Nice to know that you don’t need to have an air compressor to enjoy the value of tubeless tires.…
Review
April 29, 2024
Schwalbe Tire Booster
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April 2024
Blog
April 22, 2024
Considering USA Cycling Ride+ / Race + Insurance? You might not be getting what you think…
I recently discovered that USA Cycling (USAC) offers a variety of cycling related incident insurance packages. On their face, they seem like a reasonable price. For $260/year in the Ride+ and $350/year for Race+ you get “$0 deductible $50,000 insurance policy provides 24/7/365 on-the-bike coverage during non-racing activities including charity rides, gran fondos, group rides with your club, everyday commutes, and solo cycling adventures. ” coverage. But it doesn’t really work the…
Events
April 17, 2024
Hell of the Wind 100K – 2024 Recap
A safe, fun, and well organized event with a great after-event. I couldn’t make it last year, thrilled that I could this go around. Bonus that we had great weather.…
Events
April 12, 2024
Rough Road 100K – 2024 Recap
This took longer than usual because I had several concerns around how the race was organized, timed, and their setup for rider/pedestrian safety. It didn’t seem fair to proceed without sharing that feedback with the organizers and giving them an opportunity to respond. Chapter markers below.…
News
April 11, 2024
Pre-May 2023 4iiii Power Meters Have a Plastic Problem
A friend recently noticed that the plastic housing around the power meter pod on their crank was cracking. As the PM was still under warranty they reached out to 4iiii for assistance and found out that this is a larger issue with the plastic formulation used in pre-May 2023 power meters. If you have one of these, it would be a good idea to be extra careful. Or maybe the opposite :).…
It’s great to see this kind of content. But we need to note that the lack of proper controls during testing almost certainly changed the results. Impossible to say which way, or how much. For e.g. the lug pattern is different between the two tires used with the different wheelsets. The tire that tested slower appears to have squared off lugs that protrude past the edge of the tire. The disc rotors…
Blog
April 4, 2024
Form Smart Swim 2 goggles seem cool, but…
I briefly looked at the previous version of the Form’s Smart Swim googles when I was in my tri-curious phase (still a little bit, but need to figure out running again before I can really do that). The Smart Swim 2 look really cool. AFAIK, they are based on the same basic technology as the ENGO glasses that I reviewed a while back. I’m sure they are awesome, DCR seems to like…
Featured Guide
April 3, 2024
Annoying Tubeless Maintenance
Big fan of tubeless tires, but there is one annoying bit of maintenance that needs to happen roughly every year.…