Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
Reviews and good numbers are hard to find on many stock wheels, with good reason. This is an attempt to fix that with respect to the Giant S-X2 disc wheelset that comes with many Giant Revolt bicycles.…
As a flatlander who likes to climb, I’m always on the lookout for some mechanical advantage which can make it easier to get up the hills. SRAM’s 11-36 cassette is an obvious way to do that, but officially my Shimano R8050 (R8000 should be the same) rear mech only supports up to 34 in the back. Having tried the Ultegra 11-34, and not being a big fan, if this works. It seems…
I love traveling with my bike. Whether it’s the point of the trip, or just coming along to make a boring excursion less so. The challenge of course, is how to get the box safely from home to place with minimal fuss and potential damage to the bike. For this, the Topeak PAKGO X is perfect, but costly.…
These super light, and super cheap full carbon bottle cages are probably fakes. But I don’t care at all. They’ve proved to be very durable and very light, even though the tolerances are a bit loose.…
I’m a sucker for smart devices, whether at home, or on the bike. This smart headlamp uses ANT+ with a bike computer that supports it (cough, only Garmin currently) to set the brightness and mode based on speed and available light. Brilliant!!! Not the cheapest 800 lumen headlight, but after factoring the GoPro mountable nature of the light, the price makes more sense.…
When I was looking for a replacement for the super light weight Specialized FACT carbon saddle, I stumbled across some some very good knock-off versions of the saddle with a price that made it worth checking out. Can the $20 fake carbon saddle match up to the real thing?…
My Canyon Aeroad is reborn, or remade, or whatever you call it when you get a carbon fiber road bike fixed. Ended up sending the bike off to Ruckus Composites to scan and fix the bike. Looks good, and very reasonably priced.…
Breaking down the differences between the Specialized S-Works Power Crank’s power meter compared to a Wahoo Kickr over three different Zwift training rides.…
I recently swapped in a Specialized S-Works Power Crank on my bike. This video provides an overview of my thoughts on the crankset and power meter. There will be a later video which looks at the accuracy and performance of the power meter specifically.…
There are quite a few options for fitting a 24mm Shimano crank in a BB30 bike frame. I chose the Wheels Manufacturing angular contact bottom bracket because of its ease of installation and perceived quality.…