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Seven people were murdered in Highland Park because we allow those who value guns more than the lives of the people in their communities pretend that this is fundamentally a question of Freedom. Where their bizarre concept of Freedom somehow outweighs the much more tangible freedom from random violence that everyone should enjoy, and not just those who live in affluent communities. We get distracted, pretending that the problem is assault rifles,…

News July 1, 2022

Outbound Lighting Launches Detour Road/Gravel Bike Light

One of the best bike lighting decisions I’ve ever made was to take a chance on the Outbound Lighting Evo/Hangover MTB combo. It is AWESOME!!! So, I have no doubt that their new $179 Detour road/gravel light is equally awesome. Although, I would probably only use it for gravel with one of these guys, because every dropbar bike I have, has an integrated GoPro mount under the computer. Our original Road Edition…

Events June 27, 2022

Hammer Hundo Gravel Race

I had been toying with the idea of racing the Hammer Hundo in September. It’s being put on by the same group that did the Turkey Burner, so I have every confidence that it will be a great event, with a great course. But September is a long time away, and life happens… So… I’ve just let this sit on the slow burner of things I plan to do, but haven’t gotten…

Featured Review June 24, 2022

Specialized BG Dual Gel MTB/Gravel Cycling Gloves

Good gloves can be the difference between a comfortable ride and the opposite. Big fan of these Specialized MTB/Gravel gloves.…

News June 15, 2022

Garmin Rally 100/200 Firmware 4.0 Available

I was able to apply the update, but just like the last time there was weirdness where the Connect mobile app didn’t recognize that the update applied and kept wanting to offer it. Having seen this before, I checked with my Edge 530, and it went on the first time. So don’t be surprised if you see this on your end as well. It will be interesting to see if I notice…

Blog June 9, 2022

I learned a lot about half marathons

A friend of mine had the chance to marshal the wheelchair mid field for the BOA 13.1 last weekend. I didn’t attend, but he was kind enough to slap a GoPro on his bike and record most of the event. It was a learning experience for me, mostly because I haven’t spent any real amount of time contemplating half marathons :). The most surprising thing was how fast the wheelchair field is;…

News June 8, 2022

Garmin Launches Edge 1040 Solar, and not Solar

Lots of good stuff to be had from the $600 “Standard” and $750 Solar Edge 1040, with the main different between the two being a solar panel (duh) and the amount of device storage. DC Rainmaker saw some fairly impressive charging numbers from the solar, so my gut says if you have $600 to blow on this big guy, and you like not charging your bike computer from the grid, the $150…

Featured Review June 7, 2022

Castelli Men’s Free Protect Race Bib Shorts : Do They Prevent Road Rash?

I bought these Free Protect Race bib shorts specifically for gravel riding after the last… er.. actually time before the last time I crashed… Fugh… rubber side down, rubber side down, rubber……

News June 2, 2022

Antibiotics May Impact Endurance Athletes

Anecdotally, I have absolutely noticed a decline in motivation and performance after a course of antibiotics. Although, in each of these cases there has also been a reason why I was taking the antibiotics. Usually because I crashed my bike and needed them to prevent or fight off an infection. For that reason, I’ve never really thought about the potential that antibiotics were exacerbating the problem – until last night when I…

News May 26, 2022

Don’t be a dick, Shimano. Oh, too late…

I’ve generally had a very positive view of Shimano. For the most part, the kit just works. What’s not to like about that? Well, part of how it just works, won’t anymore because they decided to cut Hammerhead out of their Di2 licensing. Why? Because SRAM bought Hammerhead… Yep, Shimano is screwing every one of their Di2 customers that also has a Hammerhead bike computer. WTF?…

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