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News April 19, 2020

Tell me again how this works, after you clean the bike

Using a broken ferrite core inductor as a sensor to measure chain state is a brilliant idea, aside from the whole extra-weight-on-the-bike thing, but I had a really hard time paying attention because O.M.G. that bike is dirty. Seriously man! Get to work on that, and then we’ll talk… The broken inductor was positioned on the rear frame of the machine such that the chain passed through the area where the broken…

News April 19, 2020

Doesn’t everyone have a spreadsheet?

I think this video is hilarious. But, as a self-identified weight weenie, user of titanium screws, and occasional “I’ll fill this water bottle at the top” guy, I refuse to be contrite about that. A light bike is the product of a hundred small decisions, and while there are places (and rider sizes) where weight doesn’t matter… Blarg, that’s a lie, it matters EVERYWHERE. Some may brag about it, and while it’s…

News April 17, 2020

I want whatever SRM is smoking

Not really, it wouldn’t be good for my asthma. But, whatever they are hitting, it must be choice, because $1199 for dual-sided power might have been a reasonable price back when they started working on these pedals, but with everyone slashing prices the last few months. It’s not any more. Some of course would argue that SRM is “first to market” with the X-Power, and that is true if we narrowly define…

News April 17, 2020

Ironman Drama

I enjoyed the H.E. double-toothpicks out of this post by DC Rainmaker. It was clever enough that I actually invested some emotional energy in triathlon. Totally unexpected. Now to backtrack a little bit, most of the reasons why I found it interesting pivot around the software integration side of the conflict. When I’m not sporting the Lycra, I’m an independent software developer. So it’s easy to stand in at least two pairs…

News April 16, 2020

$4100 is a lot to pay for a bike with an aluminum seatpost and heavy wheels

I like seeing my family, but I also like disappearing for hours, and hours, and hours on endurance road/gravel rides (watch to the end to get the reference). But, this Salsa Warbird GRX 810 is definitely not the bike for me. Sure it’s light, and you can make it a lighter by ditching those 1741g DT Swiss C1800 Spine wheels, but this is a $4100 bike. Yep, a $4100 bike that also…

News April 16, 2020

All turned around

I suspect that Cycling Tips draws the wrong conclusion from the dataset provided by Strava. This could be because it’s not as catchy a headline, or that nuance is hard. Either way, I think the real output of the data they analyzed should be “which bikes do faster riders prefer” instead of “The top 20 fastest road bikes”… It’s also interesting that the Canyon Aeroad is top of their list, and I…

News April 16, 2020

I hate to nitpick…

OK, that’s totally a lie. I love nitpicking, but I generally treat the output as an “inside the head” thought, and not the kind that comes pouring out. But, since the echos of our breakup are still reverberating, I couldn’t let this go… These are not new features of the Charge 4. My Charge 3 had them… I can only speculate as to why Ray didn’t get this right, he’s generally spot-on,…

News April 15, 2020

Diet and Asthma

I have exercise induced asthma, which I primarily manage by taking medication and carrying an emergency inhaler whenever I expect to do strenuous exercise. I have seen reports that diet plays a role in the treatment of asthma before, so this meta-analysis isn’t really new news, but it is interesting to me considering some recent lifestyle changes. Unfortunately, I’m not really equipped to validate the conclusions that the authors drew in their…

News April 14, 2020

Stop taunting me CBD

CBD infused recovery products were all over CABDA a few months ago, and they were more than happy to hand out samples – all of which are still sitting on my desk. I would love to try them, there is a massive potential for benefit both in the proven areas (i.e. reducing anxiety and improved sleep) and areas that require more research (e.g. reduced inflammation, improved recovery, etc.). But the reasons why…

News April 13, 2020

Strava now agrees that distance is distance, at least for April

I never understood why virtual rides didn’t count towards Strava’s challenges. Of course it’s possible that this stance, is at least partially informed by my state as a flat-lander. I think it’s stupid that they ignored virtual metrics, like climbing, from the monthly challenges. Riding on the trainer is at least as hard as riding in the real world, and the goal here (at least as I understand it) is to encourage…

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