Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
Maybe Strava can only focus on one thing at a time with system stability apparently paying the price for the pivot towards subscription. Kind of makes one wonder what the other 179 employees are doing (we can guess that one developer is probably building Local Legends).…
Looks like Wahoo dropped a firmware update for KICKR ’18s which addresses stability issues and adds cadence support over ANT+. I wouldn’t use the ANT+ thing personally, but it is nice if you’re training with a headunit that doesn’t support Bluetooth or via an ANT+ dongle with something like Zwift.…
If you have to have an integrated cockpit, the way that Trek did it on the new Émonda is pretty slick. I’m not a fan of all-in-one handlebars because it’s unlikely that they’ll ever make a 130mm x 38mm version (too lazy to check), but if they make one that fits you, it is a decent optimization. The T47 BB is also nice, even though the only real issue with BB90 was…
A series of unprintable lube-based jokes ran, quite rapidly, through my thoughts when I saw this Graphene chain lube news this morning. Fortunately, for you, and likely my liability insurance premiums, they will all remain “inside-the-head” thoughts. But, let’s pause a moment for conjecture. Now, let’s just assume that absoluteBLACK’s GRAPHENlube, is every bit as good as their grasp of proper casing. No, wait… let’s roll with “lives up to all of…
I’m a big fan of the Tabata style cycling workouts. Well, maybe “fan” isn’t the right word. They actually suck, a lot, but in a good way. Because, I am pretty thoroughly crushed at the end, and I can feel the results pretty clearly when I doing them, vs. when I’m not. In another excellent video by Dylan, he talks us through what makes a good HIT workout, as well as suggesting…
One of the biggest complaints I have about Garmin bike computers (OK, everything), is that the setup experience is decidedly stuck in in a different era. In this prehistoric time, mobile phones are not ubiquitous, and no one has the context to understand that you shouldn’t have to start over every time you get a new head unit, or hard reset because the Internet only exists on college campuses and the nightly…
I’ve been drifting away from GCN lately, but I think their look into “unbranded” bike parts is really interesting, and frankly something that I didn’t really expect to see them touch – even with someone else’s channel. I think there are probably a few reasons we don’t see a deeper examination of these types of products by mainline cycling media; with the major reason being that it’s really hard to advocate for…
Seriously Strava… Seriously… I, don’t, even, know, what to say… Of all the totally useless features the platform has, recognizing the person who rode a segment the most, has to be pretty close to the top of the list. I mean, I guess it’s kind of nice that Strava is actually doing something with all the data it collects, and does nothing with… But, maybe building solo vs. group segment filter would…
I’m a big fan of metal gravel, cough… all-road, bicycles because they are generally cheaper, and you have the assured durability of metal; should your style of play also include pushing the envelop a bit. That’s not to say of course, that there isn’t a place for carbon gravel bikes, there certainly is, just that there are trade-offs involved. So I was thrilled to see this new 4130 All-Road from State Bicycle.…
I completely missed the boat on the Bryton Rider 320 announcement, when it happened back in May. With support for heart rate (HR), speed, cadence, and power alongside a massive 35 hours of claimed battery life you get a lot of functionality for $120. And, since it supports Strava your ride will actually happen :). I do hope to get my hands on one of these soon, so watch out for the…