Second time at the Turkey Burner. Epic weather conditions this year made it a unique challenge.…
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November 9, 2022
Turkey Burner – 2022 Recap
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Andrew Van Til
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November 2, 2022
XLAB Gorilla XT Bottle Cage Grip Test – Does it actually have 14lbs of grip force?
XLAB makes purpose built bottle cages for rear/saddle mounts on time trial (TT) or tri-bikes. They also make some specific claims about the grip force provided by the Gorilla XT cage. Which means we can test it :). …
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October 26, 2022
Last Call For the Turkey Burner – 2022
Fitwave Gravel has a fantastic sense of humor around the Turkey Burner. This was evident last year, and it’s visible in spades this go around. The image above is just one example of this. Last year this race was a ton of fun, and this year it’s shaping out to be more of the same, but with a deeper pool of folks who will be there: currently sitting at 50 registrants. And,…
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October 17, 2022
Install Shimano SW-R9150 Satellite Shifter on a Time Trial (TT) or Tri Bike
I was disappointed to discover that the Shimano Di2 system on my Trek Speed Concept didn’t have enough buttons to support manual shifting or D-Fly (i.e. changing pages on your Garmin). I can live without the manual shifting, but not D-Fly, so I set to figuring out how to add extra shifters to the aerobars on the bike. 12-Speed Considerations: 00:23 The Problem: 1:12 The Parts: 02:21 Cockpit Matters: 04:28 Installation Tidbits:…
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October 11, 2022
TT/Triathlon Rear Disc List
It’s very common to see the pros riding a full rear disc wheel, but I was surprised to find that almost everyone who had a TT/Tri bike at my first time trial was also sporting one of these guys. But after a bit of research, it became obvious why, after I re-viewed [with fresh TT eyes] this excellent write-up by Hambini. TLDR; the numbers are huge. And so began my spiral down…
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October 4, 2022
Garmin Drops 10.33 Alpha for fēnix 7
Lots of change here, but the biggest is probably the addition of “Morning Report”. This is a feature found on the 255/955, that was promised for the fēnix 7, but hasn’t made it over until now. Although, it’s just the foundational elements on the watch so far. You can only turn it on/off, with no option to mess about with the settings. This not me complaining though, because Alpha software is by…
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October 4, 2022
Wahoo Launches Elemnt Roam 2022 (V2) Cycling Computer
As stupid as it might sound, the change to USB-C for data and charging is the most interesting thing about the new Roam for me. Yeah, more better GPS is great, but most of the time when GPS goes wonky, it’s a silent failure. Where having to pack a separate set of cables, or clutter the charging blocks with antiquated connectors, juts to charge my bike computer is an ongoing failure. But…
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September 28, 2022
Snaggy Ridge 105 – 2022 Recap
Snaggy Ridge 105 represents my one year raceiversary, so I was looking forward to it, and somewhat dreading it, as a benchmark for progress over the last year. Intro: 00:07 Thank you: 02:11 Some Feedback: 02:46 The Race: 07:25 Teaching Moments: 13:05 Looking Ahead: 14:19…
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September 22, 2022
Zwift Releases their iOS UX Dumpster Fire to Apple TV
I have to wonder what the product managers at Zwift were thinking when they OK’d releasing the hot mess that is Zwift on iOS to the Apple TV. While it’s usable, barely, on an iPad it is not on the Apple TV. I really hope this was an accident, because wow……
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September 20, 2022
I expected this to be marketing BS, but it was fairly sensible…
There are a few interesting takeaways from this Rene Herse article on the aerodynamics of gravel bikes/riding. If you just want the TLDR; body position is where it’s at (duh). I did enjoy that they corroborated my assertion that aero gravel wheels aren’t a great idea :). But I would like to see some independent corroboration of the claim that a handlebar bag is more aerodynamic. They claim a small gain, probably…