Normally I like to get these out pretty quick. Unfortunately, I messed up and wasn’t able to make that happen. Better late than never 😛…
Events
September 22, 2024
1904 100K – 2024 Recap
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Andrew Van Til
News
September 20, 2024
Giant buys bankrupt power meter OEM, Stages
I hope that this is more than an IP and branding grab, and Giant will offer support to Stages’ customers. The article isn’t clear on this point, however, so who knows. Giant Group, through its SPIA Cycling subsidiary, has acquired Stages Cycling from Foundation Fitness for $20.1 million. A U.S. bankruptcy judge has approved a purchase agreement, which had been opposed by some creditors and an inventor who is in a patent…
I was still recovering from the Garmin crazy town that is the fēnix 8 when I stumbled across DCR’s Enduro 3 video; which dropped this morning. Maybe I’m missing something, but I don’t get what Garmin is doing here.…
News
August 27, 2024
Garmin launches fēnix 8, that price tho…
Rumors around the fēnix 8 have been aflying for about a month, so it came as no surprise when the reviews started dropping this morning. Overall, it looks like a nice hardware bump from the fēnix 7 Pro / epix Pro. Which, side note, Garmin has consolidated these two lines into one, just fēnix now. Makes sense because the only difference before was the screen; the features and software were the same.…
News
August 26, 2024
Riding Chicago, all of it…
Last Saturday a friend finished riding all of the streets in Chicago. Yes, take a second, think about it, all the streets. Pretty bonkers, but that’s Steve. Of course I knew that he was doing it, and he was just about finished; there was even a group ride to go collect the last tiny bit down on Michigan Ave (I did not go, had a training ride on the calendar). I did…
Events
August 20, 2024
Race the Lake – 2024 Recap
Race the Lake is an 88-ish mile road race out of Fond du Lac, WI that has been being held of ages, and the organizers have pretty much nailed it.…
Events
August 1, 2024
Dust Bowl 100 Mile – 2024 Recap
Dust Bowl is a large, relatively new, gravel race hosted in Eminence, IN. According to the organizer, it is Indiana’s “Premier Gravel Race”. I’ve never raced in Indiana before, so I’ll take their word for it ;).…
Events
July 17, 2024
Burning Quad 100k -2024 Recap
Review
July 2, 2024
JOIN Cycling Coach & Training
I had high hopes for the JOIN Cycling adaptive training plan/app. Unfortunately, some rough edges make it difficult to recommend.…
Blog
June 13, 2024
Can you build a budget TT/Tri Bike?
I have never regretted buying a Speed Concept, and overall I’ve been very pleased with it. But, running out and dropping $10,000 bike isn’t realistic for everyone. I was recently chatting with some friends around this, and I decided to see how much it would cost to build a TT bike that I would ride, and feel comfortable providing a roadmap around if someone wanted to get into the discipline “on the…