Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
Engineer extraordinaire, Keith Wakeham, has reverse engineered (aka “hacked”) the Zwift steering protocol used by the Sterzo. Published the 3D printing files and basic instructions on how to DIY one of these for ~$25 (assumptions are made). All in, this looks amazing, and were it not for Keith’s hints around future development exactly the kind of thing I would be interested in. Except that I would make two changes to the physical…
I’m not sure how I feel about the lines of the top tube, but you’ll get no argument from me that the Dogma F12 is a beautiful bike. If you have the dosh for a super limited, guaranteed not-boring, version, you will be able to compete for two of them on eBay starting today, with at least some portion of the proceeds supporting World Bicycle Relief (release isn’t super clear on this…
Dealing with rotor rub is an unfortunate part of having multiple wheelsets, but it doesn’t have to be. This is a quick guide for making that problem go away. 0.1mm Thick, 35mm ID 0.2mm Thick, 35mm ID…
Yesterday my Garmin fēnix 6 was nagging me about the need for base, which of course I ignored. Hold up, not just because I didn’t want to, but because the Friday morning group ride is supposed to be slow, and laid back. So I figured that it would be easy to ride off the back in something that would approximate a base power output. That was not to be the case this…
I’ve been pretty happy with the 11.10 firmware release, except for one thing. They introduced indoor trainer control, but in the process broke heart rate capture for the activity – making it impossible to determine load (doh). Fortunately that is an undocumented fix in the BETA release of 11.75, which also includes a ton of other useful features. Like “Suggested Workouts” (apparently I need some base :)). Changes made from version 11.10…
A helmet is a helmet. Right? Well, not exactly. There’s a lot that needs to go right for a helmet to work, and unfortunately the Bontrager Specter WaveCel gets most of that wrong.…
The problem with undocumented algorithms, is that we can’t really tell how they work. We can only guess based on our observations, and hope that we get it right. When limiting our sample to one, it’s pretty easy to guess the wrong way. I suspect that’s what’s happening in the case outlined below. Which to be completely fair, might be a “training issue”, a helpful feature working the way it is supposed…
I figured the best way to properly break in the new Revolt was to ride the trail where I destroyed the first one. Took a break at the scene to do a little crash analysis and talk about how I plan to fight the last war.…
The Hiplok Z LOK and Z LOK COMBO are an excellent way to raise the security bar when you need to step away from you bicycle. Convenient for you, inconvenient for opportunistic thieves.…
Like a lot of people, I track my resting heart rate (RHR) as an indicator of training stress. It’s hard to know whether to CRUSH IT, take a rest day, or get in the space between otherwise. It’s a real number that provides insight into what’s going on, well before I would otherwise notice. With the worst of it over (hopefully), I thought it would be interesting to explore the impact crashing,…