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Andrew Van Til

Blog Featured December 1, 2022

Meating in the Middle

A few years ago, my rapidly upward trending cholesterol and high blood pressure scared me into pursuing a Plant Biased (or based, or… something very close to Vegan) diet. Which had an immediate, and positive impact. Can’t say that I was surprised by that, turning off the red meat and cheese tap has a well documented impact on those naughty numbers. When I started it, the intent was to try it for…

News December 1, 2022

Garmin Edge 530/830/1030/1030 Plus *.73 Firmware Released

Not much to it, but there is a new firmware update for the Garmin Edge 530 (9.73)/830 (9.73)/1030 (13.73)/1030 Plus (6.73) cycling computers. The only really notable thing is that it appears to fix an issue with Firstbeat stats. I don’t think I’ve run into this one personally, but it would suck to have all that data reset when the device power cycles. Nothing to do except sync the device with your…

Blog November 22, 2022

If you were wondering if a bike fit is worth it, the answer is YES!

A while back I mentioned how several of my friends had a great experience getting a bike fit at Lotus1 Multisport (or is it Mark Anthony MultiSport?), but I hadn’t been. Well, I fixed that, and Mark was as awesome as I was told.…

Guide November 20, 2022

Fix Leaky Husky Air Compressor

When my air compressor broke for a second time, this time outside of the warranty period, I decided to find the source of the problem and see if I could fix it.…

News November 19, 2022

Wait, what? IQ² is actually going to deliver something?

There is no version of reality in which I expected to find an email from IQ² indicating that they still exist, and are starting production for the power meter pedal* that I backed 4 years ago (?). NGL, it’s been so long since the last update, I just assumed that they had gone bankrupt so quickly that the lights got turned off before anyone could setup a dead-man’s switch. This is awesome…

Blog November 15, 2022

Another View of Snaggy Ridge 105

I put out my take on the Snaggy Ridge 105 a while back, but there’s more than one view of the event. Just stumbled across this video, and guess what? I’m in it :).…

News November 13, 2022

myWindsock Adds Feels Like Elevation Chart

For me, myWindsock is a vital planning tool. It’s key for races, and for planning longer rides where a negative split is The Way. And it’s just gotten easier to visualize the windpact with their wind-as-elevation chart. Love it! The chart shows the real road feel when the Wind and Elevation are combined. There is no better way to visualise a ride, so it is now the default chart for all your…

Blog Events Featured November 9, 2022

Turkey Burner – 2022 Recap

Second time at the Turkey Burner. Epic weather conditions this year made it a unique challenge.…

Featured Review 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 :). …

Blog Events 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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