Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
The discussion around socks in this video from Dylan Johnson is especially brilliant, in a video which might strike to close to home for some. I love it! And not just because I’m always guilty on at least one sock infringement, and sometimes both at the same time (calf compression sleeves FTW) ;).…
If you have any sort of Wahoo ELEMNT cycling computer and Shimano Di2, best get your update on. With that out of the way, kind of need to ask how this sort of thing gets through testing in the first place. My guess: Wahoo doesn’t have the best unit testing story. Fortunately, updates are super easy on the ELEMNT family, so go ahead and get it done.…
Being completely honest, I yawned (metaphorically of course) my way through most of DCR’s Hammerhead Karoo 2 hands-on. The bike computer looks fine, does stuff, even does it well, navigation for example, but nothing that really addressed the biggest question around why one might want to buy one of these cycling computers over industry leader Garmin, or hot-on-their-heels Wahoo (I know there are others, but again being completely honest, they’re also-rans). Until…
It won’t come as a surprise to anyone that a “CL” version of the Roval Alpinist was in the works. It Specialized’s MO to start with the CLX, and then drop the “X” for a significantly more budget friendly version. In this case you’re really not giving up that much either. The rim is same 21mm internal/ 26.3mm external / 33mm deep as the top end Alpinist, just moving to the bulletproof…
I really liked the nuanced, and therefore entirely believable (well, there was one exception), breakdown of the choice between 650b and 700c wheels for your gravel bike. What was the exception? That’s an easy one, speed matters. It always matters. That doesn’t mean you always need to be chasing KOMs, or you can’t take it easy every now and again, but you should never buy wheels without contemplating how they will make…
I’ve been running the 5.68 beta on my Edge 530 for about a week, and it’s been really solid. As usual, Garmin is doing a staggered rollout, but anyone who wants to rush in (guilty) can try encouraging it via Garmin Express or download (530 | 830) and make things happen the old fashioned way… I was really hoping that Live Track 2.0 would be in this release, but alas, it’s a…
I mentioned absoluteBlack’s GRAPHENlube massive claims when it was announced a while back, and road.cc has gotten around to testing it. The TLDR, err… W, is yes, according to road.cc’s claims, it is a bit more efficient. Not a lot, but, some. Is it a number that you would feel on the bike? Ah… No, I don’t think so. But, there’s a huge problem here with the testing methodology, that the tester…
I can’t say that I’ve ever spent much time looking at how many miles I ride per week, but apparently Strava has decided that summing that up for me is now worth $60/year. Which raises questions around where the feature strip will stop, and when they eventually hit bottom, will any free users still be there? Oh, and do they know that anyone with a Garmin can get weekly mileage on Connect,…
Don’t get me wrong, the bike looks great, has all the markers of an aero gravel bike (is that a thing now?). Top-end spec is a bit pricey, but I’d guess that the funky Classified rear-hub, is likely to be a driver in that. Why we need an electronic rear hub that simulates the effect of a 2x setup on a 1x bike is beyond me. Frankly, it seems like a complicated…
This is super interesting, and every time I try to think of something clever to say about why you should watch it, I come up short. What can I say that isn’t already in the title. Just watch it already.…