Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
I’m not sure if I’ve ever started a Rides of Japan video, and not watched it all the way through. Content I want, presented in a way that is easy to consume; what’s not to like? Today’s installment will be a bit dry for anyone not interested in the weight of bike components, or how to setup Shimano’s new semi-wireless Di-2 system, but for me this is perfect.…
Remember the whole Aeroad handlebar breaking problem that was supposed to be sorted in July? Looks like it’s actually getting resolved now, as we near the end of November. A friend of mine has one of their SLX bikes, and just received the email below. Oddly none of the DIY/LBS options are on the table, and he’ll have to package up the whole bike (yeah, wheels too?) and ship it to California…
I’m not usually a fan of black bikes, but I have to admit that the black paint on Trek’s new Speed Concept Tri/TT bike looks awesome; although I think the Emerald Iris* is my favorite. But, if you don’t like the options they have you can customize it through their Project One program. This guy is of personal interest to me as well because I’m kind of in the market for a…
Padel players can rest easy. It’s official, Padel is now recognized as a sport. Huzzah! Garmin must be in a generous mood because they’ve also extended the same courtesy to Pickleball, snowshoe, tennis (eh?), and HIIT. Good things all around. Serious business aside, the change log for the 20.00 firmware release is massive; new features, improvements, and bug fixes all around. One thing not noted though, is that at least for me,…
If you were lucky enough to grab the BETA binaries when they posted yesterday, you could be running 9.10 already. Otherwise, you’re stuck waiting for Garmin’s metered rollout of the 9.10 firmware update for the EDGE 530/830/1030/1030+*. I’ve been running the 9.00 BETA for as long as it’s been out, and 8.63 before that, both without issue. Actually better than “without issue” because the constant sensor drops I was seeing pre-8.63 haven’t…
I think it’s great that SILCA has decided to manufacture, er… print, titanium SPD cleats. Weight Weenies rejoice! But why dissemble in the marketing of your shiny new overpriced cycling product? The first problem is the weight saving comparison; SILCA is claiming “Shimano SPD 24g, 30g lighter than stock“. I happen to have a scale, and have weighed many sets of Shimano SM-SH51 SPD cleats, and 9 times out of 10, they…
I’m sure the new ERC (read, endurance carbon) wheels from DT Swiss are nice. They better be for, hope you’re sitting down, $3,240 (1100 DICUT) / $2,655 (1400 DICUT) – wowzers… The $585 difference basically comes down to the hub (180 EXP vs 240 EXP), which nets a small weight saving and the step up (or is it down) to ceramic bearings in the 180. DT Swiss has lots of marketing blather…
I’ve been having some trouble with a Wahoo Tickr that I just bought back in August, so I contacted Wahoo support this morning. I thought I was running latest, but that turned out not to be the case because they released a new firmware (1.14.0) a couple weeks ago that I missed. Updating is easy with the Wahoo Utility application, just put on the sensor (so it stays awake) and connect to…
There’s a lot to like about the new 2022 Giant Revolt. It’s lighter, but not so light that it’s weird. Don’t like the D-Fuse seatpost? No problem, they made it so you can swap in a standard round one (with dropper if you want). Oh, and they added a flip-chip to the rear so that if you want 1cm more wheelbase, and > 45c tires, you can do that. But I especially…
I kind of feel bad for absoluteBLACK. They tried so hard to create something beautiful*, and then Hambini had to go and apply basic engineering principles to it; highlighting to anyone with access to YouTube what a dumpster fire the absoluteBLACK Hollowcage® carbon ceramic oversized derailleur pulley cage for Shimano is. Sigh… So cruel… TBH, I’m also kind of surprised that the video hasn’t been taken down yet. I watched it on…