Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
About a year ago, a friend sent me an article with some really interesting claims around Mathieu van der Poel’s (MVP) race day nutrition plan. I didn’t put any effort into it at the time. Just assumed that it was just another one of those super-human things that MVP can do, that the rest of us can’t. I was wrong. We’ve been fed a lie about endurance fueling.…
Something has been on my mind a lot lately, and it’s probably time I said it out loud. Some of you have noticed that I’ve been swimming, and it’s not because of my back problems. My family already knows my secret. They found the wet suit back in December. It was awkward, and they were a little confused, but after we talked a little, very supportive, and understanding. Even now, it’s still…
I’m going to say it started seven or eight years ago, but the more I think about it the more I suspect that the issues with my lower back began quite a bit longer ago than that. But that’s when it hit the place where I couldn’t ignore it anymore, so let’s roll with it. And by “couldn’t ignore” I mean crippling pain. It hurt to walk on uneven surfaces, I couldn’t…
The back wheel just arrived. First full-disc, and second Light Bicycle wheel. Run it through the usual quality checks; well… did have to skip the spoke tension check :). Intro: 0:02 Unboxing: 1:13 Truing Stand: 3:20 Weight: 5:23 Tire Testing: 6:15 Easy On, Doesn’t Mean Easy Mount: 7:34…
This is my first experience with a Light Bicycle wheel. I’ve heard good things, so when it arrived I figured it was important to put it through all the checks. Intro: 0:02 Unboxing: 0:43 Weight: 5:30 Truing Stand: 6:10 Spoke Tension: 7:02 Measurements: 09:21 Tire Testing: 10:37…
It’s fat bike season, so I thought I’d share some things that have worked really well to keep getting out in the cold fun.…
Got the chance to unbox and setup a friends brand new set of Winspace Lún HYPER D45 wheels. Got measurements, checked true, spoke tensions and setup the tubeless tires.…
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…
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 :). …