I came out as SPD-everywhere a long time ago, so my choice around this topic shouldn’t come as a surprise. What does surprise me is how many people aren’t able, or willing, to follow the data. There’s nothing measurable in it. Ride what you want to ride, for whatever reasons, there’s not one right answer. Well, unless you might need to walk, at any point. Then there’s a clear winner :D.…
Andrew Van Til
Garmin Released 15.68 BETA for fēnix 7, Epix, MARQ 2
Wooho! It’s a big one including support for naps (IKR), images in notifications (personal fav), body battery improvements, voice prompts for courses, and a whole slew of other improvements and fixes listed below. The update is of the “Check for Updates” variety, so super easy to grab and install on your watch.…
Yellow Chip Road 52 mile – 2023 Recap
Fantastic to get out for my second race this year. Annoying how much I’ve forgotten about racing :D.…
WWWTPD (What Would World Tour Pros Do)
Every so often I run across a WWWTPD cyclist. You know the type, they look at what the pro teams are doing, and say out loud to those who do their own research that all of that effort is a waste of time. You should just do what the World Tour (WT) teams do. Performance is so important to the pros that they wouldn’t possibly compromise on the products they use. I…
Quinn Digital Torque Adapter
This 1/2″ (there is also a 3/8″) digital torque adapter is a great tool to have on hand for a few special cases.…
RIP RGT, check out MyWhoosh
If you’re one of RGT’s 47 paying customers, first off let me offer my condolences. Loss is hard. Take your time, don’t rush the stages. When you’re ready, a friend who, for reasons that completely baffle me, but I don’t care to explore in depth, doesn’t like Zwift. He filled me in on a new platform called MyWhoosh, or maybe not new, but I’ve never heard of because… I get my virtual…
State Bicycle “All-Road” Suspension Fork
I’m not completely sold on a suspension fork for my gravel bike, but gravel is a very wide category. I don’t tend to go for the more MTB leaning gravel, so if that’s your thing, this State Bicycle suspension fork might be perfect for you, and since it’s State you know it’s going to be reasonably priced. So maybe the $450 à la carte, or $350 with a bike, is worth a…
OBED Baseline Shimano105 Di2 12 Speed Unboxing
A friend recently bought this OBED Baseline All-road bike. They were nice enough to let me do the unboxing on camera, so we could all see what the experience is like, and what to expect if you buy an OBED.…
About Damn Time, Shimano. About Damn Time…
Reports of Shimano Ultegra and Dura-Ace cranks falling apart, or in Shimano speak “bonding separation issue”, have been floating around for several years. Up until this point, AFAIK, they have been completely silent on the issue and left it up to owners to bear the cost for replacement, and pain if something goes catastrophically wrong……
Moots Express eBike – 100 mile range gravel e-bike
Moots is best known for expensive, awesome, titanium gravel bikes. So the “from $10,000” price tag on their newly announced “Moots Express eBike” gravel e-bike, or maybe e-gravel-bike, did not surprise me at all. But that it is carbon, and promises ~100 miles of range, did. Obviously, there’s some caveating around the whole “100 miles” thing. Judging range is really hard given elevation, wind, temperature, etc., but even if the real number…