Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
The Orucase SB25 & SB30 are just a bit different, 5 cubic inches of difference to be precise. Good price, size, weight, and attachment mechanism. Just wish there were more interesting colors, and Orucase’s claimed fit was accurate.…
I was quite excited about the potential after stumbling across the Lezyne Tubeless Repair Kit. Price was right, and if it worked would have been just the thing to sit in the space between sealant-does-its-thing, and put-in-a-tube. Unfortunately, that turned out to not be the case.…
The Garmin EDGE 530 is one of their newest cycling computers. Promising advanced metrics, battery life improvements and a more responsive user experience it should be a nice upgrade from the aging EDGE 520/520+.…
There’s no getting around the fact that the $269 (SRP) XPEDO M-FORCE 8 titanium dual-sided SPD pedal is expensive. But, for the weight weenie who likes to walk in their cycling shoes from time-to-time and isn’t quite ready to make the move to a single sided pedal the M-FORCE 8 is a fantastic option. If only the cleats were better (but you can just use the Shimano SH-51) … Thanks to XPEDO…
After a recent puncture that it was worth trying out the technology with the new Continental GP5000 TL on my Reynolds AERO 65 DB wheels. I am skeptical of the value that tubeless provides on a road setup, but I realized that I was dismissing this more out of ignorance than knowledge.…
The milKit tubeless tire valve system promises simple installation of tubeless tires. With easy access to add and check the amount of sealant in the tires. It mostly delivers on this goal, but falls a bit short in the key claimed metrics of clean and easy.…
The $150 Bryton Rider 410, especially in $206 “T” format (which includes heart rate and cadence sensors), provides good value compared against competitive cycling computers. It does all of the things we expect from a cycling computer. Presenting data, recording without issue, and uploading the results to third-party sites like Strava. Setup is straightforward via the mobile app, but unfortunately I couldn’t get it to work with either of the Android phones…
An inaccurate power meter isn’t very useful, so here we have a compare the power data produced by the Pioneer SBT-PM91 power meter against a Wahoo Kickr smart trainer using the Missing Remote fitness file evaluation tool.…
The Pioneer SBT-PM91 Bluetooth/ANT+ dual power meter provides power and cadence data, like most bicycle power meters. But also offers the flexibility to use as a left or right side only solution. It also has some extra functionality around left/right efficiency and balance not available from other meters. Doesn’t quite meet the claimed weight of 61g. 4g for magnets is excusable, I suppose. Maybe the 8g (69-61) difference is the CR2032 batteries?…
The Garmin Varia RTL510 Bicycle Radar & Light is a bit of bicycling magic. Yes, at $200 SRP (~$170 street), it is expensive, but the value it provides both as a smart light, and most importantly, a rear facing radar device far outweighs the cost and not awesome battery performance. I have no complaints with the packaging. But it is criminal that for a $200 device, Garmin only provides one, flimsy mount.…