new lightweight in town – the 1284g Roval Aplinist CLX. Roval makes some bold claims around aerodynamics, and I’m sure they’re mostly true :). Not that it really matters, no one is going to buy these wheels for the aero creds. They will set you back $2500 though, so definitely a princely sum to save the grams. It will be…